Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Sambut, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 8.363 N,1 33.778 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: SAMBUT
Lengte 128.9 meter, breedte: 17.4 meter, diepgang: 10.7, tonnage 7219 ton
Lading: vehicles,personnel
Oorzaak: Ex-c j jones. a liberty ship. built in 1943 by oregon ship building corporation, portland. handed over to the british government (p henderson & co). two boilers, triple expansion engine of 2500hp, single shaft. passage southend-on-sea for the normandy d-day beaches. sunk after shelling by shore battery. cargo of 497 troops and military vehicles. crew of 40, 23 gunners and 497 troops. 3 crew and some troops lost. (ww2sl & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1944
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 50 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 79 cm
Bekend sinds: 1944, laatst gedetecteerd: 2006
Details metingen/cartografie: H067/44 10.6.44 TOTALLY SUBMERGED. (VA DOVER, 6.6.44). H5334/55 28.10.55 POSN 053DEGS, 0.31 MILES FROM MARK BUOY IN 510808N, 013330E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14FMS. (THV ALERT, 12.9.55). INS AS WK 14FMS.
- NM 2440/55 & FNM 116/55. H5334/55 13.11.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 66, FOUL AT 68FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 111 IN GEN DEPTH 171FT. (HMS SCOTT, 22.3.61). AMEND TO SW 11FMS. BR STD. H835/66 18.4.66 LARGE WK LOCATED IN 510821N, 013354E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 97 IN GEN DEPTH 166FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS MYRMIDON, 1965). 26.6.68 AMEND TO SW 10FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 4.5.70 THE 10 TON PHOSPHOR BRONZE PROPELLER WAS RECOVERED FROM THIS WK BY FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO. DURING MAR & APR 1970. (LL, 29.4.70). H4667/70 31.12.70 EXAM'D IN 510826N, 013354E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. LARGE WK GIVING GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM N. (HMS BULLDOG, 21.9.70).
- NM 113/71. H5197/70 11.8.71 SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.9MTRS [13FMS 4FT]. (HMS FAWN, HN).
- NM 1285/71. H4988/71 4.1.72 EXAM'D IN 510826N, 013355E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25, FOUL AT 25.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.9 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 51MTRS. APPROX 460FT LONG, LYING 074/254DEGS. (HMS FAWN). NCA. 15.6.72 AMEND TO SW 25MTRS. NC 1828. H2350/85 8.12.86 EXAM'D 30.7.86 IN 510820N, 013356E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. REMAINS INTACT & CAUSES MASSIVE SURFACE DISTURBANCE IN STRONG TIDAL STREAM & CONFUSED SEA IN FOUL WEATHER. GIVES STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 317A). NCA. H3850/86 21.11.88 EXAM'D 16.9.88 WITH HYDROSEARCH. INTACT & LYING 075/255DEGS WITH HEIGHT 23.5MTRS. LENGTH 210MTRS, WIDTH 34MTRS. HIGHEST PART IS FUNNEL WHICH STILL STANDS AMIDSHIPS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). NCA. HH100/351/14 9.9.99 VESSEL IS ARMED AND LITTERED WITH SHELL CASES. THIS IS THE 'SAMBUT'. (I TODD, LTR DTD 6.9.99). NCA. HH091/159/01 6.9.07 EXAM'D 3.10.06 IN 5108.363N, 0133.778E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32.16 IN GEN DEPTH 50.3MTRS. LENGTH 134.9MTRS, WIDTH 22.3MTRS, HT 18.1MTRS. LIES 079/259 DEGS WITH BOWS 079 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. RETAIN SW 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, FUNNEL STANDS AMIDSHIPS
Positie: 51 8.363 N,1 33.778 E