This is the information page about the shipwreck The sultan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 43.749 N,1 25.308 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Annie
9. Archon
10. Atlanticos
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Balgownie (probably)
14. Baltrader
15. Bella donna
16. Blackhill
17. Blue mermaid
18. Bonnington court
19. Cairnside
20. Cerne
21. Churston
22. City of brisbane
23. Coalgas
24. Corcrest
25. Corheath
26. Cormount (probably)
27. Coureur des mers
28. Cressdene (possibly)
29. Dalryan
30. Dela
31. Delce
32. Denise germaine (possibly)
33. Dolcoath (part)
34. Dolcoath (part)
35. Dortejensen
36. Drofli
37. Duiveland
38. Dynamo
39. Embla (possibly)
40. Empire bridge
41. Empire ghyll
42. Empress of midland (possibly)
43. Erins isle (possibly)
44. Erna boldt (probably)
45. Estrella (possibly)
46. European gateway (part of)
47. Excelsior
48. Fleurita
49. Flores (probably)
50. Fort massac
51. Franz fischer (possibly)
52. Fred everard
53. Fulmar
54. Ghc (possibly)
55. Girasol
56. Grazia (possibly)
57. Grisdeale
58. Groeswen (probably)
59. Hardingham (probably)
60. Harlington (probably)
61. Harlyn (probably)
62. Hawksdale
63. Hawnby
64. Heworth
65. Hibernia
66. Highwave (probably)
67. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
68. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
69. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
70. Hm torpedo boat no.12
71. Hmml 127 (possibly)
72. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
73. Hms arethusa
74. Hms blanche
75. Hms chestnut (probably)
76. Hms coquette
77. Hms desiree
78. Hms donna nook
79. Hms drummer
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms dundalk
82. Hms franc tireur
83. Hms gracie (probably)
84. Hms guardsman
85. Hms hastfen
86. Hms japan
87. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
88. Hms leandros
89. Hms lord airedale
90. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
91. Hms ludlow
92. Hms marconi
93. Hms marsa
94. Hms mastiff (possibly)
95. Hms myrtle
96. Hms nadine
97. Hms oriana
98. Hms pyrope
99. Hms ray of hope
100. Hms reed (possibly)
101. Hms resono (possibly)
102. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
103. Hms sisapon
104. Hms st seiriol
105. Hms stella orion
106. Hms tamarisk
107. Hms tunisian
108. Hms velia (possibly)
109. Hms venetia
110. Hms william wesney
111. Hmsm e6
112. Hmtb 10
113. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
114. Hnlms 227
115. Irene
116. Iris (possibly)
117. J c dalble
118. Josefina thorden (after part)
119. Josephine charlotte
120. Kankakee
121. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
122. Koningen emma (possibly)
123. Lady jane
124. Lady salisbury
125. Laurl coin
126. Lbv (m)396
127. Lindfar
128. Lisbeth m
129. Little world
130. Lonhelen (possibly)
131. Lowland
132. Mac 5 (possibly)
133. Mahseer
134. Main topman
135. Margam abbey
136. Margate sand beacon
137. Marie leonhardt (probably)
138. Menapier
139. Mexico
140. Mi amigo
141. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
142. Morar
143. Mudlark
144. Neptune (possibly)
145. Nereus
146. Newlands
147. Nicolaos piangos
148. Niore
149. Norhauk
150. Norman
151. Norwich trader
152. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
153. Ocean lassie
154. Old charlton
155. Pallieter (possibly)
156. Paros isle
157. Paullette
158. Peik
159. Persistant whisper
160. Peter hamre
161. Polgarth
162. Ponzano
163. Port dalhousie (possibly)
164. Prince igor (probably)
165. Princess juliana
166. Profit
167. Protinus (possibly)
168. Quickstep
169. Ravenscraig (possibly)
170. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
171. Regin (possibly)
172. Resolute
173. Rubislaw
174. Rumania
175. Saidieh
176. Salerno (possibly)
177. Salerno (possibly)
178. San calisto
179. Savona (probably)
180. Second chance (possibly)
181. Sheaf field
182. Simon bolivar
183. Slesvig
184. Spaarndem
185. Stad maastricht
186. Storm
187. Strathearn
188. Sun vii
189. Sunbeam
190. Sunk beacon (remains)
191. Sunk head tower
192. Sweep ii
193. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
194. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
195. Tay bar
196. Telegraaf xviii
197. Terukuni maru
198. The sultan
199. Thorvin karsven
200. Thyra
201. Tongue sand tower (remains)
202. Treport
203. Tummel (probably)
204. Uama
205. Uc 11 (possibly)
206. Uc 21 (possibly)
207. Uc 72 (possibly)
208. Ursus (part)
209. Vancouver
210. Volante (possibly)
211. Volscian (possibly)
212. Walsingham
213. Warfleth
214. Wearside
215. Westerley star
216. Winkfield
217. Woodtown (possibly)
218. Yampa (part of)
219. Yampa (part of)
220. Yampa (part of)
221. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
222. Yassou
223. Ypapanti

 

Name: THE SULTAN

Length 59.5 meter, width: 9.2 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 824 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built in 1932 by ailsa sb co ltd, troon. owned at time of loss by j hay & sons ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 75nhp, single shaft. sunk by bombs from german a/c. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H0558/41 22.5.41 H0558/41 22.5.41 INS DW. (CINC NORE).

