Cimbria
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The
steamship Cimbria was built by Caird & Company in
Scotland, and was launched 21.January 1867 for the
German company Hamburg
America Line. She completed her first transatlantic
journey in April that same year. 19.January 1883 she
collided with the steamer Sultan outside Borkum, and
sank in less than twenty minutes. She carried over 400
immigrants and had a crew of 120 men. Only 133 people
survived the accident. The battered remains of her rest
today on a depth of 20 to 28 meter.
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 Picture: Cimbria From video by Theo Beelien Last updated: September 2019 |
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