Steering Wheel of ELBING IX

The wooden steering wheel of the steamer Elbing 9.

Year of construction: 1913
Sank: 1914
Cause: mine hit (World War 1) The Elbing 9 was on the way to rescue the shipwrecked man from the armored cruiser Friedrich Carl when it ran into a mine.
Position: Lithuania – Baltic Sea Heritage Rescue Project

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