Franken tanker (part of hull)
Franken was a German supply tanker commissioned in 1943 and bombed in 1945. The official list includes part of the hull, 47.1 m over the wreck down to 66 m at the seabed. It is one of the deep technical targets of the Gulf and is monitored as an environmental hazard because it may still hold fuel.
Facts
- Region: Poland – Baltic Sea Wrecks (Gulf of Gdańsk & Pomerania)
- Area: Gulf of Gdańsk (Hel, Jastarnia, Gdynia, Rozewie)
- Depth: 47–66 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 54.53889, 18.96639
- Highlights: German supply tanker, 179 m, wartime wreck 'at 70 m' per tourism board
- Unverified: Only the official list entry (position, depth) was checked; no recent dive report on visibility, marine life or condition was found.
- Tips: Technical (trimix/deco) wreck: leave a dive plan with the dive base or port master as the Office recommends for wrecks over 50 m. Do not disturb the hull; it may still contain fuel.