SS Königin Luise (1914): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

SS Königin Luise 1914

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Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).

Key facts

Name	SS Königin Luise	Wikidata label
Year lost	1914	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	First World War	derived from year
Ship type	ferry, steamship	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	German Reich	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Imperial German Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War I	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	North Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	England	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 69 km from land
Position	51.8667, 2.5000	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

SS Königin Luise was a German steam ferry. She operated between Hamburg and the Netherlands, before being taken over by the Kaiserliche Marine on the outbreak of the First World War. She was used as an auxiliary minelayer before being sunk on 5 August 1914.

Location

Recorded position: 51.8667, 2.5000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Sea
Nearest coast: England

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Königin Luise (1913) (revision 1380374958), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.