This is the information page about the shipwreck Hemsley 1, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 31.433 N,5 1.813 W (50.505016666667, -5.2049666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Angele (possibly)
3. Anna sophie
4. Antoinette (probably)
5. Arthurtown
6. Bogstad
7. Brava
8. Brisk (probably)
9. Camelot challenger (possibly)
10. Carasa (possibly)
11. Carl
12. Castor 1
13. Cristina
14. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
15. Diligent
16. Dumfries
17. Ezra weston (bow section)
18. Ezra weston (stern section)
19. Germaine
20. Gregynog
21. Hanover
22. Hemsley 1
23. Hmcs regina
24. Hugin
25. Humbergate (probably)
26. Hunsgrove
27. Island maid
28. John taylor
29. Kai (possibly)
30. Kwester
31. La suippe
32. Lake edon
33. Lake owens
34. Lia'g
35. Lisa maria
36. Lombard (possibly)
37. Madryn
38. Marguerite pry
39. Maria asumpta
40. Mefjord (possibly)
41. Milly (possibly)
42. N verberckmoes (possibly)
43. Norma (possibly)
44. Onega
45. Orfordness
46. Pearn pride (possibly)
47. Peer gynt (possibly)
48. Petersham
49. Portugal
50. Prestige
51. Princess royal
52. Risoy (probably)
53. Rossmore (possibly)
54. Runswick
55. Saphir
56. Sarah anderson (possibly)
57. Shad thames
58. Shoreham (probably)
59. Siracusa
60. Skopelos sky (after part)
61. Sphene (probably)
62. St george (possibly)
63. St joseph
64. St stanislas
65. Svint
66. Tagona
67. U 1021 (possibly)
68. U 325 (possibly)
69. Ub 65
70. Warnow (possibly)

 

Name: HEMSLEY 1

Length 67.4 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1178 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1916 by tyne iron shipbuilding co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne and owned by hemsley bell ltd. ran aground whilst on passage to breakers yard at antwerp. (ll & msd).

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1969, last detected: 1978

Details measurements/cartography: H4698/59 10.6.69 NO ACTION TAKEN BY TRINITY HOUSE AGAINST REPD WK IN 503112N, 050136W. (TH, 4.6.69). H4698/59 11.6.69 POSN 503124N, 050145W. (HM CG, TREVOSE HEAD). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. H4698/59 7.10.69 DEMOLITION WORK STARTED. (LL, 197/447). H4698/59 21.4.70 APPROX 80 TONS OF SUPERSTRUCTURE REMOVED TO LEVEL OF DECK. HULL FULL OF SAND. SALVAGE CO REPORT UNABLE TO REMOVE ALL REMAINING PARTS. (HM CG, TREVOSE HEAD). H4698/59 7.5.70 FULL DETAILS OF REPORT OF COURT IN FILE. (REPORT OF COURT NO 8048). 5.6.70 VISUAL INSPECTION BY LLOYDS. ALL SUPERSTRUCTURE AND BRIDGE GONE BOWS CUT AWAY, TRUCK ON DECK REMOVED AS HAVE BEEN MOST OF THE TANK TOPS. PARTS OF THE BOILER ARE EXPOSED. THE WRECK IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN OPEN SHELL. (LLOYDS VISUAL REPORT 27.5.70 & TELECON 5.6.70). NCA. H1282/77/116 4.5.77 REPD LOST AT FOX'S COVE TREGARNON. (P R JONES, 25.2.77). H1289/78/373 12.12.78 STERN, NOT BOW, STILL LIES AMONG ROCKS ON COASTLINE AT FOX'S COVE. [PHOTOGRAPHS ENCLOSED]. (P R JONES, 3.12.78). 23.11.11 NOT IN NAVIGABLE AREA. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 31.433 N,5 1.813 W

 

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