S.S. Scandinavic
S.S.Scandinavic 01/02/1917
Displacement: 3072 grt.
Length: 99.0 m. Beam: 14.3 m. Draught: 6.7m.
Propulsion: 2 x boilers. 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw,
Machinery: Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Middlesbrough
Complement:
Men Lost: 0
Armament: No
Displacement: 3072 grt.
Length: 99.0 m. Beam: 14.3 m. Draught: 6.7m.
Propulsion: 2 x boilers. 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw,
Machinery: Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Middlesbrough
Complement:
Men Lost: 0
Armament: No
Built in Furness Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool (Sunderland)in 1904 for the Dalman K. O. F., Göteborg and called SS Dagmar. Sold in 1916 to Carlsson G. - Fornyade Angfartygs A/B Viking- Rederie A/B Transatlantic, Göteborg and renamed S.S.Scandinavic.
History
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser - Saturday 01 October 1904
LAUNCH OF S.S. DAGMAR. On Monday Messrs Furness, Withy and Co., Limited, Middleton Shipyard, Hartlepool, launched the large steel screw steamer Dagmar, built for A. Leffler and Son, Gothenburg. She is over 335 feet in length, is built throughout of Siemen's Martin steel on the deep frame principle, and has a measurement capacity of 277,424 cubic feet. Triple expansion engines will be supplied and fitted by Messrs Richardson's, Westgarth. and Co., Limited, Hartlepool, with cylinders 23 1/2 in., 38 in., 64in. by 42in. stroke. and two single ended boilers 15ft. 3in. diameter by 10 ft. 6in long, 180Ibs pressure. The ceremony of christening the vessel Dagmar was gracefully performed by Mrs H. J. H. Wilson, wife of the principal for A. G. Schaffer, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Mr Wi/son was also present on behalf of the underwriters for Sverige, Angfartygs, Assurans Forening, Goteborg.
LAUNCH OF S.S. DAGMAR. On Monday Messrs Furness, Withy and Co., Limited, Middleton Shipyard, Hartlepool, launched the large steel screw steamer Dagmar, built for A. Leffler and Son, Gothenburg. She is over 335 feet in length, is built throughout of Siemen's Martin steel on the deep frame principle, and has a measurement capacity of 277,424 cubic feet. Triple expansion engines will be supplied and fitted by Messrs Richardson's, Westgarth. and Co., Limited, Hartlepool, with cylinders 23 1/2 in., 38 in., 64in. by 42in. stroke. and two single ended boilers 15ft. 3in. diameter by 10 ft. 6in long, 180Ibs pressure. The ceremony of christening the vessel Dagmar was gracefully performed by Mrs H. J. H. Wilson, wife of the principal for A. G. Schaffer, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Mr Wi/son was also present on behalf of the underwriters for Sverige, Angfartygs, Assurans Forening, Goteborg.
The Loss
S.S. Scandinavic was sailing from Galveston to Gothenburg with a cargo of Cotton and was ordered to Kirkwall for contraband control. The ship entered to Westray Firth in fog and ran aground on Skea Skerry. Within a week the vessel began to break up.
The Wreck
Wreck Card 482 was created in 1972. Some wreckage was found on top of the most western Skea Skerry but an accurate position was not given. The following was recorded on the wreck card.
''REPORTED ABOUT 0.6M W OF S END OF SKEA SKERRIES, IN 591434N, 025934W [OGB]. WK LIES AT A DEPTH OF 43FT ON A REEF ABOUT 200YDS WIDE WITH WK IN CENTRE. GROWTH OF SEA WHIP VERY HEAVY & OBSCURES WK IN SUMMER. IN WINTER KEEL CAN BE SEEN WITH THE BEARING SUPPORTING PROP SHAFT & STERN. BOW BADLY DAMAGED, HULL FLATTENED & OVERGROWN. ENGINES & BOILERS HALF BURIED IN GULLIES SOME DISTANCE FROM WK. WK IS DIFFICULT TO FIND. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS LTD 1972). NCA. POSN TO VAGUE TO CHART.''
''REPORTED ABOUT 0.6M W OF S END OF SKEA SKERRIES, IN 591434N, 025934W [OGB]. WK LIES AT A DEPTH OF 43FT ON A REEF ABOUT 200YDS WIDE WITH WK IN CENTRE. GROWTH OF SEA WHIP VERY HEAVY & OBSCURES WK IN SUMMER. IN WINTER KEEL CAN BE SEEN WITH THE BEARING SUPPORTING PROP SHAFT & STERN. BOW BADLY DAMAGED, HULL FLATTENED & OVERGROWN. ENGINES & BOILERS HALF BURIED IN GULLIES SOME DISTANCE FROM WK. WK IS DIFFICULT TO FIND. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS LTD 1972). NCA. POSN TO VAGUE TO CHART.''
Survey
A survey was conducted around Skea Skerries using both magnetometer and side scan sonar. Two very large anomalies were detected with the magnetometer and a smaller anomaly to the east. The two large hits were the S.S. Llama and S.S. Scandinavic. The smaller hit turned out to be a large steel rudder.
Side Scan Sonar survey proved difficult due to the weather conditions but wreckage was seen.
Side Scan Sonar survey proved difficult due to the weather conditions but wreckage was seen.
Images SULA Diving/C. Johnson
