Hansestadt Danzig Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Hansestadt danzig Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
56 17.449 N,16 36.221 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 21.5 m |
| Water Depth | 20 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Sea Level |
| Name | HANSESTADT DANZIG |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 90.2 m |
| Width | 11.6 m |
| Draught | 5.8 |
| Tonnage | 2431 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 9, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1946 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H1936/46 13.4.46 WK 7MTRS [3.75FMS] SHOWN IN 561727N, 163633E [STO] ON SWEDISH 95. - NM 1330/46. H1936/46 30.8.55 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 17MTRS [9.25FMS] (SWEDISH TNM 1173/55). - NM 1173/55. 3.4.06 WGD POSN: 5617.450N, 1636.550E. NE 2251. SEP 2015/000273613 25.1.16 SHOWN AS WK 17MTRS IN 5617.401N, 1636.265E [WGD] ON SWEDISH 71 [ED3, COR 18.11.15]. AMEND TO REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 27, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1926, STRUCK A MINE AND SANK OFF OLAND ISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GERMAN GOVERNMENT. (DODS).
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