| ID: | 139 | Name: | Vims |
| Inserted: | 15.03.2011 | ||
| Country of origin: | Russia | ||
| Date: | 20th century | Construction Year: | 1914 |
| Sinking time: | 07.09.1917 | Propulsion: | steamship |
| Address: | Inland sea, Väinameri, Hari kurk | ||
| Found: | Yes | Purpose: | technical ship |
| Vessel type: | icebreaker | Coordinates: | 59:07.613N 22:59.219E |
| Open map: | Open map | ||
| History: | Icebreaker - tow boat Vims (ex: Aleksei Porfirjev) was built in Tallinn in 1914. The length of the ship was 34,70 m and width 7,70 m. | ||
| Story of Sinking: | The ship wrecked during WWI on a German mine barrier on 7 September 1917. | ||
| Maerial: | shipbuilding steel | ||
| Description of Location: | The wreck lies at a depth of 15 m on a gravelly-clayey bottom. | ||
| Resource Links & Literature: | Киреев, А. И. 1939. Траление в. Балтийском море в войну 1914-1917 г.г. Павлович, Н.Б. 1964. Флот в Первой Мировой войне. Том 1. Действия русского флота. | ||
| Discovery Date: | Found in 1979. | ||
| Discoverer: | Found during an underwater expedition carried out by the Estonian Maritime Museum and underwater archaeology club Viikar. The wreck was identified in 1998 by Vello Mäss (Estonian Maritime Museum). | ||