Engineering:Eduard Bohlen
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Short description: German cargo ship
 Wreck of Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | Eduard Bohlen |
| Owner | Woermann-Linie, Hamburg |
| Route | Hamburg - West Africa |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 75 |
| Launched | 23 October 1890 |
| Completed | January 1891 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 5 September 1909 |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Passenger/cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 2,272 GRT |
| Length | 310 ft 6 in (94.64 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 1 in (11.61 m) |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Capacity | 32 first class and 14 second class passengers |
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Eduard Bohlen was a ship that was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thick fog. The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline.[2][1]
Service
Eduard Bohlen was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 94 m (310 ft). In September 1909, she ran aground in thick fog and was wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.[1]
Wreck
Bohlen lies near two other wrecks: Otavi, which foundered here and sank in 1945,[3] and MV Dunedin Star, among the many wrecks of the Skeleton Coast.
In popular culture
- The wreck was featured in the 1987 film Steel Dawn.
- A 1990s documentary on another vessel lost on the same beach miles away, the MV Dunedin Star, also featured the Bohlen.
- The wreck was featured in the 2011 television series Wonders of the Universe.[4]
- It was featured in the 2016 Amazon Video series The Grand Tour.[5]
- It features as the finish point for the 2020 sport relief The Heat Is On.
- It made an appearance in a scene in the 2024 Amazon Video series Fallout.[6]
- The wreck features as an example of decay over time during the documentary Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time titled What is Time? (Series 1 Episode 4).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ship Descriptions - E". theshipslist.com. 2012. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsE.shtml.
- ↑ "Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay". http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/swakopmund&page=18.
- ↑ "African Guide". http://www.africaguide.com/features/trvafmag/025.htm.
- ↑ "Destiny". Wonders of the Universe. 3 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Beach (Buggy) Boys Part 1". The Grand Tour. Season 1. Episode 7. 30 December 2016.
- ↑ "The Target." Fallout. Season 1. Episode 2. 9 April 2024.
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