Eduard Bohlen

German cargo ship

Wreck of Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast

History
Germany
Name| Eduard Bohlen
Owner| Woermann-Linie, Hamburg
Route| Hamburg - West Africa
Builder| Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number| 75
Launched| 23 October 1890
Completed| January 1891
Fate| Wrecked, 5 September 1909
General characteristics [1]
Type| Passenger/cargo ship
Tonnage| 2,272 GRT
Length| 310 ft 6 in (94.64 m)
Beam| 38 ft 1 in (11.61 m)
Speed| 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Capacity| 32 first class and 14 second class passengers

Eduard Bohlen was a ship that was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thick fog. The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline.[2][1]

## Service

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The ship in 1906.

The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 94 m (310 ft). In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and was wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.[1]

## Wreck

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The Bohlen lies near two other wrecks, the Otavi, which foundered here and sank in 1945, [3] and MV Dunedin Star, among the many wrecks of the Skeleton Coast.

## In popular culture

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* The wreck was featured in the 1987 film Steel Dawn.

* A 1990s documentary on another vessel lost on the same beach miles away, the MV Dunedin Star, also featured the Bohlen.
* The wreck was featured in the 2011 television series Wonders of the Universe.[4]
* It was featured in the 2016 Amazon Video series The Grand Tour.[5]
* It features as the finish point for the 2020 sport relief The Heat Is On.
* It made an appearance in a scene in the 2024 Amazon Video series Fallout.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ship Descriptions - E". theshipslist.com. 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
2. ^ "Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
3. ^ "African Guide". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
4. ^ "Destiny". Wonders of the Universe. 3 October 2011.
5. ^ "The Beach (Buggy) Boys Part 1". The Grand Tour. Season 1. Episode 7. 30 December 2016.
6. ^ "The Target." Fallout. Season 1. Episode 2. 9 April 2024.

## External links

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1909

Shipwrecks|

* 5 Jan: Anglo-African
* 12 Jan: Sibyl Marston
* 24 Jan: Republic
* 27 Jan Tübingen
* 4 Feb: Lobito
* 12 Feb: Penguin
* 6 Apr: HMS Blackwater
* 8 Apr: Mahratta
* 20 Apr: Eber Ward
* 30 Apr: Russia
* 29 May: Narara
* 11 Jun: Slavonia
* 12 Jul: John B. Cowle
* 14 Jul: HMS C11
* 25 Jul: Vigilancia
* July (unknown date): Waratah
* 5 Aug: Langton Grange, Lucania, Maori
* 11 Aug: USS Nezinscot
* 5 Sep: Eduard Bohlen
* 15 Sep: Francesco Morosini
* 16 Sep: Ocean Queen
* September (unknown date): USS Katahdin
* 3 Oct: Sangstad
* 5 Oct: HMS Lee
* 4 Nov: Avalon
* 5 Nov: Alligator
* 24 Nov: Alf
* 29 Nov: Ottawa
* 3 Dec: Ellan Vannin
* 8 Dec: Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
* 13 Dec: Governor Ames
* 26 Dec: Ada K. Damon
* Unknown date: USS Nicholson, USS O'Brien

Other incidents|

* 23 Jan: Republic, Florida
* 29 Feb: Kaiser Wilhelm II
* 14 Jul: HMS C16, HMS C17
* 21 Dec: Watt
* Unknown date: America, SMS Blücher

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