Petchaburi Bremen Shipwreck
Steamship: Petchaburi Bremen
Bremen
Depth: 24 Meters
Bottom Composition: Sand
Marine Life: Trevally, blue spotted stingrays,large angel fish and batfish
Description:
Ships Specifications and Historical Records
- Built at:- Georg Seebeck AG shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany. Yard Number:- 173
- Tonnage : 2191 gross tonnage Length : 88,5 m Breadth : 11,9 m Draught :7,3mEngine : 3-times expansion-steam engine Power : 1150 Hp, Speed : 12,5 nm/h, Crew : 34
- 24.09.l901 : Launching under the name PETCHBURI for the company North German Lloyd in Bremen.28.10.1901 : Delivery to the North German Lloyd August 1914 : At the beginning of World War I the PETCHBURI was interned in Bangkok.27.07.1917 : Confiscated by the Thais.
- New name: KAEO
250 173 Details of the sinking
While under way with a shipment of rice, she ran ashore and sank at an Island near Pattaya Thailand. An engine room fire and explosion finished her off.
The dive Details
The wreck lies in about 24 meters of seawater in a channel where she has been used for target practice by the Thai Navy and is very broken up. Strong tides and low visibility make it a dive that needs to be well planned out in advance. Current GPS WGS84 Position in Chong Khram Channel at E100’48.852″ N12’40.092″
