Shetland · United Kingdom · Wreck
Queen of Sweden
Cannon and anchors from an East Indiaman lost in 1745
Area photo: Ronnie Robertson · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Queen of Sweden, the Swedish East Indiaman Drotningen af Swerige, sank at the mouth of Lerwick harbour in January 1745. Cannon, ballast stones, anchors and broken glass can still be seen on the site within 18 m, a rare chance to dive a historic shipwreck.
Also known as Drotningen af Swerige.
Where it is and how deep
60.1531° N, 1.1427° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The site is a spread of relics from an 18th-century merchant ship. Cannon, ballast stones, anchors and fragments of broken glass lie on the bottom at the harbour mouth, and the dive never goes deeper than 18 m.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Drotningen af Swerige (Queen of Sweden)
- Type
- Swedish East Indiaman
- Sunk
- 1745
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- Cannon, ballast stones, anchors and glass on the bottom at the harbour mouth, to 18 m
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Shetland: Shetland's liveaboard diving runs as a summer season, from June to August.
Sources
- Lerwick recreational diving — Orkney and Shetland Charters
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap
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