The Detmar was a German brigantine. On the 26th of February 1894, she stranded on a sandbank near the Dutch island of Terschelling due to bad weather. The ship was heading for Hamburg from Mozambique with a cargo of sesame seeds, ebony and logwood. The whole crew was saved by fishermen from the area and most of the ship’s cargo was salvaged by divers. More parts of the ship were salvaged after the removal of the cargo, probably severely damaging the wreck. The Detmar had copper sheathing below the waterline. After salvaging, the copper was sold for 75,50 guilders.

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The rudder of the Detmar on the salvage vessel Ursus.

Owner: W. Philippi & Co.

The ship was a brigantine, a ship type with two masts that was also called schooner brig.

The wreck was re-discovered in 2004. It was in pieces. Parts of it were salvaged by local dive team 'Ecuador' in 2004. Some rigging was also found as well as pieces of ebony. The rudder and the anchor winch was also recovered.

The rudder was still sheathed in copper up to the waterline and has a long and thin shape, which is typical for rudders of seaworthy ships. The rudder pintles, brackets and all the nails are made of copper or brass. The stamp of the factory 'Krusauer Kupfer und Messing Fabrik' is found on a couple of sheaths. This factory was located in Denmark until 1864, in which year the region it was in became part of Germany.

Due to a gully that moved due to tidal movements, the wreck is now completely covered in a thick layer of sand.

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The anchor winch of the Detmar.

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  Bundel Maritieme Vindplaatsen 1, p. 25/26.
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  Detmar.
• Wikipedia.
  Detmar.