The SS Louis Sheid was a 6,057 ton Belgian steamer which ran aground off Devon after escaping U-47 following the rescue of the captain and crew of the freighter MV Tajandoen on 7 December 1939.[1]
The Louis Shied measured 420ft long with a beam of 55 ft. She was built by Nord Werft of Wesermunder under the name Ultor and renamed Kendal Castle prior to being badged Louis Sheid for the Belgian National Shipping Line.
Louis Sheid sits in 8m of water off Leas Foot beach at Thurlestone at . It is a reasonable snorkel out so some divers opt to do this as a boat dive.
Two Thirds Blue Sub-Aqua Club (SAA 912) adopted the wreck under the scheme run by the Nautical Archaeology Society.[2]