This is the information page about the shipwreck Ella hewett, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 17.146 N,6 12.542 W (55.417466666667, -6.4078833333333)

 

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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. Andania (probably)
2. Andania (probably)
3. Berry bretagne
4. City of bristol
5. Clementine
6. Cumberland
7. Diamond
8. Eileen m
9. Ella hewett
10. Ellida (possibly)
11. Erlo hills
12. Girona
13. Girvan
14. Glentow
15. Harald
16. Her majesty
17. Hinde
18. Hms brisk (bow section)
19. Hms calgarian
20. Hms drake
21. Hms duchess (probably)
22. James stewart
23. Kestiel (possibly)
24. Knightsgarth
25. Lindron
26. Lochgarry
27. Lord rank
28. Lugano
29. Milewater
30. Minerva (poss)
31. Pattersonian
32. Pintail
33. Raven (poss)
34. Saint ronaig
35. Santa maria
36. Shackleton
37. Taymouth castle
38. Templemore
39. U 245 (probably)
40. U 680 (probably)
41. U 968

 

Name: ELLA HEWETT

Length 51.8 meter, width: 8.9 meter, draught: 2.6, tonnage 595 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1953 by cook, welton & gemmell ltd, hull. owned at time of loss by heward trawlers. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. ran aground on wk of 'drake'. crew recovered. (sii).

Year of registration: 1962

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 169 cm

Known since: 1962, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H816/42 11.12.62 H816/42 11.12.62 FOUND CLOSE NE OF DRAKE WITH 30FT OF WATER OVER IT AT MLWS. (IRISH LIGHTS). H1718/63 10.6.66 H1718/63 10.6.66 SWEPT CLEAR 3FT, FOUL AT 5FT. GEN DEPTH 43FT. SCOUR 56FT. IN FINE SAND AND SHELL. (HMS MERMAID, 25.5.65). CHARTED WITH HMS DRAKE AS DW 3FT. H1173/66 12.12.66 H1173/66 12.12.66 SHOWN AS SW 3FT WITH G CAN BUOY. NC 2723. H2265/73 13.6.73 H2265/73 13.6.73 AMEND TO SW 0.9MTRS WITH G CAN BUOY. NC 2798. H1718/63 1.7.76 H1718/63 1.7.76 REPORTED LYING ON STBD SIDE, HEADING APPROX NNW. LENGTH ABOUT 50MTRS, BEAM ABOUT 8MTRS. HER CENTRE LINE IS ABOUT 70DEG OFFSET CLOCKWISE FROM CENTRE LINE OF HMS DRAKE. PROPELLOR HAS BEEN REMOVED, RUDDER MISSING. TIDAL SCOURING HAS OCCURRED BENEATH STERN TO A POINT ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF HER LENGTH FROM AFT. FORWARD OF WHEELHOUSE THE WK HAS SUNK INTO SEABED. PORT CABLE HAS BEEN CUT, ANCHOR MISSING, HAWSE-PIPE CLEAR. MAST REMAINS STRAIGHT. SEABED CONSISTS OF SAND AND STONES. (DIVERS REPORT, CLYDE MARINE SERVICES, PORT DIVING GROUP, DTD 26.5.76). H1270/72 21.2.77 H1270/72 21.2.77 BUOY AMENDED TO R CAN IN 551657N, 061228W. (IRISH LIGHTS, NM 2/77). BR STD. 29.12.77 29.12.77 OIL REPORTED ESCAPING FROM ALL PARTS OF HULL. (FOSNI, SIGNAL DTD 23.12.77). H1270/72 14.4.78 H1270/72 14.4.78 WK SUNK CONSIDERABLY INTO SEABED ALMOST TO CENTRE LINE OF VESSEL EXCEPT IN SCOUR OF 4FT. SPLIT IN HULL FROM DECK TO BILGE KEEL. WK CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OIL. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF LEAK (RMAS POCHARD, SIGNALS 24 & 27.2.78). H1270/72 26.9.78 H1270/72 26.9.78 OIL CLEARANCE OPS CARRIED OUT BUT LEFT PART OF WK WITHIN 10FT OF SURFACE. FURTHER DEMOLITION TO BE CARRIED OUT. (LL 23.9.78). NCA. H1270/72 H1270/72 WK DEMOLITION TO CLEAR OIL CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY USING EXPLOSIVES. 21.9.78 21.9.78. DIVERS REPORT NO VISIBLE OIL REMAINS & NO UNEXPLODED CHARGES LEFT. (FOSNI). H2874/79 17.9.79 H2874/79 17.9.79 DRAKE BUOY AMENDED TO S CARD, 551708N, 061224W. (IRISH LIGHTS, NM 25/79). H1270/75 28.2.80 H1270/75 28.2.80 AMENDED TO SW 0.8 TO AGREE WITH HMS DRAKE RECORD. NO FURTHER ACTION PENDING POSITIVE INFO. BR STD. 20.11.04 20.11.04 CHARTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH HMS DRAKE [SEE 3634]. NC 2494. 23.3.06 23.3.06 NOT FOUND AS A DISCERNABLE SEPARATE ITEM DURING A SURVEY DTD 25.10.06, CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS ON THE WRECK OF HMS DRAKE [3634]. LEAST DEPTH IN THE AREA NOW 8.6MTRS. SEE [3634]. AMEND DEAD. NCA. HH091/240/01 13.5.09 HH091/240/01 13.5.09 LOCATED 16.6.08 IN 5517.146N, 0612.542W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.79 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 19.5MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. LIES 169/349 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1240). WELL SUNK INTO SEABED. LIES CLOSE BY HMS DRAKE [3634]. AMEND WK 11.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SUNK INTO SEABED, CLOSE BY [3634]

Position: 55 17.146 N,6 12.542 W

 

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