Ingemar Lundgren
04-20-2006, 01:28 AM
S.S. Emmy Hasse
Text Erik Bjurström Pictures Kim Johansson
In May 1999 Ocean Discovery members found the beautifully preserved wreck of a 19th century english steamer outside Öland, southeast Sweden at a depth of 58 meters. With the find, an unknown 112 year old tragedy was revealed. S.S. Emmy Hasse was launched on 23 Sept 1880 by J.L. Thompson and Sons, North Sands, Sunderland with the buildingnumber 158, on order by F. Gordon and Partners. The cost was 15650 Pounds Sterling. She was a flushdecked steamer grossing 1963 tons, net 1281 tons. She had a 160 h.p. 2 cyl. compound steam engine. She probably also had a short sailing rig. She measuered: 79.2 x 11 m.
http://www.ulfman.se/bstd/images/gallery/emmy/emmy2_sm.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:picView('../images/gallery/emmy/emmy2.jpg'))
The 19th September 1887 20 men signed on for her last voyage. Captain was James Elliot from Sunderland, 29 years old. He had signed on for a salary of 7 pounds a month. 1:st mate was William Edeg from Aldboro with 5 pounds. 1:st Engineer was J.Watson från Durham with 13 pounds, which illustrates his importance. The same day Emmy Hasse went out from South Shields at the Tyne with a cargo of coal with destination Cronstadt(St Petersburg). On 23 September she was seen passing through Öresund. She was never seen or heard of again until the BSTD divers entered her deck 112 years later.
In Lloyd's Missing Vessels Book, 1885-1889 there is a note that an application to declare Emmy Hasse as "missing" has been put in on 19th October 1887 and that she has been declared as "missing" on 2 November. In Shipping Gazette and Lloyd's List Weekly Summary of 4 November 1887 it then says: "The Emmy Haase of London sailed from the Tyne for Cronstadt with coal on 19th September last, passed Elsinore (Helsingör) on the 23rd September, and has not since been heard of"
In May she was found by Ocean Discovery members Kim Johansson, Magnus Arnebjörk Håkan(Micko) Björk and Erik Bjurström after a fisherman had got his net entangled in a big object on the seafloor. The wreck is very well preserved. Since there is no woodworms in the Baltic. All the wood is in perfect condition. Her bow is smashed probably because she went down fast. In the newspaper archives we found news about a hurricane in the area on the night of the 24 September.
http://www.ulfman.se/bstd/images/gallery/emmy/emmy5_sm.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:picView('../images/gallery/emmy/emmy5.jpg'))
http://www.ulfman.se/bstd/images/gallery/emmy/emmy4_sm.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:picView('../images/gallery/emmy/emmy4.jpg'))
She lies on her port side with the masts intact sticking out from the deck. Midships there is a small bridge with a big steeringwheel. Astern there is a skylight and two stairs leading under deck. and the big spare steering wheel. Along the rail there is rows of pulleys that held the masts. The stern is decorated with beautiful wooden carvings with a coat-of-arms and the name.
A lot of documents regarding Emmy Haase and her last voyage have been found and also descendants of her last crew. Swedish TV and BBC is doing a report on the ship and the diving there. Under the heading " Date ,Place and Cause of Death or Leaving this Ship" in an "Account of Crew", that had to be registered with the "Shipping Master", the whole crew was put together under the note "Vessel supposed lost, last heard of on Sept.23 1887 p.m. at Elsinore Dragor"
Text Erik Bjurström Pictures Kim Johansson
In May 1999 Ocean Discovery members found the beautifully preserved wreck of a 19th century english steamer outside Öland, southeast Sweden at a depth of 58 meters. With the find, an unknown 112 year old tragedy was revealed. S.S. Emmy Hasse was launched on 23 Sept 1880 by J.L. Thompson and Sons, North Sands, Sunderland with the buildingnumber 158, on order by F. Gordon and Partners. The cost was 15650 Pounds Sterling. She was a flushdecked steamer grossing 1963 tons, net 1281 tons. She had a 160 h.p. 2 cyl. compound steam engine. She probably also had a short sailing rig. She measuered: 79.2 x 11 m.
http://www.ulfman.se/bstd/images/gallery/emmy/emmy2_sm.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:picView('../images/gallery/emmy/emmy2.jpg'))
The 19th September 1887 20 men signed on for her last voyage. Captain was James Elliot from Sunderland, 29 years old. He had signed on for a salary of 7 pounds a month. 1:st mate was William Edeg from Aldboro with 5 pounds. 1:st Engineer was J.Watson från Durham with 13 pounds, which illustrates his importance. The same day Emmy Hasse went out from South Shields at the Tyne with a cargo of coal with destination Cronstadt(St Petersburg). On 23 September she was seen passing through Öresund. She was never seen or heard of again until the BSTD divers entered her deck 112 years later.
In Lloyd's Missing Vessels Book, 1885-1889 there is a note that an application to declare Emmy Hasse as "missing" has been put in on 19th October 1887 and that she has been declared as "missing" on 2 November. In Shipping Gazette and Lloyd's List Weekly Summary of 4 November 1887 it then says: "The Emmy Haase of London sailed from the Tyne for Cronstadt with coal on 19th September last, passed Elsinore (Helsingör) on the 23rd September, and has not since been heard of"
In May she was found by Ocean Discovery members Kim Johansson, Magnus Arnebjörk Håkan(Micko) Björk and Erik Bjurström after a fisherman had got his net entangled in a big object on the seafloor. The wreck is very well preserved. Since there is no woodworms in the Baltic. All the wood is in perfect condition. Her bow is smashed probably because she went down fast. In the newspaper archives we found news about a hurricane in the area on the night of the 24 September.
http://www.ulfman.se/bstd/images/gallery/emmy/emmy5_sm.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:picView('../images/gallery/emmy/emmy5.jpg'))
http://www.ulfman.se/bstd/images/gallery/emmy/emmy4_sm.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:picView('../images/gallery/emmy/emmy4.jpg'))
She lies on her port side with the masts intact sticking out from the deck. Midships there is a small bridge with a big steeringwheel. Astern there is a skylight and two stairs leading under deck. and the big spare steering wheel. Along the rail there is rows of pulleys that held the masts. The stern is decorated with beautiful wooden carvings with a coat-of-arms and the name.
A lot of documents regarding Emmy Haase and her last voyage have been found and also descendants of her last crew. Swedish TV and BBC is doing a report on the ship and the diving there. Under the heading " Date ,Place and Cause of Death or Leaving this Ship" in an "Account of Crew", that had to be registered with the "Shipping Master", the whole crew was put together under the note "Vessel supposed lost, last heard of on Sept.23 1887 p.m. at Elsinore Dragor"