ID: |
475 |
Name: |
Serbino |
Inserted: |
30.09.2011 |
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Country of origin: |
England |
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Date: |
20th century |
Construction Year: |
1913 |
Sinking time: |
17.08.1915 |
Propulsion: |
steamship |
Address: |
Inland sea, Väinameri, Hari kurk |
Found: |
Yes |
Purpose: |
merchant ship |
Vessel type: |
steamer |
Coordinates: |
59:01.025N 23:05.901E |
Open map: |
Open map |
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History: |
The cargo steamer Serbino was built in Great Britain in the Dunlop Bremner Inch Shipyard in 1913. |
Cargo: |
Monument of Peter I (the symbol of Russian power was being evacuated from Riga to Saint Petersburg), church bells, various machinery, precious metal etc. |
Story of Sinking: |
The merchant ship was passing through Väinameri. German submarine U-9 was waiting for the ship at Hari Kurk near Vormsi Island and sank it with a single torpedo on 27 August 1915. |
Object Data: |
2205 brt, length 94,6 m and beam 13,6 m. |
Maerial: |
shipbuilding steel |
Description of Location: |
Hari Kurk, near Vormsi Island. |
Archival Reference: |
ERA.1091.1.1355, l. 72 |
Resource Links & Literature: |
Postimees, 27.05.1935 dea.nlib.ee/fullview.php |
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Discovery Date: |
The parts of the cargo ship that were reaching above water level, marked the location from the moment the ship was sank. After dismantling, a sea mark with the location was added to sea charts. |
Discoverer: |
The location of the wreck was fixed by the Estonian Maritime Administration in 2001. |