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 (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. 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. Davenport
25. Dona isabel (probably)
26. Duchess (possibly)
27. Durango
28. Eagle (possibly)
29. Ella sayer
30. Emerald (possibly)
31. Emma
32. Enero (probably)
33. Eric philippe
34. Euphorbia
35. Evg(no rx152)?
36. F d lambert (possibly)
37. Frockner
38. Glenartney (possibly)
39. Gold coin
40. Harold
41. Heathpool
42. Heathpool
43. Hms anne
44. Hms ariadne
45. Hms balfour
46. Hms caulonia
47. Hms gambri (possibly)
48. Hms ghurka
49. Hms resolution (possibly)
50. Hms taipo
51. Hoheweg
52. Holland v
53. Irisbrook
54. James groves
55. Jan brons
56. Kingfisher (probably)
57. Lacer
58. Lady alice
59. Lalen mendi
60. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
61. Lisbon
62. Lullington
63. Ma monette
64. Maxwell
65. Mohlenpris (possibly)
66. Mount stuart
67. Mv adur valley?
68. My astor
69. Noordster
70. Oceana
71. Pontos
72. Robin hood
73. Roecliff
74. Rushing water
75. Rydal hall (possibly)
76. Rytoner
77. Saint emilion (probably)
78. Samwake
79. Seaford
80. Seven seas (possibly)
81. Sir robert wigham
82. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
83. Skerryvore
84. Sparta (possibly)
85. St rogatien (possibly)
86. Startled fawn (possibly)
87. Storaa
88. Swale (probably)
89. Teesborough
90. U 671
91. Umba (probably)
92. Veerman
93. Ville de bordeaux
94. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
95. War monarch
96. Waterland (possibly)
97. 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

 

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