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32. "Gedenksteen"
North of Terrace Bay
33. "Gertrud Woermann II"
Date: 20.11.1904
30 km north of Swakopmund
The Gertrud Woermann II, a 4 600 ton passenger / cargo ship of the Woermann Line ran aground in thick fog on a reef 30 km north of Swakopmund on 20 November 1904.
She was built by Wigham Richardson at Newcastle and carried 400 soldiers, 375 horses, war material, mail and general cargo. Only one year later, her sister ship, the Gertrud Woermann I, was wrecked at Port Nolloth in South Africa. The gunboat Vineta, at that time on a visit at Swakopmund, assisted with the salvage operations, giving Swakopmund's north suburb its name. No lives were lost.
The Gertrud Woermann wreck was visible until 1912, when she disappeared under the water during a heavy storm. Only a beacon, "Gertrud Beacon", today marks the spot where she has sank. It is a popular fishing spot.
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