SS Louis Sheid
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| File:Louis Sheid (1920) river Scheldt AS.1968.001.2331.jpg Louis Sheid on the river Scheldt | |
| History | |
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| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium | |
| Name |
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| Port of registry | Antwerp |
| Builder | Norddeutsche Werft, Wesermünde |
| Launched | 4 February 1920 |
| Fate | Wrecked 7 December 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | General cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 6,057 tons |
| Length | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
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SS Louis Sheid was a 6,057 ton Belgian steamer that ran aground off Devon after escaping U-47 following the rescue of the captain and crew of the freighter MV Tajandoen on 7 December 1939.[1]
Louis Shied measured 420 feet (130 m) long with a beam of 55 feet (17 m). She was built by Nord Werft of Bremerhaven under the name Ultor and renamed Kendal Castle prior to being badged Louis Sheid for the Belgian National Shipping Line.
Louis Sheid sits in 8 metres (26 ft) of water off Leas Foot beach at Thurlestone at Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)..
Two Thirds Blue Sub-Aqua Club (SAA 912) adopted the wreck under the scheme run by the Nautical Archaeology Society.[2]
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