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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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