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On the Baltic Sea diving expedition in August 2024, we examined the wreck of a paddle steamer off the Danish coast. It turned out that the ship had not yet been identified. There were already suspicions from Danish divers, but these were all wrong. Using the data we obtained while diving, we were not only able to determine the dimensions of the ship, but also to reconstruct it completely digitally. Finally, after intensive research in literature and archives, we managed to identify the ship without a doubt. It is the sternwheeler Express I, built in Bremen in 1911, which was specially designed for shallow water and locks on the Weser, and three of them were built. In 1940, the ships reached Danzig via inner-German rivers. In March 1945, the ship was confiscated by the military and transported wounded near the coast. www.dive3d.eu