This is the information page about the shipwreck Gustaf e reuter, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 45.97 N,0 35.39 E (60.682833333333, 0.615)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: GUSTAF E REUTER

Length 127.7 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 9.8, tonnage 6336 ton

Cause: built in 1928 by eriksbergs mek vaerks. owned at time of loss by rederiaktieb reut. passage sweden for curaco. oil engine of 543nhp. was damaged by explosion which chief officer stated was due to a mine. half vessel remained afloat & was sunk by hm ships 2 days later. (dods). presumed sunk by submarine. (ww2sl). torpedoed & sunk by german submarine u-48. (axis submarine successes).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 134 meter

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H0226/39 8.1.40 SINKING POSN 604600N, 003530E, OR 14M WNW OF FAIR ISLE, SHETLAND. (WW2SL, LL WW2 & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). INS AS USC PA 116MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 60 45.97 N,0 35.39 E

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