Samselbu (Fwd Part) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Samselbu (fwd part) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 24.951 N,3 11.271 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 2.8 m |
| Water Depth | 8 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | SAMSELBU (FWD PART) |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 134.7 m |
| Width | 17.4 m |
| Draught | 11.3 |
| Orientation | 90 |
| Tonnage | 7253 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 19, 1945 |
| Original Detection Year | 1945 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | 'SAMSELBU' W CARD PILLAR, Q(9)15S 2C SW |
| Surveying Details | H01729/45 20.3.45 STRANDED WK PA (FOR'D PORTION), IN 512448N, 031027E OR 280DEGS, 3.95M FROM NF13 BUOY. (NOIC OSTEND, 20.3.45). - NM 1258/45. H01729/45 4.4.45 MARKED BY G LT BUOY 1C E. (QZH 290.8, TH NM 799/45). NCA YET. H02608/45 29.5.45 NOW CHARTED AS STRANDED WK IN 512448N, 031130E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H4045/46 6.8.46 POSN AMENDED TO 512500N, 031120E. (NETH NM 53/408/46). NE 3371. 13.2.53 G CAN BUOY, FLG1S BELL, 2 TRIANGULAR TOPMARKS APEX TO APEX LAID IN 512504N, 031120E. (BELGIAN NM 3/15/53). - NM 371/53. H1954/56 16.5.56 BUOY SHOWN WITHOUT BELL ON NETH 203. BR STD. H4045/46 16.8.56 BUOY MISSING. (OSTEND NM 295/56). NCA. H7262/55 3.3.60 BUOY MOVED TO 2.15C W OF WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H802/61 23.3.61 SHOWN ON NETH 203 & BELGIAN 1. NCA. H1822/64 21.1.66 SHOWN, MARKED BY G CAN FLG1S WHIS, TRIANGULAR TOPMARKS APEX TO AREX ON BELGIAN LL 244. BR STD. 18.3.66 WHISTLE ON BUOY REPLACED BY BELL. (BELGIAN HYDRO, 17.2.66). BR STD. 31.7.70 NOW SHOWN AS DW (MAST), WITH BUOY 2.5C SW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1872. H1822/64 18.3.71 RAREFL FITTED TO BUOY. (OSTEND NM 164/70). BR STD. 23.5.72 NOW CHARTED IN 512506N, 031124E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1872. H3199/74 17.6.74 SHOWN, MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, FLG RAREFL ON BELGIAN 7 SHEET 12. BR STD. H1822/64 16.4.75 MASTS NO LONGER VISIBLE, NOW CHARTED AS DW. (OSTEND NM 63/75). - NM 940/75. H2356/76 29.3.76 NOW SHOWN AS DW IN 512502N, 031128E. (MICROFILMED DATA, 20.1.76). NCA YET. H1822/64 5.11.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.8MTRS [1FM 3FT], IN 512501N, 031121E. (OSTEND NM 134/76). - NM 2317/76. 8.2.77 NOW MARKED BY 'SAMSELBU', W CARD PILLAR BUOY, Q(9)15S 2C SW. (IALA). BR STD. 31.1.91 NOW SHOWN SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.8MTRS, IN 512500N, 031121E [EUR]. (NETH WK RECORDS SEP'90, EDN NO.S10 1468). NCA YET. HH342/700/01 13.3.97 NOW IN 512500.5N, 031121.5E. (BELGIAN NM 5/69/97). BR STD. 31.5.07 SHOWN IN 5124.951N, 0311.271E [WGD] ON BELGIAN 101 [INT 1474] [JUN 2006 EDN LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1874. 24.5.11 SHOWN AS SW 2.8MTRS [LAT] ON BE4VLBNK [EDN 5.4]. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 29, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR THE THAMES. MINED. (WW2SL, LL WW2).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 24.951 N,3 11.271 E
Samselbu (Fwd Part) on Wreck Map
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