This is the information page about the shipwreck Sneland 1, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 9.692 N,2 30.858 W (56.3829, -2.4623833333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Anu (probably)
2. Asta (probably)
3. Avondale park (possibly)
4. Ballochbuie (possibly)
5. Bay fisher
6. Clan shaw (part of)
7. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
8. Cyclops
9. Denmore
10. Einar jarl (probably)
11. Fylgia
12. Halland (probably)
13. Hms columba (probably)
14. Hms embley
15. Hms northumbria
16. Hms success
17. Island magee
18. Jonkoping ii (probably)
19. Mallard
20. Munchen
21. Nobelese
22. Primrose
23. Protecor
24. Ptarmigan
25. River garry
26. Royal fusilier
27. Sabbia
28. Scotia
29. Sneland 1
30. Stella
31. Stjernvik
32. Storjen
33. Strathisla
34. U 74
35. Uc 41
36. Ugie (possibly)

 

Name: SNELAND 1

Length 81.7 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1791 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-ingborg. built in 1922 by nuscke & co, stettin. owned at time of loss by ds a/s vestland. oen boiler, triple expansion engine of 155nhp, single shaft. passage belyth for belfast. torpedoed and sunk by u2336. this was the last vessel to be torpedoed in ww2. (ww2sl, dods, lloyds war losses & sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 560936N, 023124W, APPROX. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H2618/60 3.8.60 OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 88FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 139 IN GEN DEPTH 176FT. (HMS SCOTT, 28.8.59). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H2205/66 17.6.66 PROBABLE WK LOCATED USING RADAR AND SONAR IN 560942N, 023048W (+/- 40YDS). LEAST E/S DEPTH 26 IN GEN DEPTH 31FMS. CONTACT HELD TO MAX RANGE 3000YDS. (HMS DUNCAN, 13.8.63). H4076/65 13.5.66 EXAM'D IN 560940N, 023048W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 147 IN GEN DEPTH 179FT. VERY GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS MYMIDON, 8.11.65). H2618/60 1.8.68 AMEND TO WK 24FMS. NC 114A. H4076/65 1.6.73 INS WK 24FMS ON 114A.

- NM 1012/73. 31.8.73 AMEND TO WK 44MTRS. NC 734. HH090/605/01 25.1.94 EXAM'D 19.8.93 IN 560939.5N, 023049.1W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 40.3MTRS. NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.8 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 53.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.2MTRS, LENGTH 85MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS. PARTIALLY BROKEN, LYING 085/265DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 605). BR STD. 26.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC: WK IN 5609.692N, 0230.858W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.752MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 10.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 090/270. NFS. (DS32 ISLE OF MAY, BGS SURVEY 2012). MOVE TO REVISED POSN BUT RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH SW 40MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BROKEN (NFS)

Position: 56 9.692 N,2 30.858 W

 

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