This is the information page about the shipwreck Sambut, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.363 N,1 33.778 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Alhama
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Ashley
13. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Brandenburg
15. Bravore
16. Brendonia
17. Ca 4
18. Camisard
19. Cap de la hague
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Colbert
24. Colbert (possibly)
25. Constanzia
26. Corhaven
27. Corheath
28. Correct
29. Costas michalos (aft section)
30. Costas michalos (fwd part)
31. D'artagnan
32. Dartmore
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dunbar castle
39. E goodwin ltv
40. Efford
41. Eidsiva (probably)
42. Eleonora
43. Elizabeth and unknown
44. Emile deschamps
45. Emma
46. Emma (possibly)
47. Empress of fort william (probably)
48. En avant
49. Falcon (probably)
50. Fearless
51. Filleigh
52. Flachsee
53. Flandres
54. Francesco ciampa
55. Frons olivae (probably)
56. G 85 (possibly)
57. G-42 (possibly)
58. Gad 23
59. Genimar
60. Gloire a sainte therese
61. Halcyon
62. Harcalo
63. Henry b plant
64. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
65. Hmhs anglia
66. Hms alert ?
67. Hms aragonite (part of)
68. Hms aragonite (part of)
69. Hms aries (possibly)
70. Hms artic trapper
71. Hms brazen
72. Hms carilon
73. Hms carlton
74. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
75. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
76. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
77. Hms fauvette
78. Hms flirt
79. Hms glen boyne
80. Hms hermes
81. Hms kingston galena
82. Hms lord grey
83. Hms lydian
84. Hms marcella
85. Hms napia
86. Hms niger (possibly)
87. Hms northumberland (probably)
88. Hms othello ii
89. Hms peridot
90. Hms restoration (possibly)
91. Hms rodino
92. Hms stirling castle (probably)
93. Hms torbay ii (probably)
94. Hms tourmaline
95. Hms tranquil
96. Hms war sepoy
97. Hms weigelia
98. Hms wessex
99. Hmsm b2
100. Hundvaag
101. Ilaro
102. Ira (possibly)
103. Jacob luckenbach
104. James harrod
105. Jupiter (probably)
106. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
107. Kabinda
108. Kadru
109. Karmt
110. Kirsten skou
111. Koenigshaven
112. L'armandeche
113. La fleche
114. Lady stella
115. Latona
116. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
117. Le pelerin de la mer
118. Le tregor
119. Leicester
120. Leo
121. Loanda
122. Lolworth
123. Lord hamilton (possibly)
124. Luray victory
125. Lusitania
126. Mahratta
127. Mahratta ii
128. Maloja 1
129. Malta (probably)
130. Margate sand beacon
131. Mariner moon
132. Merel (part of)(possibly)
133. Mersey
134. Monica (possibly)
135. Munificent
136. Murillo
137. Nagro (possibly)
138. Nancy moran
139. Niendorf (possibly)
140. Niki
141. North eastern victory
142. Notre dame des trois epis
143. Ocean hound
144. Ocean king (possibly)
145. Opal
146. Ousel (probably)
147. Pallieter
148. Paros isle
149. Phoenix
150. Polgrange
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. Quentovic
154. Regin (possibly)
155. Rio parana
156. Rooswijk
157. Rydal force
158. Rynanna
159. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
160. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
161. Sabac
162. Saint michael veillez sur nous
163. Saint ronan (possibly)
164. Saint ronan (possibly)
165. Sambut
166. Santagata
167. Santagata (?part of)
168. Selma (possibly)
169. Smarapaan
170. Spanish prince
171. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
172. St claire (possibly)
173. Strathclyde
174. Surrey
175. Tbd 317
176. Teeswood
177. Texaco caribbean (after section)
178. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
179. The queen
180. Tina primo
181. Toornvliet (probably)
182. Toromoree
183. Toward
184. Traquair (probably)
185. U 11 (possibly)
186. U 16 (possibly)
187. U 37
188. U 48
189. U 8
190. Ub 103 (possibly)
191. Ub 108 (possibly)
192. Ub 12 (possibly)
193. Ub 29 (possibly)
194. Ub 38
195. Ub 55 (probably)
196. Ub 56 (possibly)
197. Ub 78
198. Ub-33 (probably)
199. Uc 26
200. Uc 46
201. Uc 46 (possibly)
202. Uc 63
203. Uc 77 (possibly)
204. Uc 78 or uc 79
205. Velocitas
206. Virginie
207. W a scholten
208. Warfleth
209. Wheatman (possibly)
210. Will and maggie (probably)
211. Xanthence

