Maritime record 2158 - ERIK FRISELL: OUTER HEBRIDES, ATLANTIC

Summary

57 25 00N, 009 15 00W, wreck of Erik Frissel, sunk in WWII

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Map sheet Not recorded
Parish MARITIME, Western Isles

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

MK35NE 8000 3553 5953
N 57 25 W 9 15

Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
General water depth = 145

Circumstances of Loss Details
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The ERIK FRISSEL was captured and sunk by gunfire from German submarine U37, whilst en-route from Buenos Aires to Stockholm.
Sources; World War II Shipping Loses (HMSO), Lloyd's World War II Shipping Loses, Axis Submarine Successes.

Surveying Details
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The approximate sinking position is given as 57 25 00N, 009 15 00W. Sources; World War II Shipping Loses, Lloyd's World War II Shipping Loses, Axis Submarine Successes.

Note: This plots in approximately 145 metres depth.

Hydrographic office, 1995.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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