Westfalen
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Westfalen
was built in Geestemünde
and launched in 1906 for NordDeutscher
Lloyds ( NDL ). She was put in service in the route
Germany - America until the first world war, and was
then interned in Chile. She sailed again in 1920, and in
1933 she was sold to Lufthansa AG. After the outbreak of
world war two she was requisitioned by Luftwaffe and
under a journey from Oslo to Germany 7.September 1944
she hit two mines outside Gothenburg and sank. Today she
rest in two parts on a depth of 32 to 55 meter west of
Rörö at Store Pölsens lighthouse.
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| GPS (ED50) :57:46,813 11:27,431 ( Source: Vragguiden )  Picture: Westfalen Courtesy of Allan Jensen  Last updated: August 2019 |
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