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 (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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