- NM 1169/41. H0558/41 14.10.46 H0558/41 14.10.46 AMEND TO WK 1FM 2FT. (MS SHEERNESS).

- NM 3489/46. H0558/41 7.8.47 H0558/41 7.8.47 G CAN BUOY LAID NW OF WK. (TH NM 75/47).

- NM 2073/47. H6681/49 5.10.49 H6681/49 5.10.49 SWEPT CLEAR 3FMS 1FT. GOOD A/S. POSN REPD 514345N, 012528E. (HMS FRANKLIN). H0558/41 23.7.50 H0558/41 23.7.50 DISPERSED TO 45FT. POSN 514345N, 012528E. (C IN C NORE, 25.4.50). EXAM'D 22.6.50 IN 514343N, 012527E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 45FT, FOUL 46FT. SEABED 47FT TO 57FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 9.7.50). AMEND WK 7FMS 3FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1445/50. H1325/59 26.8.59 H1325/59 26.8.59 POSN 514345N, 012530E. LEAST E/S 48FT. (ECES, HI 5A/58). H3281/63 10.11.64 H3281/63 10.11.64 LOCATED IN 514339N, 012527E USING HSA. LEAST E/S 53FT. SEABED 57-60FT. NO SCOUR. (HMS ECHO, 15.6.64). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H507/66 4.8.66 H507/66 4.8.66 AMEND WK 8FMS 5FT. (HMS ECHO, 15.6.64) NE 1975. 12.6.69 12.6.69 AMEND WK 8FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1975. H5724/69 29.9.70 H5724/69 29.9.70 NOT INVESTIGATED. (HMS ECHO HI 1/70) H4399/71 21.9.71 H4399/71 21.9.71 EXAM'D IN 514343N, 012521E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 15.8MTRS IN 71.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES E/W ON LUMPY BOTTOM OF SAND. (HMS EGERIA). NE 1975. H3921/73 22.1.74 H3921/73 22.1.74 EXAM'D IN 514343N, 012525E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 16.6MTRS IN 18MTRS. SCOUR 18.7MTRS. SMALL EXTENT & APPEARS AS ROUGH BOTTOM. VERY SMALL SCOUR ON S SIDE. (HMS ECHO). RETAIN AS WK 15.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4399/71 3.5.79 H4399/71 3.5.79 EXAM'D 13.7.78 IN 514343N, 012526E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 GAVE NO DISTINCT SHADOW. WK HAS BROKEN UP AND COVERS A WIDE AREA. (SOISS, HI 51B/77). BR STD. H1936/78 7.4.81 H1936/78 7.4.81 EXAM'D 18.6.80 IN 514342N, 012525E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW. LENGTH 80MTRS, LYING 030/210 DEGS. APPARENTLY WELL BURIED BUT GIVES GOOD SONAR RESPONSE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 60B/80). BR STD. H2044/81 14.1.83 H2044/81 14.1.83 EXAM'D 19.10.82 IN 514340N, 012522E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.7 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. AREA OF WRECKAGE 90 X 20MTRS ON AXIS 030/210 DEGS. POSSIBLY BECOMING COVERED BY SAND AS LEVEL OF SEABED WITHIN AREA OF WRECKAGE IS HIGHER THAN IN GENERAL VICINITY OF WK. FAIR SONAR CONTACT, BUT HEIGHTING NOT POSSIBLE. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 80). NCA. HH090/628/01 1.7.94 HH090/628/01 1.7.94 EXAM'D 25.5.94 IN 514343N, 012525E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 15.5, FOUL 15.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. COVERS AREA 70 BY 30MTRS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 628). BR STD. 12.5.05 12.5.05 EUT POSN: 5143.748N, 0125.312E. NE 1975. 5.3.12 5.3.12 EXAM'D 27.11.12 IN 5143.749N, 0125.308E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.80 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 64.2MTRS, WIDTH 15.7MTRS, HT 4.2MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. FULLY BROKEN UP. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AMEND WK 15.8MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 51 43.749 N,1 25.308 E

 

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