Sommerstad

Shipwreck Sommerstad
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, England
Built:
1906, England
Specs:
( 340 x 47 ft ) 3875 gross tons, 31 crew
Sunk:
Monday August 12, 1918
torpedoed by U-117 - no casualties
Depth:
180 ft

SS Sommerstad, built by R. Stephenson & Co Ltd, Newcastle in 1906 and owned at the time of her loss by Klaveness Dampskibsselsk. A/S (A. F. Klaveness & Co.), Sandefjord, was a Norwegian steamer of 3875 tons.

On August 12th, 1918, Sommerstad, on a voyage from Bergen to New York in ballast, was sunk by the German submarine U-117 (Otto Dröscher), 30 miles southeast of the Fire Island lightship, New York.

U-117
U-117, sunk as a target 1921

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Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna lewini

Size:
to 13 ft

Habitat:
coastal waters

Notes:
dangerous

Hammerhead Shark

Sharks such as the Hammerhead, that have their eyes positioned on lateral extensions of their heads belong to the family Sphyrnidae. ( Sphyrna is Greek for hammer. ) Four species occur in the region:

  • Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini - most common
  • Smooth Hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena - most northerly
  • Great Hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran - largest, mainly tropical
  • Bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo - smallest