AH-WR-1761

Carl Gerhard

Freighter · Sweden · Lost 1929 · The Outer Banks

Carl Gerhard grounded at Kill Devil Hills in 1929 and struck Kyzikes, forming part of the Triangle Wrecks.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Carl Gerhard was a 244-foot Swedish freighter built at Larvik, Norway, in 1923. She carried plasterboard from Mabou, Nova Scotia, toward Tampa after an initial stranding in mud at the departure port. Prolonged stormy overcast prevented reliable navigational sights. On September 23, 1929, she grounded off Kill Devil Hills and struck the existing wreck of Kyzikes. All 22 aboard survived; the Coast Guard used a shore-fired rescue line when seas prevented boat service.

Vessel

Built: 1923
Registry: Hull number 7015 (NOAA)
Builder: Larvik Slip and Verksted
Yard: Larvik, Norway
Material: Not established
Length: 244 ft
Beam: 39 ft
Tonnage: 1,505 gross tons
Propulsion: Not established
Owners: Trelleborg Ångfartygs AB

Loss

Date: September 23, 1929
Cause: Grounding
Location: Outer bar off Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Triangle Wrecks
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Mabou, Nova Scotia → Tampa, Florida
Cargo: Plasterboard
Aboard: 22
Lives lost: 0
Master: A. Ohlsson

The Wreck Today

Depth: 20 ft
Condition: Scattered hull plates, boilers and engine remains; substantial bow plating remains.
Orientation: Bow faces the beach
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 36.06° N 75.67° W
Accuracy: Reported, unconfirmed
Nearest: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Region: The Outer Banks

Numerical location published by NOAA; the page provides a full site plan and photography but does not specify positional accuracy.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Construction material, propulsion details and military-service history are not established in the reviewed source; whole-hull imagery is interpretive.

NOAA — Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Carl Gerhard
Construction, builder, dimensions, ownership, Swedish registry, cargo and final voyage; September 23, 1929 grounding distinct from earlier Mabou stranding; Kyzikes collision, 22 survivors and Coast Guard rescue; reported position, depth, condition and site plan.