This is the information page about the shipwreck Soudan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.54 N,3 46.595 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Ambassador
3. Amelie (probably)
4. Amelie-suzanne
5. Antonio (probably)
6. Arandora star
7. Baychattan
8. Belle ile (possibly)
9. Brenda
10. Bretton hall
11. Broadmayne (part of)
12. Brunhilda
13. Bull steamer (possibly)
14. Cantabria
15. Carol anne
16. Catherine allen
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chelydra (possibly)
19. Chloe t
20. Claverley (possibly)
21. Colorado (possibly)
22. Demetrios
23. Eagle
24. East point
25. Edam ii
26. Elizabeth caroline
27. Elsa
28. Emma
29. Empire harry
30. Exploiter
31. Farn
32. Fiona mary
33. Flourish
34. Garm (possibly)
35. Girl barbara
36. Glory
37. Greatham
38. Grelhame (probably)
39. Gro
40. Halfdan (possibly)
41. Halloween
42. Haugastol (possibly)
43. Havbris (probably)
44. Hazel claire (possibly)
45. Hazelpark (possibly)
46. Heron i
47. Herzogin cecilie
48. Heye p
49. Hildegard (possibly)
50. Hms benton castle
51. Hms chorley (possibly)
52. Hms crocodile
53. Hms jasper (possibly)
54. Hms newbridge (probably)
55. Hms penylan (e part)
56. Hms penylan (w part)
57. Hms picton castle
58. Hms ramillies
59. Hms savage
60. Hms stockforce (possibly)
61. Hmsm d1
62. Hmsm m1
63. Hmsm untiring
64. Jordan a
65. Koningin der engelen (probably)
66. Laertes
67. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
68. Les mercenaires
69. Liberta
70. Lochwood
71. Louis shied
72. Maine
73. Marana (bow section)
74. Marie
75. Medina
76. Neches (probably)
77. Newholm
78. North sea (probably)
79. Oregon
80. Perm (possibly)
81. Persier
82. Placidas faroult
83. Rayder
84. Riversdale
85. Shirley betty
86. Skaala
87. Soudan
88. St katharine (probably)
89. Stanhope
90. Talvaldis (possibly)
91. Tasmania (possibly)
92. Ternefjell
93. Totnes castle
94. U 1063
95. U 214 (probably)
96. Uc 51
97. Uskmoor (probably)
98. W.s.w. one
99. Waikawa (possibly)
100. Warsaw
101. Wreathier
102. Yvette bm217

 

Name: SOUDAN

Year of registration: 1964

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1964, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H5413/60 19.1.65 H5413/60 19.1.65 WK, KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'SOUDAN', REPD LOCATED IN SALCOMBE APPS IN APPROX 501227N, 034638W USING DECCA, BUT UNCONFIRMED. APPROX 200FT LONG, LYING NW/SE. HAS BEEN DISPERSED TO A HEIGHT OF 2-3FT EXCEPT FOR THE STERN:- 8FT, TWIN BOILERS: 13FT, & BOWS: 15FT, ABOVE SEABED. (BSAC, 17.11.64). CHART AS NDW PA. R/S. 9.9.71 9.9.71 ABOVE REPORT INDICATES LEAST DEPTH IS 12.5MTRS, GEN DEPTH FROM SURVEY 56FT [17MTRS]. (WKS OFFICER). NC 28. H5413/60 5.10.78 H5413/60 5.10.78 LOCATED 28.4.78 IN 501230N, 034633W [ESTIMATED BY REF TO E/S TRACE & SOUNDING LINE FIXES]. DECCA USED. NOT FULLY EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 6/78). RETAIN PREVIOUS CHARTED DEPTH IN NEW POSN.

- NM 2895/78. H1941/79 1.4.81 H1941/79 1.4.81 EXAM'D 12.11.80 IN 501229.7, 034631.6W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.3 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT UNRELIABLE DUE TO SLOPING SEABED. SEVERAL PIECES OF SMALL WKGE SCATTERED IN VICINITY. (HMS FOX, HI 54B/79). AMEND TO WK 13.5MTRS IN NEW POSN. R/P. HH090/596/01 16.12.93 HH090/596/01 16.12.93 EXAM'D 4.7.93 IN 501230.2N, 034631.2W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.2 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS. LIES NW/SE WITH SHOALEST PARTS AT EITHER EXTREMITY. SMALL PIECES OF WKGE ARE SCATTERED IN VICINITY. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 596). AMEND TO WK 15.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.9.98 2.9.98 BROKEN BUT WITH STERN INTACT. IRON PROPELLER WITH BRASS BOSS. (DIVER MAGAZINE SEPT '98). 16.8.11 16.8.11 EXAM'D 22.1.11 IN 5012.540N, 0346.595W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.92 IN GEN DEPTH 18.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 78MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 3.38MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. BROKEN WITH STERN INTACT. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). AMEND WK 14.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN, BOWS NW, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

Position: 50 12.54 N,3 46.595 W

 

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