Bungsberg (ship)
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- 1924: Eva
- 1939: Götaälv
- 1939: Bungsberg
- 1924: China Reederei
- 1938: A Bolten W Miller’s Nachf
- by 1930: Jebsen & Jessen
- 1931: A Bolten W Miller’s Nachf
 The ship as Eva, before 1935 | |
| History | |
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  Germany | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | 1939: Bungsberg |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Yard number | 646 |
| Launched | 28 August 1924 |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | mined, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,504 GRT, 851 NRT |
| Length | 250.8 ft (76.4 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Depth | 15.9 ft (4.8 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 1 × triple-expansion engine; 143 NHP |
| Propulsion | 1 × screw |
| Sensors & processing systems | submarine signalling |
| Notes | sister ships: Troja, Kreta, Syra |
Bungsberg was a cargo steamship. She was built in 1924 in Germany in 1924 Eva. In 1939 she was renamed twice: firstly as Götaälv, and then as Bungsberg. A mine sank her off the coast of Estonia in 1943. Her wreck is now a site for wreck diving.
In 1922 and 1923, Howaldtswerke in Kiel built three sister ships fpr Deutsche Levante-Linie. Yard number 643 was built in 1922 as Troja; yard number 644 was built in 1923 as Kreta; and yard number 645 was built in 1923 as Syra. Hamburg America Line owned Troja and Syra; and Bremer Dampfer Linie „Atlas“ owned Kreta; but Deutsche Levante-Linie managed all three.[1][2][3]
Also in 1924, Howaldtswerke built a fourth ship, to the same design, but for China Reederei. She was built as yard number 646, and launched as Eva. Her length was 250.8 ft (76.4 m); her beam was 38.5 ft (11.7 m); and her depth was 15.9 ft (4.8 m). Her tonnages were 1,504 GRT and 851 NRT. She had a single screw; driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine that was rated at 143 NHP. She was equipped with submarine signalling. She was registered in Hamburg. Her code letters were RFHP.[4]
Career
By 1930, Jebsen & Jessen were Eva's managers,[5] but by 1931, August Bolten William Miller’s Nachfolger had succeeded them.[6] By 1934, her wireless telegraph call sign was DHHB, and this had superseded her code letters.[7] By 1938, August Bolten William Miller’s Nachfolger owned Eva as well as managing her. In 1939 she was renamed Götaälv,[8] but later that year she was renamed Bungsberg,[9] after Bungsberg, a hill that is the highest point in Holstein.
