Engineering:SS Auguste Helmerich

History
Name:	Auguste Helmerich
Port of registry:	Lübeck, Germany
Builder:	Koch Henry A.G.
Launched:	March 1889
Completed:	1889
Fate:	Sank after a collision 30 September 1919
General characteristics
Type:	Cargo ship
Length:	63 metres (206 ft 8 in)
Beam:	9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in)

SS Auguste Helmerich was a German cargo ship that collided with SS Normandiet off Dalarö (east coast of Öland) while on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Hamburg, Germany with a cargo of wood.

Construction

Auguste Helmerich was constructed in 1889 at the Koch Henry A.G. shipyard in Lübeck, Germany. She was completed in 1889.

The ship was 63 metres (206 ft 8 in) long and had a beam of 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in). The ship was assessed at 842 GRT.

Sinking

On 30 September 1919, Auguste Helmerich was on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Hamburg, Germany with a cargo of wood when she collided with SS Normandiet off Dalarö. The ship foundered with no casualties.

Wreck

The wreck was discovered in 2000 and was found totally intact (except for a hole from the collision) in 60 metres (196 ft 10 in) of water.