2015 Russian submarine wreck discovery

Imperial Russian submarine wrecked off the Swedish coast In 2015, Swedish diving group Ocean X Team found the wreck of what initially appeared to be a foreign mini-submarine off the east coast of Sweden. The Swedish Armed Forces subsequently issued a statement that it was "most likely" a Russian Som submarine that went down with all hands in 1916. Find On 27July 2015, it was reported that a foreign mini-submarine, 20 m ft on long and 3 m ft on in diameter, had been located the previous week by Swedish diving group Ocean X Team, led by Dennis Åberg. The submarine was found 2.75 km nmi mi on offshore on the east coast of central Sweden.Stjernberg Max Sohl Främmande ubåt hittad i svenskt vatten 27 July 2015 Foreign submarine found in Swedish waters http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/frammande-ubat-hittad-i-svenskt-vatten/ Expressen 27 July 2015 The group had received coordinates for where to search from Icelandic company Ixplorer.Hägg Marie Sjöqvist Hanna Aler Okänd ubåt hittad i svenskt vatten Unknown submarine found in Swedish waters http://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/okand-ubat-hittad-i-svenskt-vatten SVT Nyheter Sveriges Television 27 July 2015 27 July 2015 According to the divers who found the submarine, it was a modern model and it appeared to be intact, suggesting that the remains of the crew may still be on board. The hull was marked with Cyrillic letters.Habul Kenan Hagberg Sebastian Främmande ubåt hittad i svenskt vatten Foreign submarine found in Swedish waters http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article21177742.ab www.aftonbladet.se Aftonbladet 27 July 2015 27 July 2015 The pictures from the wreck showed that the yellow submarine was standing on the sea bottom with its tower pointing straight up. The diving group informed the Swedish Armed Forces on Monday 27July 2015, and video material from the wreckage was handed over for analysis.Lenken Victor Främmande ubåt hittad i Östersjön Foreign submarine found in the Baltic Sea https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/1.2786965-frammande-ubat-hittad-i-ostersjon www.gp.se Göteborgs-Posten 27 July 2015 The hull of the wreck features the "hard sign" Ъ in the final position. Since this usage was discontinued during the 1917 orthographic reform, it indicated that the ship predated the Soviet era.peterkz_swe Peter Krantz 625778350485803008 27 July 2015 Verkar vara ubåten Сом/Catfish från 1905.Observera texten i fören. thumb|Som (as Fulton) in 1902 On 28July 2015, a statement was released by the Swedish Armed Forces public relations office that stated that analysis of the video footage and other evidence indicated that the wreck was "most likely" that of the Imperial Russian Navy Som-class submarine Som (Сомъ).Ubåt från 1916 funnen i svenska vatten Submarine from 1916 found in Swedish waters http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2015/07/ubat-fran-1916-funnen-i-svenska-vatten/ www.forsvarsmakten.se Swedish Armed Forces 28 July 2015 Swedish Som sank with all hands on active service in 1916 after a collision with the steamship Ångermanland in the Sea of Åland, somewhere between Arholma and the Svartklubben lighthouse. According to several sources who previously worked with submarine analyses for the Swedish Armed Forces, the location of the submarine had been known for at least one year.Svahn Clas 27 July 2015 Ubåtsfyndet sannolikt från 1916 Submarine discovery likely from 1916 https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/ubatsfyndet-sannolikt-fran-1916/ Swedish Dagens Nyheter Stockholm 30 July 2015 2015 7 28, the Swedish Armed Forces considered the wreck to be of historical or marine archaeological interest rather than military, and handed over the case to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The ministry consequently informed the Russian embassy in Stockholm.Eriksson Gustaf Bekräftat: Fyndet är den ryska Catfish-ubåten Confirmed: The find is the Russian Catfish submarine http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article21180697.ab www.aftonbladet.se Aftonbladet 28 July 2015 29 July 2015 Ocean X Team The Ocean X diving group is a privately owned salvage operator not affiliated with the Swedish military. It previously found an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in 1992,Svensson Frida Lidholm Per Ubåtsvraket kan vara från 1916 The submarine wreck can be from 1916 http://www.svd.se/frammande-ubat-hittad-i-svenskt-vatten 27 July 2015 Svenska Dagbladet 27 July 2015 and 2,400 bottles of 1907 Heidsieck & Co champagne in 1994.About X-team http://www.oceanexplorer.se/about-x-team/ www.oceanexplorer.se Ocean X team 27 July 2015Frederick Tim Massive Unidentified Underwater Object Stumps Treasure Diving Crew: Crashed UFO or Elaborate Hoax? http://www.itechpost.com/articles/2828/20120618/ufo-ocean-x-team-baltic-sea-jonkoping.htm www.itechpost.com iTech Post 18 June 2012 27 July 2015 The wreck was discovered by using an ROV (remote operated vehicle) called V8 Sii from Ocean Modules in Åtvidaberg. The ROV was equipped with a grapple, a video camera and a Blueview sonar made by Teledyne.von Schultz Charlotta Svenska tekniken som hittade ubåten Swedish technology found the submarine http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/article3920621.ece www.nyteknik.se Ny Teknik 28 July 2015 28 July 2015 1 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150801035122/http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/article3920621.ece dead See also List of shipwrecks in May 1916 Soviet submarine S-7 2, another Russian/Soviet submarine sunk in Swedish waters References 30em Further reading The divers' video of the find – The Guardian 0m-P6Q48sL0 Подводная лодка "Сомъ" 1901 г. The Russian submarine SOM (catfish). (Swedish video of diving to Som) Departmental memorandum of the submarine case sv 60 00 N 18 56 E region:SE title Category:1916 in Sweden Category:2015 in Sweden Category:Lost submarines of Russia Category:Maritime incidents in Sweden Category:Maritime incidents in 1916 Category:Submarines lost with all hands Category:Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea Category:World War I shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea Category:Russia–Sweden military relations