Gdańsk Bay & Gdynia · Poland · Wreck
Munin (Trałowiec)
A trawler turned German minesweeper, sitting upright near Hel
The Munin, known locally as the Trałowiec, is a German auxiliary minesweeper of the Hilfsminensuchboot class that began life as a fishing trawler. It lies near the port of Hel on an even keel with a slight list to port, its hull spanning 32 to 42 m.
Also known as Munin, Trałowiec, Tralowiec, Trałowiec (Munin).
Where it is and how deep
54.6019° N, 18.7903° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The wreck is very often marked by a buoy whose line leads divers to the bow. The 41.5 m hull sits upright on an even keel with a slight list to port, its highest parts at 32 m and the seabed at 42 m, and it is fairly deeply silted with sand. On the bow stand a gun with its barrel cut off and armour plates, and the steering wheel is still inside the superstructure.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Munin
- Type
- Hilfsminensuchboot (auxiliary minesweeper)
- Length
- 41.5 m (136 ft)
- Cause
- Not recorded; the hull was converted from a fishing trawler into a minesweeper
- Lies
- Upright with a slight list to port near the port of Hel, seabed at 42 m
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Gdańsk Bay & Gdynia: July and August bring the warmest water; January to March is painfully cold, down to about 2 °C in March.
Dive videos
Minesweeper "Munin" (Trałowiec) by Underwater Passion · Michał Procajło on YouTube
Sources
- Trałowiec (Munin) – Gdynia Dive — Gdynia Dive
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