This is the information page about the shipwreck Tannenberg, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 16.324 N,16 33.945 E (56.272066666667, 16.56575)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: TANNENBERG

Length 121.3 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 5504 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1935, was in convoy, when attacked by russian warships. vessel ran into a minefield, and sunk when she struck a mine. owned at time of loss by german government. (dods).

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1946, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: H1936/46 13.4.46 WK 4.2MTRS [2.25FMS] SHOWN IN 561612N, 163412E ON SWEDISH 95.

- NM 1330/46. H4009/59 24.7.59 SHOWN AS WK 9MTRS [4.75FMS], MARKED BY G FLAG BUOY ON SWEDISH 95. NE 2251. H3148/77 10.8.77 BUOY REMOVED. (SWEDISH NM 624/77). BR STD. SEP 2015/000273613 23.1.16 SHOWN AS WK 9MTRS IN 5616.136N, 1633.800E [WGD] ON SWEDISH 71 [ED3, COR 18.11.15]. AMEND TO DW 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 56 16.324 N,16 33.945 E

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