The president Herwig was one of the first high-sea-suited German Fischdampfer outgoing 19. Century.

The president Herwig became 1888 as its second ship for the business founder of the German Hochseefischerei, the fishmonger and shipowner Friedrich penalty (1835-98), with threw F.W. Wencke (1834-1900) in Bremerhaven after English model builds. Name giver was the administrative lawyer and promoter of the Hochseefischerei Walther Herwig, after which this very day the German fishery research ships are designated.

The president Herwig was the first ship of the new high deep-sea fishing fleet of the Kaiser era, which was lost to 1898 in the North Atlantic before the coast of Iceland. It becomes also of Gorch Fock in its book navigation is emergency! mentioned.

Of the 83 German Fischdampfer gone down before the coast of Iceland also over 1200 sailors and Fischern today Gedenkstein at the Icelandic coast reminds with ­.

Literature

• Gorch Fock: Navigation is emergency! 1913. New edition: Rowohlt, Reinbek, 1986, ISBN 3-49914-148-5. On-line E text with the project Gutenberg DE)

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• Fall the president Herwig and monument on Iceland

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