This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms sesame (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 27.504 N,0 54.828 W (49.35425, -0.6085167)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agnus dei
8. Aloa
9. Alynbank
10. B1-72
11. B1-89
12. B1-90
13. B1-98
14. Bonne sainte rita
15. Capitaine cook
16. Chrisimas
17. Cornucopia (possibly)
18. Cubana
19. Dohe
20. Elsa
21. Empire bittern
22. Empire broadsword
23. Empire rosebery
24. F 614
25. Flowergate (possibly)
26. Francois-xavier
27. Frederic
28. Georgios
29. Grand copaise
30. Gros loulou
31. Harpagas (fore part)
32. Hms computator (probably)
33. Hms sesame (probably)
34. Innerton (possibly)
35. Jean lae patt
36. Jolie pluie de rose
37. Julie
38. L'otarie
39. La caravelle
40. La kaline
41. Laura c anderson (possibly)
42. Le flibustier
43. Le nohic
44. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
45. Lst (possibly)
46. Lst 314
47. Lst 496
48. Lst 523
49. Magicien
50. Mere theresa
51. Modlin
52. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
53. Njejos (possibly)
54. Parklaan (possibly)
55. Partridge
56. Phoenix unit
57. Plaston
58. Pointe du hoc
59. Poussoir
60. Providencia
61. Raumboat no.41
62. Reine mathilde
63. Risque tout
64. Rolling stones
65. Saint freddy
66. Saltersgate
67. Sebastel 2
68. Sgb 7
69. Suffolk coast (possibly)
70. Uss susan b anthony
71. Vas y molo
72. Vinlake (possibly)

 

Name: HMS SESAME (PROBABLY)

Length 43.3 meter, width: 10.1 meter, tonnage 700 ton

Cause: Torpedoed and sunk by german e boat off normandy. (ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H389/54 23.1.56 WK 11.9MTRS [6FMS 3FT] IN 492731N, 005440W. (PARIS NM 37/10/55).

- NM 3174/55. H1271/80 4.1.80 SHOWN AS WK 11.9MTRS ON FR 6614D [1979 EDN]. NCA. H3898/82 6.5.83 WK 14.4MTRS [7FMS 5FT] IN 492734N, 005445W [EUR]. (BREST 14/12/83). BR STD. 1.2.88 WK CONSISTS OF TWO TUGS IN 492733.7N, 005444.7W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. EXAM'D BY E/S & SONAR. LEAST DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. HT 5.6MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590106). NCA. H1310/88/10 11.2.88 LARGE TUG, ALMOST CERTAINLY BRITISH. LIES ON EVEN KEEL. POSSIBLY HMS SESAME, BUT NO SIGNS OF TORPEDO DAMAGE. (J COULON, 20.12.87). NCA. 27.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 14.4MTRS IN 492734N, 005445W ON FR 7056 [1986 EDN]. NCA. HH100/351/04 22.8.91 DIVED ON 9.7.91 IN 492725N, 005427.5W. POSN BY DECCA. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. IRON PROPELLER STILL IN PLACE. (M ROWLEY, 7.8.91). NCA. HH100/351/07 10.9.93 DIVED AGAIN AUG 1993 IN 492729N, 005444.5W USING GPS. CLEARLY THE WK OF A STEAM TUG. NO OBVIOUS WHEELHOUSE. ENGINE AND BOILER SEEN. SMALL HOLE ON STBD SIDE JUST FOR'D OF MIDSHIPS, MAY BE TORPEDO ENTRY POINT. (M ROWLEY, 7.9.93). NCA. 13.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4927.504N, 0054.828W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 27.504 N,0 54.828 W

 

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