 

Name: SAMBUT

Length 128.9 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 7219 ton
Load: vehicles,personnel

Cause: ex-c j jones. a liberty ship. built in 1943 by oregon ship building corporation, portland. handed over to the british government (p henderson & co). two boilers, triple expansion engine of 2500hp, single shaft. passage southend-on-sea for the normandy d-day beaches. sunk after shelling by shore battery. cargo of 497 troops and military vehicles. crew of 40, 23 gunners and 497 troops. 3 crew and some troops lost. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 79 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H067/44 10.6.44 TOTALLY SUBMERGED. (VA DOVER, 6.6.44). H5334/55 28.10.55 POSN 053DEGS, 0.31 MILES FROM MARK BUOY IN 510808N, 013330E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14FMS. (THV ALERT, 12.9.55). INS AS WK 14FMS.

- NM 2440/55 & FNM 116/55. H5334/55 13.11.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 66, FOUL AT 68FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 111 IN GEN DEPTH 171FT. (HMS SCOTT, 22.3.61). AMEND TO SW 11FMS. BR STD. H835/66 18.4.66 LARGE WK LOCATED IN 510821N, 013354E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 97 IN GEN DEPTH 166FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS MYRMIDON, 1965). 26.6.68 AMEND TO SW 10FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 4.5.70 THE 10 TON PHOSPHOR BRONZE PROPELLER WAS RECOVERED FROM THIS WK BY FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO. DURING MAR & APR 1970. (LL, 29.4.70). H4667/70 31.12.70 EXAM'D IN 510826N, 013354E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. LARGE WK GIVING GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM N. (HMS BULLDOG, 21.9.70).

- NM 113/71. H5197/70 11.8.71 SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.9MTRS [13FMS 4FT]. (HMS FAWN, HN).

- NM 1285/71. H4988/71 4.1.72 EXAM'D IN 510826N, 013355E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25, FOUL AT 25.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.9 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 51MTRS. APPROX 460FT LONG, LYING 074/254DEGS. (HMS FAWN). NCA. 15.6.72 AMEND TO SW 25MTRS. NC 1828. H2350/85 8.12.86 EXAM'D 30.7.86 IN 510820N, 013356E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. REMAINS INTACT & CAUSES MASSIVE SURFACE DISTURBANCE IN STRONG TIDAL STREAM & CONFUSED SEA IN FOUL WEATHER. GIVES STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 317A). NCA. H3850/86 21.11.88 EXAM'D 16.9.88 WITH HYDROSEARCH. INTACT & LYING 075/255DEGS WITH HEIGHT 23.5MTRS. LENGTH 210MTRS, WIDTH 34MTRS. HIGHEST PART IS FUNNEL WHICH STILL STANDS AMIDSHIPS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). NCA. HH100/351/14 9.9.99 VESSEL IS ARMED AND LITTERED WITH SHELL CASES. THIS IS THE 'SAMBUT'. (I TODD, LTR DTD 6.9.99). NCA. HH091/159/01 6.9.07 EXAM'D 3.10.06 IN 5108.363N, 0133.778E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32.16 IN GEN DEPTH 50.3MTRS. LENGTH 134.9MTRS, WIDTH 22.3MTRS, HT 18.1MTRS. LIES 079/259 DEGS WITH BOWS 079 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. RETAIN SW 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, FUNNEL STANDS AMIDSHIPS

Position: 51 8.363 N,1 33.778 E

 

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