{"id":15176,"date":"2025-08-16T19:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15176"},"modified":"2025-08-16T19:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:02:13","slug":"31-shipwrecks-wwii-steamer-lost-in-air-raid-found-in-germanys-lake-constance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15176","title":{"rendered":"31 Shipwrecks & WWII Steamer Lost In Air Raid, Found In Germany\u2019s Lake Constance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
31 Shipwrecks & WWII Steamer Lost In Air Raid, Found In Germany\u2019s Lake Constance<\/div>\n

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German Researchers announced a stunning discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a steamship that was damaged in an air raid during the Second World War.<\/p>\n

The shipwrecks were found in Germany\u2019s Lake Constance.<\/p>\n

These discoveries were made as part of the Wrecks and Deep Project launched in 2022, in which divers and remotely operated vehicles found over 250 underwater anomalies.<\/p>\n

Of the 186 structures investigated, 31 were confirmed to be shipwrecks of historic vessels and also modern ones.<\/p>\n

The other 155 objects were confirmed to be natural formations, like plant growth and fishing gear.<\/p>\n

Two massive metal ship hulls were found, and researchers believe they could belong to paddle steamers SD Baden and SD Friedrichshafen II.<\/p>\n

The latter was destroyed during an air raid during WWII, while the former was removed from service in 1930 and sunk.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Ulisch, a project research associate, said that wrecks are more than just lost vehicles; they are time capsules which preserve stories and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

They also found an entirely preserved sailing ship with its yard and mast intact.<\/p>\n

The ship was well-preserved, per researchers, due to its resting place deep underwater, which helped keep its bow clamps and belaying pins intact, limiting the growth of invasive quagga mussels.<\/p>\n

They also found a site with scattered debris, where they found 17 wooden barrels.<\/p>\n

The project will continue through 2027.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of 2025, a vintage car was found in a similar underwater excavation USS Yorktown in the Pacific Ocean, per NOAA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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31 Shipwrecks & WWII Steamer Lost In Air Raid, Found In Germany\u2019s Lake Constance Image for representation purposes only German Researchers announced a stunning discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a steamship that was damaged in an air raid during the Second World War. The shipwrecks were found in Germany\u2019s Lake Constance. These discoveries were made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-15176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}