- Fringilla. 44 m long cargo ship built in 1920. Sank in 1930 on 47 m depth near Sandhamn. The wreck is extremely well preserved and one life boat is still neatly placed in its original position. Archive photo from the National Maritime Museum.
- Altair. Steamer that sank off Hävringe, Bråviken bay, 1925. N 58 36 45 / O 17 17 45. Photo.
- s/s Auguste Helmerich. 63 m long steamer built in 1886, sank in 1919 after a collision with the steamer Normandie, located east of Öland in 2000 by Ocean Discovery on 60 m depth using sidescan sonar and filmed by divers. A large collision hole is visible on the port side, but the rest is totally intact. The visibility on the site is so good that there is daylight down on 60 m depth! Photo courtesy Ocean Discovery.
- Director Reppenhagen, Nicomedia,Gutrune and Walther Leonhardt. German steam cargo ships that were sunk on the same day in 1915 by British submarine E19. The place is south of Öland. The very well preserved wrecks were discovered in 1982-84. Beer from salvaged bottles has been re-brewed and is successfully sold in Sweden.
- Melanie. Swedish steamer built in 1883, 77 m long. Iron hull and wooden decks. In January 1907 she hit the rocks off Biskopsön in the Stockholm archipelago and sank on 35 m depth. Discovered in 1958 by scuba diver Sven-Olof Johansson. The hull has begun to rust and slowly collapse but is still intact and a popular dive site. Photo of Melanie's anchor on land, by Ronny Edstrand.
- Margareta af Vätö. Two-masted brig built in 1874, sank in storm 1898. Popular diving site located near the shore off Öja near Nynäshamn. The werck is complete, but parts have collapsed since iron bolts have rusted off.
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