| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Bungsberg |
| Namesake: | Bungsberg, with 168 metres (551 ft) the highest point in Holstein |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, Germany |
| Laid down: | 1924 |
| Fate: | Struck a naval mine on March 25, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,504 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 76.4 m (251 ft) |
| Installed power: | 143 hp (107 kW) |
Bungsberg (originally called Eva) is a shipwreck of a vessel built in 1924 at Howaldtswerke in Hamburg for China Reederei AG, now laying at a depth of 38 meters near Tallinn, Estonia. Sunk on 24 March 1943 by an impact of a mine laid by a Russian airplane. Factory body number 646. The last owner of Bungsberg was Aug. Bolten Wm Miller's Nachfolger (GmbH & Co.) KG
She had three sister ships:
Today Bungsberg is a popular wreck dive site for divers.
She lies on her keel, upright position. Funnel and after mast are gone. Also the upper structures of captains bridge are missing. Damage from mine explosion is clearly visible on her bow starboard side. All four cargo holds are empty. Some papers rescued from this ship and telegraph are kept in the Estonian Maritime Museum.