This is the information page about the shipwreck Sultan star, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 54.03 N,10 3.04 W (48.9005, -10.050666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: SULTAN STAR
Length 148.1 meter, width: 21.3 meter, draught: 11, tonnage 12306 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,foodstuffs: solid,foodstuffs: preserved
Cause: built in 1930 by cammle laird & co. owned at time of loss by f leyland & co. turbine engines of 1870nhp for 16knots. torpedoed and sunk by german submarine. 1 crew member lost. submarine later sunk by british forces. (dods).
Water depth above wreck: 150 meter
Known since: 1940
Details measurements/cartography: H095/39 H095/39 SUNK IN 485400N, 100300W. (LL). WESTERN APPROACHES LIST GIVES POSN AS 485400N, 100400W. NCA. FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 48 54.03 N,10 3.04 W