In 1956 under Nasser's orders, 47 ships were scuttled in the waterway.

Do you have a detailed list of ships scuttled and the date of sunk.


Paul Solente - dredger Later raised, repaired and returned to service.]
Pollux - dredger
Zamalek - cargo ship of Khedivial Mail
Aboukir - frigate scuttled 1 Nov 1956 Refloated on 8 April 1957, she was beached and abandoned.
AKA - landing ship tank scuttled 1 Nov 1956 She was refloated, beached and abandoned later.
Misr ex Papua- frigate scuttled 1 Nov 1956 refloated, beached and abandoned later.
NN ex HMS Tobago frigate scuttled 1 Nov 1956
NN - 260 class MTB scuttled 4 Nov 1956
No. 15 - landing ship scuttled
No. 20 - landing ship scuttled