Bärenfels
steamboat · Germany
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Bärenfels
- IMO number
- 5605537
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Vessel type
- steamboat
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- 17.8 m
- Year built
- 1921
- Builder
- Joh. C. Tecklenborg
- Registered owner
- DDG Hansa
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Bärenfels
SS Bärenfels was a German steam cargo liner that was launched in 1921 for DDG Hansa. In 1940, she took part in the German invasion of Norway and was sunk by Fleet Air Arm dive bombers. Her wreck was raised, and in 1941, she was returned to service. In 1944, a Royal Navy midget submarine sank her, killing 11 of her complement. In 1947, her wreck was raised to be scrapped, but while under tow she sank a third time. The wreck is now a recreational wreck diving site. Bärenfels was the fifth of a series of seven sister ships built for DDG Hansa that started with Altenfels (later renamed Stolzenfels) launched in 1915. The others were Treuenfels launched in 1916; Geierfels launched in 1918; Frauenfels launched in 1919; and Marienfels and Ockenfels launched after Bärenfels in 1921. This was the second of four DDG Hansa ships called Bärenfels.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bärenfels now?
- Bärenfels has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Bärenfels?
- Bärenfels is a steamboat sailing under the flag of Germany, built in 1921 by Joh. C. Tecklenborg.
- Who owns Bärenfels?
- Bärenfels is registered to DDG Hansa. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Bärenfels been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Bärenfels appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).