This is the information page about the shipwreck Samselbu (fwd part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.951 N,3 11.271 E (51.6047167, 3.38255)

 

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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. "t" vliegent hart
2. Admiralengracht
3. Ardmount
4. Birkenfels
5. Childwall (possibly)
6. Christiaan huygens
7. Doris
8. Fort maisonneuve
9. Frigg (possibly)
10. G 88
11. Garonne
12. Gorm
13. Grauw
14. Greta dania
15. Hm motor launch 561
16. Hmmms 248
17. Hmmms 257
18. Hms brilliant
19. Hms plumpton (probably)
20. Hms sirius
21. Jeannine andre
22. Jonge catharina
23. Loodsboot 14
24. Lst 80
25. M 3231 (possibly)
26. M 3267 (possibly)
27. Magne
28. Marie
29. Maurice
30. Meerkerk
31. Mont louis
32. Nashaba
33. Nautica ena
34. Neutron
35. Neutron
36. Nippon
37. Ra.2 (possibly)
38. Sampa
39. Samselbu (fwd part)
40. Samsip
41. Samvern (w part)
42. Seablue
43. Segre
44. Slera ventana
45. Steel traveler
46. Tojaro
47. Trawl
48. Tuskar ii
49. Tysla
50. Ub 20 (possibly)
51. Uc 14
52. V 1405 (possibly)
53. Vestland
54. War diwan (after part)
55. War diwan (fore-ship)
56. Zuidpool

 

Name: SAMSELBU (FWD PART)

Length 134.7 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 11.3, tonnage 7253 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Passage antwerp for the thames. mined. (ww2sl, ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H01729/45 20.3.45 STRANDED WK PA (FOR'D PORTION), IN 512448N, 031027E OR 280DEGS, 3.95M FROM NF13 BUOY. (NOIC OSTEND, 20.3.45).

- NM 1258/45. H01729/45 4.4.45 MARKED BY G LT BUOY 1C E. (QZH 290.8, TH NM 799/45). NCA YET. H02608/45 29.5.45 NOW CHARTED AS STRANDED WK IN 512448N, 031130E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H4045/46 6.8.46 POSN AMENDED TO 512500N, 031120E. (NETH NM 53/408/46). NE 3371. 13.2.53 G CAN BUOY, FLG1S BELL, 2 TRIANGULAR TOPMARKS APEX TO APEX LAID IN 512504N, 031120E. (BELGIAN NM 3/15/53).

- NM 371/53. H1954/56 16.5.56 BUOY SHOWN WITHOUT BELL ON NETH 203. BR STD. H4045/46 16.8.56 BUOY MISSING. (OSTEND NM 295/56). NCA. H7262/55 3.3.60 BUOY MOVED TO 2.15C W OF WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H802/61 23.3.61 SHOWN ON NETH 203 & BELGIAN 1. NCA. H1822/64 21.1.66 SHOWN, MARKED BY G CAN FLG1S WHIS, TRIANGULAR TOPMARKS APEX TO AREX ON BELGIAN LL 244. BR STD. 18.3.66 WHISTLE ON BUOY REPLACED BY BELL. (BELGIAN HYDRO, 17.2.66). BR STD. 31.7.70 NOW SHOWN AS DW (MAST), WITH BUOY 2.5C SW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1872. H1822/64 18.3.71 RAREFL FITTED TO BUOY. (OSTEND NM 164/70). BR STD. 23.5.72 NOW CHARTED IN 512506N, 031124E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1872. H3199/74 17.6.74 SHOWN, MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, FLG RAREFL ON BELGIAN 7 SHEET 12. BR STD. H1822/64 16.4.75 MASTS NO LONGER VISIBLE, NOW CHARTED AS DW. (OSTEND NM 63/75).

- NM 940/75. H2356/76 29.3.76 NOW SHOWN AS DW IN 512502N, 031128E. (MICROFILMED DATA, 20.1.76). NCA YET. H1822/64 5.11.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.8MTRS [1FM 3FT], IN 512501N, 031121E. (OSTEND NM 134/76).

- NM 2317/76. 8.2.77 NOW MARKED BY 'SAMSELBU', W CARD PILLAR BUOY, Q(9)15S 2C SW. (IALA). BR STD. 31.1.91 NOW SHOWN SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.8MTRS, IN 512500N, 031121E [EUR]. (NETH WK RECORDS SEP'90, EDN NO.S10 1468). NCA YET. HH342/700/01 13.3.97 NOW IN 512500.5N, 031121.5E. (BELGIAN NM 5/69/97). BR STD. 31.5.07 SHOWN IN 5124.951N, 0311.271E [WGD] ON BELGIAN 101 [INT 1474] [JUN 2006 EDN LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1874. 24.5.11 SHOWN AS SW 2.8MTRS [LAT] ON BE4VLBNK [EDN 5.4].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.951 N,3 11.271 E

 

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