Wrecks south of Nynäshamn

compiled by Julijana Radakovits

The Nynäshamn archipelago – an underwater archaeology open air museum

The Baltic Sea is unique in several respects. Underwater archaeology is one. For several reasons historic and prehistoric objects are preserved exceptionally well in these waters.

For centuries ships have passed the Torö and Öja islands in the archipelago, on their way north, south or east. This area has had many shipwrecks, and many of them are today valuable proof of ancient shipping.

It is however, important to protect and preserve these and other objects, that are exposed to an increasing damage. As a result they are threatened by permanent destruction.

The Nynäshamn archipelago is about 70 km south of Stockholm, Sweden.

Detailed map to the left

Legend

  Depth 0-10 m / Depth 10-20 m.  Red number indicates wooden wreck. Green number indicates iron or steel wreck.
 

Name

  1. Margareta 
  2. Resande Man?
  3. Wooden wreck
  4. The Krogen wreck
  5. Wooden wreck 

Pos. North / East 

58º 49' 32/ 17º 52' 70 
58º 48' 00/ 17º 55' 78 
58º 47' 83/ 17º 51' 53 
58º 47' 69/ 17º 51' 06 
58º 47' 60/ 17º 51' 05 

Sunk year

1898 
1660? 
? 
17th c 
? 

Depth, metres

10 
 
 
  5 
  6 

Description

brig
man-of-war
  6. Trubbnos/Severn
  7. Wooden wreck
  8. Snapp 
  9. Fyrspännaren 
10. Wooden wreck 		 58º 47' 55/ 17º 51' 19 
58º 47' 59/ 17º 51' 28 
58º 47' 58/ 17º 52' 42 
58º 47' 53/ 17º 52' 64 
58º 46' 98/ 17º 55' 19 		 1834 
? 
1947 
18th c 
? 		   9 
 
20 
  9 		 brig
11. Gaude 
12. Rita 
13. Riksnyckeln
14. Wooden wreck
15. TB 388 		 58º 47' 56/ 17º 56' 41 
58º 47' 47/ 17º 56' 33 
58º 47' 44/ 17º 57' 09 
58º 46' 64/ 17º 50' 27 
58º 46' 33/ 17º 51' 63 		 1919 
1959 
1628 
? 
1957 		 15 
15 
  8-15
30-35
 		 French ship

man-of-war
16. Paula Faulbaum
17. Hansa 
18. Örnen 
19. Oleg Koshevoi
20. Argo 		 58º 44' 89/ 17º 51' 62 
58º 44' 92/ 17º 52' 47 
58º 44' 62/ 17º 52' 49 
58º 44' 60/ 17º 52' 45 
58º 44' 22/ 17º 52' 12 		 1941 
1917 
1932 
1946 
1924 		 40-70
26 
22 
27 
20 		 German steel ship
iron ship
tugboat
Russian steel ship
21. Glan 
22. Heimdal 
23. Göte 
24. Nicke 
25. Wooden wreck		 58º 44' 13/ 17º 52' 20 
58º 44' 11/ 17º 52' 28 
58º 43' 60/ 17º 54' 90 
58º 43' 62/ 17º 55' 47 
58º 51' 51/ 17º 55' 32 		 1943 
1957 
1906 
1942 
? 

10 
15
26. Fridhem 
27. The Tattran wreck		 58º 51' 96/ 17º 56' 76 
58º 52' 83/ 17º 58' 89		 ?
?		 small wooden ship
old wooden wreck

 
Overview with the detail map outlined

This material is a cartographic student work by Julijana Radakovits, Geographical Institution, Stockholm University, 1992-93.

The wreck positions are from the Swedish maritime museum's wreck register. The map is not a sea chart and should not me used for navigation.

Sinking years and depths are completed by Per Åkesson. This document is for information only; some of these wrecks are not suitable for scuba diving.

Translation & layout: Per Åkesson, July 1998

Images & Further reading

  #6:  Trubbnos/Severn af Carlscrona
  #9:  Fyrspännaren, sonogram by Sture Hultquist
#16:  Paula Faulbaum
#17:  Hansa
#19:  Oleg Koshevoi, sonogram by Sture Hultquist

Södertörn – a maritime landscape in a long term perspective, Dr Johan Rönnby

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