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'''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 {{ill|Deutsche Levante-Linie|de}} 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> |
'''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 {{ill|Deutsche Levante-Linie|de}} 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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During her first voyage for the Deutsche Levante-Linie the ship stranded and wrecked near [[Terschelling]], the Netherlands. Three people drowned. |
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==Ship details== |
==Ship details== |
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The ship was built in 1879 by [[Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik]] in [[Hamburg]] for the [[Kosmos Line]] being yard number 316. She was an iron cargo [[steamship]]. The ship was {{convert|82|m|ftin}} long and had a beam of {{cvt|10|m|ftin}}. It weighed 1686 [[Gross register tonnage|grt]] and had 800 [[horse power|hp]]<ref name=wrak /> |
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==Fate== |
==Fate== |
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Revision as of 13:12, 9 March 2024
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | Theben |
| Owner | Kosmos Line |
| Route | German Empire—South America |
| Builder | Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg |
| Completed | 1879 |
| History | |
| German Empire | |
| Name | Thasos |
| Owner | Deutsche Levante-Linie |
| 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 Deutsche Levante-Linie sailing on a regular connection to countries around the Black Sea.[2][3]
During her first voyage for the Deutsche Levante-Linie the ship stranded and wrecked near Terschelling, the Netherlands. Three people drowned.
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
The ship was built in 1879 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik in Hamburg for the Kosmos Line being yard number 316. She was an iron cargo steamship. The ship was 82 metres (269 ft 0 in) long and had a beam of 10 m (32 ft 10 in). It weighed 1686 grt and had 800 hp[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.