This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms sisapon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 56.377 N,1 23.619 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Annie
6. Atlanticos
7. Azariah (poss)
8. Balgownie (probably)
9. Baltrader
10. Bella donna
11. Blackhill
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Cairnside
16. Carica milica
17. Churston
18. Clan monroe
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Coureur des mers
22. Cressdene (possibly)
23. Daisy maud
24. Dela
25. Delce
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Drofli
28. Dynamo
29. Empire bridge
30. Empire ghyll
31. Erna boldt (probably)
32. European gateway (part of)
33. Eva witte
34. Excelsior
35. F stobart (probably)
36. Faithful star
37. Fleurita
38. Flores (probably)
39. Fort massac
40. Friargate (possibly)
41. Ghc (possibly)
42. Grisdeale
43. Groeswen (probably)
44. Hardingham (probably)
45. Harlington (probably)
46. Harlyn (probably)
47. Heworth
48. Highwave (probably)
49. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
50. Hm torpedo boat no.12
51. Hmml 127 (possibly)
52. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
53. Hms arethusa
54. Hms coquette
55. Hms donna nook
56. Hms drummer
57. Hms duchess of hamilton
58. Hms dundalk
59. Hms franc tireur
60. Hms hastfen
61. Hms japan
62. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
63. Hms leandros
64. Hms lord airedale
65. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
66. Hms ludlow
67. Hms marconi
68. Hms marsa
69. Hms nadine
70. Hms oriana
71. Hms reed (possibly)
72. Hms resono (possibly)
73. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
74. Hms sisapon
75. Hms st seiriol
76. Hms tervani
77. Hms tunisian
78. Hms velia (possibly)
79. Hms william wesney
80. Hmsm e6
81. Hmtb 10
82. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
83. Hnlms 227
84. Ignis (possibly)
85. Iris (possibly)
86. J c dalble
87. Jim
88. Josefina thorden (after part)
89. Kankakee
90. Knarsdale
91. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
92. Koningen emma (possibly)
93. Lady jane
94. Lady salisbury
95. Lindfar
96. Little world
97. Lonhelen (possibly)
98. Lowland
99. Mac 5 (possibly)
100. Mahseer
101. Main topman
102. Mangara
103. Marie leonhardt (probably)
104. Mercy
105. Mexico
106. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
107. Morar
108. Neptune (possibly)
109. Nereus
110. Nicolaos piangos
111. Niore
112. Norhauk
113. Norwich trader
114. Ocean lassie
115. Ocean pride
116. Old charlton
117. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
118. Pallieter (possibly)
119. Peik
120. Persistant whisper
121. Pescado
122. Prince igor (probably)
123. Princess juliana
124. Profit
125. Protinus (possibly)
126. Quickstep
127. Ravenscraig (possibly)
128. Resolute
129. Rumania
130. Salerno (possibly)
131. Savona (probably)
132. Sea king
133. Second chance (possibly)
134. Sheaf field
135. Simon bolivar
136. Stad maastricht
137. Storm
138. Strathearn
139. Sunbeam
140. Sunk beacon (remains)
141. Sunk head tower
142. Sweep ii
143. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
144. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
145. Tay bar
146. Telegraaf xviii
147. Terukuni maru
148. The sultan
149. Thyra
150. Uc 11 (possibly)
151. Uc 72 (possibly)
152. Vancouver
153. Volscian (possibly)
154. Walsingham
155. Wearside
156. White ghost
157. Yampa (part of)
158. Yampa (part of)
159. Yampa (part of)
160. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
161. Yassou
162. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS SISAPON

Length 41.8 meter, width: 7.2 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 326 ton

Cause: built in 1928 by cook, welton & gemmel, beverley. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 92nhp, single shaft. machinery by amos, smith ltd, hull. hired as minsweeper 6.1939. foundered. (sibi). mined. (ww2sl & colledge).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H0548/40 31.7.40 DW IN 118.5DEG 1.72M FROM FR LT ON SEAWARD END OF FELIXSTOWE PIER. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1889/40. H0579/40 1.7.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 1FM 3FT IN 515620N, 012347E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1403/44. H0579/40 22.9.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 3FMS 1FT. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2040/44. H0579/40 19.7.51 WK 2FMS 4FT IN POSN 122DEG 1.95M FROM FELIXSTOWE PIER LT OR 515720N, 012105E. MARKED BY G CON BUOY CLOSE N. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER).

- NM 1330/51. H0579/40 24.6.53 POSN NOW STATED TO BE FOUL, LEAST DEPTH 2FMS 4FT. (BD & SOI). AMEND TO FOUL 2FMS 4FT.

- NM 1520/53. H0579/40 10.9.53 G CON BUOY IN 515619N, 012351E REMOVED. (TH).

- NM 2040/53. H0579/40 26.9.58 WRECK CONFIRMED. (ECES, 30.6.58). H0579/49 8.4.59 EXAM'D 30.6.58. SWEPT CLEAR 15FT, FOUL 16FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22FT IN GEN DEPTH 22-23FT. SCOUR 27FT. SEABED SAND. (SML 3516, ECES 29.7.58). H0579/49 8.4.59 SWEPT CLEAR 16FT, FOUL 17FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21FT. SCOUR 30FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 16.5.51). H2134/70 25.2.70 EXAM'D 29.5.69 IN 515619N, 012348E [OGB] USING HIFIX AND HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.5 IN GEN DEPTH 7-7.2MTRS. SCOUR 8.4MTRS. (HMS ECHO, 5.8.69). RETAIN AS FOUL 2FMS 4FT. NCA. 18.1.72 AMENDED TO FOUL 4.9MTRS. NC 2693. H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED IN 515620N, 012349E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SMALL SCATTERED CONTACTS ON SONAR DISPLAY. DIVERS REPORT MANY SMALL STRIPS OF METAL LYING ON SEABED. NO SOLID WRECKAGE. AREA SEARCHED ABOUT 10YDS RADIUS. (HMS NURTON (WITH ISS), 30.3.73). NCA. H4358/74 11.2.76 LOCATED IN 515620N, 012349E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7.2MTRS. SCOUR 8.4MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). BR STD. H3145/72 7.10.76 DEPTH OF 4.9MTRS, WITH SCOUR CLOSE W OF 8.6MTRS, SHOWN IN POSN OF WK ON HARWICH HARBOUR CONSERVANCY BOARD SURVEY DTD 17/18 AUG 76 [K7244].

- NM 2300/76. H4358/74 14.7.78 ESTABLISHED DEPTH SHOWN ON HARWICH HBR CONSERVANCY SURVEY OF 1976 WAS TAKEN FROM OLD ADMIRATY CHART. ACCEPT ECHO 1969 SURVEY LEAST DEPTH. (SINNOTT, TELECON 14.7.78). H4726/77 19.3.79 LOCATED IN 515619N, 012349E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7-8MTRS. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 4.12.78). NCA. H1270/77 26.10.81 SHOWN AS SW 6.5MTRS ON K8732. BR STD. SEP 2015/000049129 13.3.15 NOT LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. DEBRIS LOCATED IN 5156.377N, 0123.619E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.4MTRS. RECOMMEND AMEND OBSTN 6.4MTRS. . (I WEBSTER, HHA PORT SURVEYOR, EMAIL DTD 25.2.15). AMEND OBSTN 6.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 56.377 N,1 23.619 E

 

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