Detmar

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German schooner (1869–1894)

title: "Detmar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1869-ships", "schooners", "two-masted-ships", "maritime-incidents-in-1894", "february-1894", "merchant-ships-of-germany", "shipwrecks-of-the-netherlands", "1894-in-the-netherlands", "1894-disasters", "1890s-disasters-in-europe", "terschelling", "19th-century-disasters-in-the-netherlands"] description: "German schooner (1869–1894)" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detmar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary German schooner (1869–1894) ::

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section1{{Infobox ship/career
nameDetmar
ownerW. Philippi & C
completed1869
fatestranded and wrecked near Terschelling, Netherlands
out_of_service26 February 1894
countryGerman Empire
flag
section2{{Infobox ship/characteristics
tonnage273 grt
length32 m
beam7 m
sail_plan2-masted schooner
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On 26 February 1894 the ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Terschelling, the Netherlands. The crew members were rescued by local fishermen, who were later rewarded by the Emperor of Germany. Much of the cargo was salvaged and sold, as well as the inventory and the wreck itself. For over a year after the disaster, bags of sesame seeds washed up on Terschelling.

Ship details

Detmar was a German two-masted wooden schooner, built in 1869 by Focke Gebrüder at Bardenfleth. The ship was 32 m long and had a beam of 7 m and was used as a cargo vessel. It measured 273 grt and was owned by Wilhelm Philippi & Company, with a home port of Hamburg.

Fate

At about the end of November 1893, Detmar sailed from the island of Ibo, Mozambique for Hamburg, Germany, under command of captain Marks, with a cargo of sesame seeds and ebony. Marks died during the voyage before reaching the English Channel, and was buried during an intermediate call at Falmouth, England. H. Schacht from Hamburg became captain, During the late evening of 26 February, Detmar was stranded at , on the western part of Terschelling, the Netherlands. However, the ship was considered lost, and sank into the sand. On 4 March Detmar began to break up, while salvage was ongoing, and a week later the ship had completely broken up.

In May 1895, more than a year after the disaster, full and empty sesame seed bags were still being washed up on Terschelling.

Salvage

Soon after the accident, part of the inventory and cargo was recovered. It was stated to be dangerous work for the salvors due to the bad weather. There were negotiations to outsource the salvage operation. The work had to be carried out by divers and, by 1 March 1894, bags of seads were salvaged. Salvaged cargo was shipped to Amsterdam, the first barges arriving on 4 March with 2517 bales of seads. Salvaging continued until 8 March, with daily updates given in Dutch newspapers.

Sales

On 12 March the wreck was sold in a public sale for an amount of ƒ75,50. Two days later the inventory was auctioned for ƒ1045.60. On 22 March a sale was held in Amsterdam of 287 pieces of grenadilla wood with a total weight of 13000 kg, which fetched ƒ4479.

Court case

On 3 April 1894 the office of the Maritime Board of Inquiry (in German: Seeamt) in Hamburg ruled on who was responsible for the ship's stranding and sinking. It was stated that the British pilot failed to warn the captain in time when the lighthouse of Terschelling became visible, even though the captain had asked him to do so. The captain was therefore cleared of guilt. Despite this, it was stated that with more caution the disaster could have been avoided. The rescue of the crew by the fishermen was praised.

Rewards

The Dutch fishermen who saved the ship's crew received a reward of ƒ250 from the Emperor of Germany in November 1894.

Wreck discovery

In 2004 the wreck was found. Large pieces of the wreck, as well as beams of ebony and pieces of earthenware, were salvaged the same year by ship Ursus.

References

References

  1. "Scheepswrak: Detmar". {{ill.
  2. (1893). "Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping 1894 - Sailing Vessels". Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
  3. (30 December 1893). "Cape Good Hope &c.". Shipping & Mercantile Gazette.
  4. (28 February 1894). "Binnenland. {{!}} Bij Terschelling is gestrand". [[Leeuwarder Courant]].
  5. (1 March 1894). "Scheepsberichten". Scheepvaart.
  6. (25 February 1894). "Engelschehavens". [[Leeuwarder Courant]].
  7. (27 February 1894). "Detmar.". Scheepsvaart.
  8. (28 February 1894). "Detmar.". Scheepsvaart.
  9. (28 February 1894). "Rampen en Ongevallen.". Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage.
  10. (1 March 1894). "Detmar.". [[Algemeen Handelsblad]].
  11. (6 March 1894). "Scheepsberichten {{!}} Detmar.". Scheepvaart.
  12. (7 May 1895). "Allerlei". [[De Maasbode]].
  13. (2 March 1894). "Rampen en ongevallen.". Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage.
  14. (2 March 1894). "Detmar.". [[Algemeen Handelsblad]].
  15. (3 March 1894). "Scheepstijdingen {{!}} Detmar.". [[Algemeen Handelsblad]].
  16. (3 March 1894). "Scheepsberichten {{!}} Detmar.". Scheepvaart.
  17. (4 March 1894). "Scheepsberichten {{!}} Detmar.". Scheepvaart.
  18. (5 March 1894). "Scheepsberichten {{!}} Detmar.". Scheepvaart.
  19. (12 March 1894). "Terschelling, 8 Maart". [[Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad]].
  20. (12 March 1894). "Detmar.". [[Algemeen Handelsblad]].
  21. (14 March 1894). "West-Terschelling, 12 Mrt.". [[Dagblad van Friesland]].
  22. (17 March 1894). "Terschelling, 14 Mrt.". [[Het Nieuws van den Dag]].
  23. (18 March 1894). "sale advertisement". [[Algemeen Handelsblad]].
  24. (5 April 1894). "Seeambt the Hamburg". [[De Telegraaf]].
  25. (6 April 1894). "Hamburg, 3 April.". [[Dagblad van Friesland]].
  26. (20 November 1894). "Beloonde moed". [[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden]].
  27. (19 November 1894). "Door den keizer beloond". [[De Morgenpost]].

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