This is the information page about the shipwreck Sitona, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 8.683 N,1 14.579 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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. Actuosity (possibly)
2. Ahamo
3. Algarve
4. Amberley
5. Ambrose fleming
6. Antiope
7. Aquarius (possibly)
8. Asteria
9. Baron ailsa
10. Birtley
11. Blackburn
12. Boulderpool (fwd part)
13. British triumph
14. Burgos
15. Carrier
16. Chatwood (possibly)
17. Chelsea (possibly)
18. Chevychase
19. Clan morrison
20. Continental (possibly)
21. Cormarsh
22. Czestochowa
23. Duncarron
24. Efos
25. Eikhaug
26. Empire newcomen
27. Empress
28. Ethel
29. Fireglow
30. Francois trixier
31. Gardenia
32. George royle
33. Georgia (stern section)
34. Giorgio ohlsen
35. Granta
36. Hauxley (possibly)
37. Heathfield
38. Hjordis
39. Hms arley
40. Hms cap d'antifer
41. Hms caroline moller
42. Hms cloughton wyke
43. Hms cobra
44. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
45. Hms francolin
46. Hms kylemore
47. Hms solomon
48. Hms vortigern
49. Hmsm umpire
50. Homefire
51. Jessie maersk
52. Jevington court
53. Kenton
54. Keymun
55. King egbert
56. La combattante (stern section)
57. Lanterna (probably)
58. Londoner (probably)
59. Marden
60. Minorca
61. Nimrod (probably)
62. Ogono
63. Ole bull
64. Ottar jarl
65. P.l.m. 25
66. Pacific
67. Pacific (possibly)
68. Pacific (possibly)
69. Pontfield (forepart)
70. Rimac
71. Robert w pomeroy
72. Rosalie (possibly)
73. Salvus ii
74. Schieland
75. Sitona
76. St mark
77. St thomas (possibly)
78. Tayjack 1 (part of)
79. Tayjack 1 (part of)
80. Teddington
81. Thursonian
82. Trajan
83. Traviata (possibly)
84. Trelissick
85. Tyneford
86. Upminster
87. Varoy
88. Vera (probably)
89. Virgin de lourdres
90. Welholme (possibly)
91. Welsh prince
92. Western mist (possibly)
93. Westland
94. Winhill or whinhill
95. Zephyr
96. Zor

 

Name: SITONA

Length 68.9 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1143 ton
Load: coal

Cause: 3.5.41 bombed by german aircraft 3.5.41 while on passage blyth for london. sank early following day. (lloyds war losses). torpedoed by german aircraft. (ww2sl). in convoy with norwegian ss trajan. torpedo passed through the ship and detonated in the water beyond. crew abandoned but master and three men remained on board to arrange a tow. an escort vessel attempted to tow sitona clear of the dowsing channel but she developed a severe list, the crew were recovered and vessel sank. (r young)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 24 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H01708/41 24.6.41 LOCATED IN 530811N, 011448E. LEAST DEPTH 33 IN GEN DEPTH 68FT [LW]. LIES 120/300 DEG. (HMS FRANKLIN, 27.5.41). INS AS WK 5.5FMS.

- NM 1450/41. H01708/41 7.8.48 EXAM'D IN 530838N, 011434E AFTER DISPERSAL. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 50FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57 IN GEN DEPTH 71FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1948). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 2FT.

- NM 1751/48. 8.3.72 AMEND TO WK 14.9MTRS. NC 106. 19.3.73 DIVED. STANDS 14FT HIGH. BOWS ARE SILTED. BOILERS REMAINS INTACT. (UNDERMARINE OPS, 14.3.73). NCA. HH090/561/01 6.1.93 EXAM'D 30.9.92 IN 530841N, 011442.4E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.6, FOUL AT 16.9MRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 20.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEG. (SEATEAM, HI 561).

- NM 263/93. HH090/593/01 7.1.94 EXAM'D 12.8.93 IN 530840.8N, 0011441.9E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH 58MTRS, BREADTH 18MTRS. LIES 015/195 DEG. PARTIALLY BROKEN. RETAIN CHARTED SWEPT DEPTH. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). NCA. SEP 2018/000212985 7.9.18 EXAM'D 26.3.18 IN 5308.683N, 0114.579W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 17.36MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 63.3MTRS, WIDTH 16.5MTRS, HEIGHT 3.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 024/204 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 20MTRS, 0.1MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 204 DEGS. BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED.(GARDLINE, HI 1515). AMEND TO DW 17.3MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BROKEN WK

Position: 53 8.683 N,1 14.579 E

 

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