History
German Empire
Name	Hindenburg[1]
Owner	Kooperative Kaufmannschaft Stettin[2]
Builder	Stettiner Oderwerke[2]
Yard number	657[2]
Launched	15 December 1915[3]
Completed	23 December 1916[3]
Fate	Sunk after mine explosion, 9 March 1918[3]
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker[3]
Displacement	1,800 t (1,800 long tons)[2]
Length	51 m (167 ft 4 in)[2]
Beam	12.84 m (42 ft 2 in)[2]
Height	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)[3]
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 in)[2]
Decks	8[3]
Ice class	1[3]
Installed power	1,850 indicated horsepower (1,380 kW)[2]
Propulsion	one three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine[3]
Crew	21[3]

The German icebreaker Hindenburg was built by Stettiner Oderwerke at Stettin-Grabow in 1915 for the Cooperative Merchants' Guild of Stettin (German: Koop. Kaufmannschaft Stettin). The ship was launched on 15 December 1915 but not completed until 23 December 1916. During the Invasion of Åland in February 1918, the Hindenburg was part of Transportflotte I of the Sonderverband Ostsee. The Hindenburg struck a mine off Eckerö, Åland on 9 March 1918 and sunk at 60°11′N 19°25′E / 60.183°N 19.417°E / 60.183; 19.417. Three crew members died in the event.:^[1]The wreck was found 1995 at 50 meters by diveinstructor Richard Johansson from Maltaproffsen and his crew from Ålands Dykcenter and FF-Dyk.

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