Shipwreck Research Information

Ships Name :     Minsk

Date Lost : 19/03/1940 (22.21 hrs)

Ex :

Official number : NRPQ/OUCJ

Ship  Type : Steamship

Cargo : Ballast

Cause: torpedoed by U 19

Wind :

Sea State:

Crew : 20

Crew Lost: 11

Pass:00

Pass Lost :00

T/Lost : 11

P of Registry: Copenhagen

Flag : Denmark

Owner: Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S Copenhagen.

Shipbuilder: Burmeister & Wain, Kobenhavn   No 280

Construction : Steel

Where Built: Copenhagen

Year Built: 1911

Propulsion: triple .exp. engine. Single screw

Machinery: Burmeister & Wain,

Boilers: 2

      Hp:

Gross Tons : 1229

Net:708   (tons)

Length : 252.4

Breadth : 37.2

Ships Draft:  15.1   ( ft )

Armament : N/A

Voyage From : Manchester

Voyage To : Esbjerg

Location A : Off Wick

Location B :

Latitude :  58.07 N

Longitude :  02.39. W

Depth :

Captain: Middlefort

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