New Jersey Scuba Diving

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

Deep Sea Dive Sites, Dive Sites, Freighters, World War I,

Deep Sea Dive Sites

Deep Sea Chart (pan right for more)

More: Deep Sea Dive Sites ...

Comments on Sommerstad

Questions or Inquiries?

Just want to say Hello? Sign the .

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Collecting Scallops

Scallops

Scallops are not nearly so easy to get as Mussels but are well worth it. I have never seen a scallop in less than 90 ft of water, most often in 110 ft and below. Sadly, the commercial scallop boats have quite efficiently decimated the scallop population, and they are fairly rare, especially in any kind of useful quantity.

When you do get into a field of scallops though, life is good. Scallops live on the surface of the sand ( rarely on the deck of a wreck ) where each one will excavate a shallow pit. The pits are usually 2-3 ft apart, and a good field of scallops will stretch as far as you can see. Fortunately, good fields like this are usually in the vicinity of wrecks or snags, where the scallop boats will not go with their expensive bottom gear.

More: Collecting Scallops ...