Archaeological remains associated with the NADEJDA are not confirmed at this location, but may be present in the vicinity. This entry is for the Documented Loss of the NADEJDA on 2 January 2018.
The NADEDJA was originally identified by the UKHO as UKHO ID 7065 (NPRN 800345). Research by Dr Innes McCartney (2022) for the Echoes from the Deep project noted that the seabed remains of UKHO 7065 were around 30m shorter than the NEDEJDA and so were dimensionally inconsistent with the loss of that vessel. The record has been updated to reflect that research and the location of the wreck of the NADEDJA is currently unknown.
Event and Historical Information
The NADEJDA (ex TROPIC (1896-1908) was a Russian registered screw steamer built in 1896 by the Tyne Iron Shipbuidling Co. Ltd. (Yard No. 110). The vessel was 3849 grt, 106.7m in length, 14.3m wide, 5.2m depth. It was powered by a 3-cylinder triple expansion engine with a single shaft and screw. At the time of loss the ship was owned by F.C. Svorono & E. Di Pollone of Mariupol.
On 2 January 1918 the NADEJDA was sailing from Archangel to Cardiff in ballast when it was sunk by U-19 through a combination of torpedo and gunfire at a location reported 25 miles SW of Chicken Rock (Isle of Man). No lives were lost.
Sources include:
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 January - 31 March 1918, p.12 (i)
McCartney, I., 2022. Echoes from the Deep. Leiden: Sidestone Press. https://www.sidestone.com/books/echoes-from-the-deep
SS Nadejda (Nadezhda), Wreck Site EU
U-Boat Project: Commemorating the War at Sea
UKHO ID 7065: Contains public sector information, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from UK Hydrographic Office.
J. Whitewright, RCAHMW, January 2024.
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