Eduard Bohlen

Eduard Bohlen was a ship that was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thick fog. The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline.^[2][1]

Wreck of Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
History
Germany
Name	Eduard Bohlen
Owner	Woermann-Linie, Hamburg
Route	Hamburg - West Africa
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	75
Launched	23 October 1890
Completed	January 1891
Fate	Wrecked, 5 September 1909
General characteristics [1]
Type	Passenger/cargo ship
Tonnage	2,272 GRT
Length	310 ft 6 in (94.64 m)
Beam	38 ft 1 in (11.61 m)
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Capacity	32 first class and 14 second class passengers

Service

The ship in 1906.

Eduard Bohlen was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 94 m (310 ft). In September 1909, she ran aground in thick fog and was wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.^[1]

Wreck

Bohlen lies near two other wrecks: Otavi, which foundered here and sank in 1945,^[3] and MV Dunedin Star, among the many wrecks of the Skeleton Coast.

In popular culture

• The wreck was featured in the 1987 film Steel Dawn.

• A 1990s documentary on another vessel lost on the same beach miles away, the MV Dunedin Star, also featured the Bohlen.
• The wreck was featured in the 2011 television series Wonders of the Universe.^[4]
• It was featured in the 2016 Amazon Video series The Grand Tour.^[5]
• It features as the finish point for the 2020 sport relief The Heat Is On.
• It made an appearance in a scene in the 2024 Amazon Video series Fallout.^[6]