SS ''Louis Sheid'' was a 6,057 ton Belgian steamer that ran aground off

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after escaping following the rescue of the captain and crew of the freighter on 7 December 1939. ''Louis Shied'' measured long with a beam of . She was built by Nord Werft of Bremerhaven under the name ''Ultor'' and renamed ''Kendal Castle'' prior to being badged ''Louis Sheid'' for the Belgian National Shipping Line. ''Louis Sheid'' sits in of water off Leas Foot beach at

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at . Two Thirds Blue Sub-Aqua Club ( SAA 912) adopted the wreck under the scheme run by the Nautical Archaeology Society.

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World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel Wreck diving sites in the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in December 1939 1920 ships {{Underwater-diving-stub