| ID: | 1208 | Name: | Izhe |
| Inserted: | 09.12.2012 | ||
| Country of origin: | Russia | ||
| Date: | 20th century | Construction Year: | 1894 |
| Sinking time: | 12.09.1916 | Propulsion: | steamship |
| Address: | Territorial sea, Soome laht | ||
| Found: | Yes | Purpose: | merchant ship |
| Vessel type: | steamer | Coordinates: | 59:37.459 N 24:10.963 E |
| Open map: | Open map | ||
| History: | Steamer Iže/Izhe (ex Martha) was built in Flensburg, Germany as a cargo ship in 1894. During WWI, was taken over to the Russian fleet. | ||
| Story of Sinking: | Was torpedoed by German submarine U-9 in the sea area between Naissaar and Krässgrund on 12 September 1916. | ||
| Object Data: | Measurements (according to sonar image): length of the wreck ca 70 meters and width 10 meters | ||
| Maerial: | shipbuilding steel | ||
| Description of Location: | Gulf of Finland, ca 9.6 miles WNW from Järvsaare Cape (Naissaar Island), at a depth of 75 meters. | ||
| Resource Links & Literature: | Harjula, M. 2010. Itämeri 1914-1921: Itämeren laivastot maailmansodassa sekä Venäjän vallankumouksissa ja sisällissodassa. Norderstdt, 260. | ||
| Discovery Date: | 2006 | ||
| Discoverer: | Estonian Maritime Museum | ||