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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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