This is the information page about the shipwreck Samwake, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.496 N,0 34.93 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Achille adam
2. Actuality
3. Alan dean
4. Alaunia
5. Albuera
6. Alice (possibly)
7. Amsterdam
8. Argonaut
9. Ash
10. Australier (probably)
11. Barn hill
12. Bernicia
13. Branksome chine (possibly)
14. Broderick (probably)
15. Caleb sprague
16. Carlisle castle
17. Carrie dingle
18. Caterham
19. Ceta (stern section)
20. Charles m
21. Clara
22. Corinia (possibly)
23. D144 (possibly).
24. Dona isabel (probably)
25. Duchess (possibly)
26. Durango
27. Eagle (possibly)
28. Ella sayer
29. Emerald (possibly)
30. Emma
31. Enero (probably)
32. Eric philippe
33. Euphorbia
34. Evg(no rx152)?
35. F d lambert (possibly)
36. Frockner
37. Glenartney (possibly)
38. Gold coin
39. Harold
40. Heathpool
41. Heathpool
42. Hms anne
43. Hms ariadne
44. Hms balfour
45. Hms caulonia
46. Hms gambri (possibly)
47. Hms ghurka
48. Hms resolution (possibly)
49. Hms taipo
50. Hoheweg
51. Holland v
52. Irisbrook
53. James groves
54. Jan brons
55. Kingfisher (probably)
56. Lacer
57. Lady alice
58. Lalen mendi
59. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
60. Lisbon
61. Lullington
62. Ma monette
63. Maxwell
64. Mohlenpris (possibly)
65. Mount stuart
66. Mv adur valley?
67. My astor
68. Noordster
69. Oceana
70. Pontos
71. Robin hood
72. Roecliff
73. Rushing water
74. Rydal hall (possibly)
75. Rytoner
76. Saint emilion (probably)
77. Samwake
78. Seaford
79. Seven seas (possibly)
80. Sir robert wigham
81. Skerryvore
82. Sparta (possibly)
83. St rogatien (possibly)
84. Startled fawn (possibly)
85. Storaa
86. Swale (probably)
87. Teesborough
88. U 671
89. Umba (probably)
90. Veerman
91. Ville de bordeaux
92. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
93. War monarch
94. Waterland (possibly)
95. Wittering

 

Name: SAMWAKE

Length 134.4 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 7219 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Owned at time of loss by the ministry of war transport. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 2500nhp, single shaft. passage normandy beaches for the thames. torpedoed by e-boat. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 98 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 29.10.74 H4959/73 29.10.74 WRECK LOCATED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIG DTD 25.10.74). NCA YET, AWAIT FULL SURVEY. NAVEAM 364/74 ISSUED. H4959/73 13.5.75 H4959/73 13.5.75 LOCATED 24.10.74 IN 503924N, 003507E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1-2MTRS. SEA BED FLAT. LENGTH FROM DCS3 SHADOW 260FT. WISPY E/S ECHOES. (HMS BEAGLE, H525 DTD 1.1.75, HI 55/74). H525 25.5.76 25.5.76 HMS BEAGLE'S H525 DTD 1.1.75 IN ERROR. SHOWN IN 503927.4N,003501.3E ON FAIR SHEET. NCA YET - AWAIT HMS ENTERPRISE REPORT FOR HI 41/76. H4121/76 24.8.76 H4121/76 24.8.76 SURVEYED 27.5.76. HMS BEAGLE'S POSITION CONFIRMED. SWEEP CLEAR 29, FOUL 31MTRS. LENGTH FROM PRELIMINARY SOUNDING 160MTRS, LYING 100/280DEGS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). AMEND TO SW 29MTRS [16FMS] IN 503927.4N,003501.3E [OGB]. 7.6.95 7.6.95 IDENTIFIED AS THE 'SAMWAKE' BY SHIPS BELL. (TELECON MR BATTS). HH091/159/01 29.6.07 HH091/159/01 29.6.07 EXAM'D 5039.496N, 0034.930E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.29 IN GEN DEPTH 47.1MTRS. SCOUR EXTENDS 60MTRS TOWARDS 077 DEGS. LENGTH 135MTRS, WIDTH 42MTRS, HT 17MTRS. LIES 098/278 DEGS WITH BOWS 278 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 15MTRS TOWARDS 191 DEGS. LIES ON STBD SIDE. PARTLY BROKEN UP. (OSAE, HI 1159). AMEND WK 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON STBD SIDE, PARTLY BROKEN UP, BOWS W

Position: 50 39.496 N,0 34.93 E

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway