Lehnskov (ship, 1943)

Lehnskov

Ship data flag  Denmark Ship type Motor sailer Callsign OUHY home port Svendborg Owner AE Soerensen Shipyard J. Ring-Andersen Skibsværft , Svendborg Commissioning 1943 Whereabouts ran into mine on February 22, 1944 and sank

Ship dimensions and crew length 89.00 m ( Lüa ) width 23.10 m Draft Max. 7.40 m measurement 100 GRT 73 NRT   crew 5

Machine system machine Auxiliary engine Machine performance 120 bhb Top speed 8 kn (15 km / h) propeller 1

Transport capacities Load capacity 179 dw

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers E / 409

The Lehnskov was a motor sailer that was built on February 22, 1944 on the Baltic Sea between Fehmarn and Lolland at position 54 ° 29 ′ 50 ″  N , 11 ° 24 ′ 20 ″  E. Coordinates: 54 ° 29 ′ 50 ″  N , 11 ° 24 '20 "  O . ran onto a mine and sank. The wreck is now a popular diving spot .

Sinking

The Lehnskov was on a voyage from Lübeck to Middelfart when she ran into a sea ​​mine on February 22, 1944 at around 8.45 p.m. in the Fehmarnbelt . The crew tried to save the ship, but could not do anything against the strong water ingress and had to board the lifeboat. The Lehnskov sank around 10 p.m. and the crew, consisting of five people, was able to reach Fehmarn in the lifeboat on February 23, 1944.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Document: motor glider "Lehnskov" (Denmark), dropped on 22 February 1944. Marine Station of the Baltic Sea to the German Navy and Navy, 1919-1945. Federal Archives. Signature: BArch RM 131/702}. link
2. ↑ Danmarks Skibsliste 1944 - page 102 (PDF) Retrieved on 29 April 2020 . 
3. ↑ Wolfgang Müller, Reinhard Kramer: Sunk and Lost: People and Ship Fates, Baltic Sea 1945 . Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, 1994, ISBN 978-3-7822-0611-2 (wreck no.165 page (s) 216 and 226).
4. ↑ Danmarks Skibsliste (l-handels) 1945 page 171. Retrieved on April 28, 2020 .