Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak The sultan, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 43.749 N,1 25.308 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
Open de Waterkaart van dit gebied in een volledig venster
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: THE SULTAN
Lengte 59.5 meter, breedte: 9.2 meter, diepgang: 3.7, tonnage 824 ton
Lading: metal: concentrate and products
Oorzaak: 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).
Jaar registratie: 1941
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 19 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 40 cm
Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 2012
Details metingen/cartografie: 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.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP
Positie: 51 43.749 N,1 25.308 E