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===Fate===
===Fate===
In October 1895 the ship made her maiden voyage from Hamburg via [[Antwerp]], Belgium to the Black Sea under command of Mallingdorf. Before reaching Antwerp on 24 October the ship was in distress near [[Terschelling]], the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000698198:mpeg21:a00009|title=Stoomschip gestrand. |work=Scheepvaart|date=24 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010592363:mpeg21:a0014 |title=Terschelling, 24 October. |work=[[Leeuwarder Courant]]|date=25 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> The ship fired flares that were seen by the coast guard. However many fishing vessels got to the ship before the coast guard.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000136565:mpeg21:a0002 |title=Binnenlandsche Berichten. |work=[[Delftsche Courant]]|date=27 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> [[Tug]]s “Adsistent” and “Hercules” tried to refloat the ship but the ship was sinking.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010161710:mpeg21:a0053 |title=Stoomschip gestrand. |work=[[Algemeen Handelsblad]]|date=25 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB04:000122042:mpeg21:p002 |title=Gemengde berichten|work=[[Haagsche Courant]]|date=26 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> During evacuation of the ship that was full of water.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMMHW01:001106051:mpeg21:a00017 |title=Binnenland|work=Nieuwsblad|date=26 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> A lifeboat capsized.<ref name=RN>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010994188:mpeg21:a0045 |title=Vlieland, 25 Oct.|work=[[Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad]]|date=26 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> Three people drowned, 24 people were rescued by local fishermen.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010092198:mpeg21:a0104 |title=Terschelling, 24 Oct.|work=[[Het nieuws van den dag]]|date=25 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=RN /> The ship sank.<ref name=RN />
In October 1895 the ship made her maiden voyage from Hamburg via [[Antwerp]], Belgium to the Black Sea under command of Mallingdorf. Before reaching Antwerp on 24 October the ship foundered near [[Terschelling]], the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000698198:mpeg21:a00009|title=Stoomschip gestrand. |work=Scheepvaart|date=24 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010592363:mpeg21:a0014 |title=Terschelling, 24 October. |work=[[Leeuwarder Courant]]|date=25 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> The ship fired flares that were seen by the coast guard. However many fishing vessels got to the ship before the coast guard.<ref name=DC>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000136565:mpeg21:a0002 |title=Binnenlandsche Berichten. |work=[[Delftsche Courant]]|date=27 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> After the ship floated again during high tide, she foundered again.<ref name=DC /> [[Tug]]s “Adsistent” and “Hercules” tried to refloat the ship but the ship was sinking.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010161710:mpeg21:a0053 |title=Stoomschip gestrand. |work=[[Algemeen Handelsblad]]|date=25 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB04:000122042:mpeg21:p002 |title=Gemengde berichten|work=[[Haagsche Courant]]|date=26 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> During evacuation of the ship that was full of water.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMMHW01:001106051:mpeg21:a00017 |title=Binnenland|work=Nieuwsblad|date=26 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> A lifeboat capsized.<ref name=RN>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010994188:mpeg21:a0045 |title=Vlieland, 25 Oct.|work=[[Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad]]|date=26 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> Three people drowned, 24 people were rescued by local fishermen.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010092198:mpeg21:a0104 |title=Terschelling, 24 Oct.|work=[[Het nieuws van den dag]]|date=25 October 1895|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=RN /> The ship sank.<ref name=RN />


==Wreck discovery==
==Wreck discovery==

Revision as of 22:11, 9 March 2024

History
German Empire
NameTheben
OwnerKosmos Line
RouteGerman Empire—South America
BuilderReiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg
Yard number316
Completed1878
History
German Empire
NameThasos
OwnerDeutsche Levante-Linie [de]
RouteGerman Empire—Black Sea countries
Acquired1895
Out of service24 October 1895
Fatestranded and wrecked near Terschelling, Netherlands
General characteristics
Tonnage1686 grt
Length82 m (269 ft 0 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Installed power800 hp
Propulsiontwo cylinder compound steam engine, single shaft, one screw

SS Thasos originally named SS Theben was an 1878-built, 82-metre (269 ft 0 in) long, German cargo steamship. It was owned by the Kosmos Line sailing for years to South America. In 1895 the ship was acquired by the Deutsche Levante-Linie [de] scheduled for a regular connection to countries around the Black Sea.[1][2]

On her maiden voyage, with a valuable cargo of cane goods, the ship foundered near Terschelling, the Netherlands, due to a navigation error on 24 October 1895. Three people drowned.

Much of the cargo was salvaged and sold, as well as the inventory and the wreck itself.

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. The ship had a two cylinder compound steam engine with a single shaft and one screw. It had a total power of 800 hp[1]

History

she made over the years 35 return voyages to the west coast of South America.[3]

Fate

In October 1895 the ship made her maiden voyage from Hamburg via Antwerp, Belgium to the Black Sea under command of Mallingdorf. Before reaching Antwerp on 24 October the ship foundered near Terschelling, the Netherlands.[4][5] The ship fired flares that were seen by the coast guard. However many fishing vessels got to the ship before the coast guard.[6] After the ship floated again during high tide, she foundered again.[6] Tugs “Adsistent” and “Hercules” tried to refloat the ship but the ship was sinking.[7][8] During evacuation of the ship that was full of water.[9] A lifeboat capsized.[10] Three people drowned, 24 people were rescued by local fishermen.[11][10] The ship sank.[10]

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Scheepswrak: Thasos". Wrakkenmuseum [nl] (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "SS Thasos [+1895]". wrecksite.eu.
  3. ^ "Scheepsberichten". Scheepvaart (in Dutch). 26 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ "Stoomschip gestrand". Scheepvaart (in Dutch). 24 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ "Terschelling, 24 October". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 25 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ a b "Binnenlandsche Berichten". Delftsche Courant (in Dutch). 27 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "Stoomschip gestrand". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  8. ^ "Gemengde berichten". Haagsche Courant (in Dutch). 26 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  9. ^ "Binnenland". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  10. ^ a b c "Vlieland, 25 Oct". Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 October 1895 – via Delpher.
  11. ^ "Terschelling, 24 Oct". Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 25 October 1895 – via Delpher.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Thasos&diff=prev&oldid=1212858521

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