SS Auguste Helmerich

History
Name	Auguste Helmerich
Port of registry	Lübeck, Germany
Builder	Koch Henry A.G.
Launched	March 1889
Completed	1889
Fate	Sank after a collision 30 September 1919
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	842 GRT
Length	63 metres (206 ft 8 in)
Beam	9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in)

SS Auguste Helmerich was a German cargo ship that collided with SS Normandiet off Dalarö (east coast of Öland) while on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Hamburg, Germany with a cargo of wood.

Auguste Helmerich was constructed in 1889 at the Koch Henry A.G. shipyard in Lübeck, Germany. She was completed in 1889.

The ship was 63 metres (206 ft 8 in) long and had a beam of 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in). The ship was assessed at 842 GRT.

On 30 September 1919, Auguste Helmerich was on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Hamburg, Germany with a cargo of wood when she collided with SS Normandiet off Dalarö. The ship foundered with no casualties.^[1]

The wreck was discovered in 2000 and was found totally intact (except for a hole from the collision) in 60 metres (196 ft 10 in) of water.