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'''SS ''Thasos''''' originally named '''SS ''Theben''''' was an 1879-built, {{convert|82|m|ftin|adj=on}} long, German [[steamship]]. It was owned by the [[Kosmos Line]] sailing |
'''SS ''Thasos''''' originally named '''SS ''Theben''''' was an 1879-built, {{convert|82|m|ftin|adj=on}} long, German cargo [[steamship]]. It was owned by the [[Kosmos Line]] sailing regulary to [[South America]]. In 1895 the ship was acquired by the [[Levant Line]] sailing on a regular connection to countries around the [[Black Sea]].<ref name=wrak>{{Cite web|url= https://wrakkenmuseum.nl/wrakken/Thasos |work= {{ill|Wrakkenmuseum|nl}}|title= Scheepswrak: Thasos|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=wreck>{{Cite web|url= https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1075 |work= wrecksite.eu|title= SS Thasos [+1895]}}</ref> |
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On 26 February 1894 the ship was driven ashore and wrecked near [[Terschelling]], the Netherlands. The crew members were rescued by local fishermen, who were later rewarded by the [[Emperor of Germany]]. Much of the cargo was salvaged and sold, as well as the inventory and the wreck itself. For over a year after the disaster, bags of [[sesame]] seeds washed up on Terschelling. |
On 26 February 1894 the ship was driven ashore and wrecked near [[Terschelling]], the Netherlands. The crew members were rescued by local fishermen, who were later rewarded by the [[Emperor of Germany]]. Much of the cargo was salvaged and sold, as well as the inventory and the wreck itself. For over a year after the disaster, bags of [[sesame]] seeds washed up on Terschelling. |
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Revision as of 08:28, 9 March 2024
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | Theben |
| Owner | Kosmos Line |
| Completed | 1879 |
| History | |
| German Empire | |
| Name | Thasos |
| Owner | Levant Line |
| Acquired | 1895 |
| Out of service | 26 February 1894[1] |
| Fate | stranded and wrecked near Terschelling, Netherlands |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1686 grt |
| Length | 82 m (269 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 800 hp |
SS Thasos originally named SS Theben was an 1879-built, 82-metre (269 ft 0 in) long, German cargo steamship. It was owned by the Kosmos Line sailing regulary to South America. In 1895 the ship was acquired by the Levant Line sailing on a regular connection to countries around the Black Sea.[2][3]
On 26 February 1894 the ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Terschelling, the Netherlands. The crew members were rescued by local fishermen, who were later rewarded by the Emperor of Germany. Much of the cargo was salvaged and sold, as well as the inventory and the wreck itself. For over a year after the disaster, bags of sesame seeds washed up on Terschelling.
Ship details
Detmar was built in 1869 and was a German two-masted wooden schooner. The ship was 32 metres (105 ft 0 in) long and had a beam of 7 m (23 ft 0 in) and was used as a cargo vessel. It measured 273 grt and was owned by W. Philippi & Company, with a home port of Hamburg.[2]
Fate
Wreck discovery
In 2004 the wreck was found. Large pieces of the wreck, as well as beams of ebony and pieces of earthenware, were salvaged the same year by ship Ursus.[2]
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
DvFwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Scheepswrak: Thasos". Wrakkenmuseum (in Dutch).
- ^ "SS Thasos [+1895]". wrecksite.eu.