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Title: Help in the ship identification
Post by: Dmitry Rostopshin on January 23, 2013, 12:08:16 PM

Gents, some divers in Russia raised in 2002-2004 ship's bell with "Die Woche" name on it:
(http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mu_rena/11691100/66970/66970_1000.jpg)
It was raised approximately here:
http://goo.gl/maps/ArZTK (http://goo.gl/maps/ArZTK)
(Cola peninsula, near Russian-Norwegian border)
Looks like this was some german ship. Probable size maybe around 200-400 BRT.
There is no any other signs/marks on this bell. They tried to get information from Hamburg maritime museum, but got only formal reply.
Any idea how to identify the vessel?

Title: Re: Help in the ship identification
Post by: Robert Smith on January 23, 2013, 11:22:37 PM

"Die Woche" translates as "The Week" and that's a strange name for a ship. It's certainly German, but could be anything, especially taking WW II losses into account. Any other details on the wreck ?

Title: Re: Help in the ship identification
Post by: Dmitry Rostopshin on January 24, 2013, 06:43:50 AM

Unfortunately no any other details.

Title: Re: Help in the ship identification
Post by: davidships on January 25, 2013, 11:02:03 PM

What are the dimensions of the bell?
Is the material confirmed?  Any photo of the inside?

Possibly German owner naming vessel after a newspaper?  Owner's yacht?
Just ideas.

Title: Re: Help in the ship identification
Post by: Dmitry Rostopshin on January 27, 2013, 07:45:15 PM

Diameter is around 25cm, will request photo of the inside.