This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms john e lewis (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 54.558 N,1 28.039 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Annie
7. Atlanticos
8. Balgownie (probably)
9. Baltrader
10. Bella donna
11. Blackhill
12. Bonnington court
13. British fortune (probably)
14. Cairnside
15. Carica milica
16. Cedarwood (possibly)
17. Churston
18. Clan monroe
19. Coalgas
20. Corcrest
21. Cormount (probably)
22. Coureur des mers
23. Cressdene (possibly)
24. Dagmar (probably)
25. Denise germaine (possibly)
26. Disa (possibly)
27. Drofli
28. Dulwich
29. Dynamo
30. Empire bridge
31. Empire ghyll
32. Erna boldt (probably)
33. Estrella (possibly)
34. European gateway (part of)
35. Excelsior
36. F stobart (probably)
37. Faithful star
38. Fleurita
39. Flores (probably)
40. Fort massac
41. Forth
42. Franz fischer (possibly)
43. Friargate (possibly)
44. Friargate (possibly)
45. Gena
46. Ghc (possibly)
47. Golconda (possibly)
48. Grantleyhall (possibly)
49. Grisdeale
50. Groeswen (probably)
51. Hardingham (probably)
52. Harlington (probably)
53. Harlyn (probably)
54. Heworth
55. Hibernia
56. Highwave (probably)
57. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hmml 127 (possibly)
60. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
61. Hms arethusa
62. Hms coquette
63. Hms donna nook
64. Hms duchess of hamilton
65. Hms dundalk
66. Hms eros (possibly)
67. Hms franc tireur
68. Hms hastfen
69. Hms hirose (probably)
70. Hms japan
71. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
72. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
73. Hms leandros
74. Hms lord airedale
75. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
76. Hms ludlow
77. Hms marconi
78. Hms marsa
79. Hms nadine
80. Hms oriana
81. Hms reed (possibly)
82. Hms resono (possibly)
83. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
84. Hms sisapon
85. Hms sisters melville
86. Hms st seiriol
87. Hms tervani
88. Hms tunisian
89. Hms velia (possibly)
90. Hms william wesney
91. Hmsm e6
92. Hmtb 10
93. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
94. Hnlms 227
95. Ignis (possibly)
96. Ingi
97. Iris (possibly)
98. J c dalble
99. Janny
100. Jim
101. Josefina thorden (after part)
102. Kankakee
103. Khartoum (possibly)
104. Knarsdale
105. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
106. Koningen emma (possibly)
107. Kwasind
108. Lady jane
109. Lady salisbury
110. Lincairn (possibly)
111. Lindfar
112. Lisette
113. Little world
114. Lonhelen (possibly)
115. Lowland
116. Mac 5 (possibly)
117. Magdapur
118. Mahseer
119. Main topman
120. Mangara
121. Marie leonhardt (probably)
122. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
123. Mexico
124. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
125. Morar
126. Neptune (possibly)
127. Nereus
128. Nico
129. Nicolaos piangos
130. Niore
131. Norhauk
132. Norwich trader
133. Ocean lassie
134. Ocean pride
135. Old charlton
136. Pallieter (possibly)
137. Paullette
138. Peik
139. Persistant whisper
140. Pescado
141. Peter hamre
142. Phryne
143. Polgarth
144. Port dalhousie (possibly)
145. Prince igor (probably)
146. Princess juliana
147. Profit
148. Protinus (possibly)
149. Quickstep
150. Ravenscraig (possibly)
151. Resolute
152. Rumania
153. Salerno (possibly)
154. Salerno (possibly)
155. Savona (probably)
156. Second chance (possibly)
157. Sheaf field
158. Simon bolivar
159. Stad maastricht
160. Storm
161. Strathearn
162. Sunbeam
163. Sunk beacon (remains)
164. Sunk head tower
165. Sweep ii
166. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
167. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
168. Tay bar
169. Telegraaf xviii
170. Terukuni maru
171. The sultan
172. Thornaby (possibly)
173. Thyra
174. Torchbearer
175. Uc 11 (possibly)
176. Uc 72 (possibly)
177. Vancouver
178. Volante (possibly)
179. Volscian (possibly)
180. Walsingham
181. Wearside
182. White ghost
183. Yampa (part of)
184. Yampa (part of)
185. Yampa (part of)
186. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
187. Yassou
188. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS JOHN E LEWIS (POSSIBLY)

Length 27.4 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 253 ton

Cause: built in 1911. hired 1914. mined. (ww1sl & colledge).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161026

Details measurements/cartography: H549/18 TWO MASTS VISIBLE. BUOY SE OF WK IN 515444N, 012805E. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 99/18. H6391/19 INS WK (OLD SYMBOL) IN 515444N, 012805E, MARKED BY BUOY CLOSE SE. BR STD. H3382/23 14.5.23 DISPERSED. LEAST DEPTH NOW 22FT [LWST]. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH). AMEND TO WK 3.5FMS & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 738/23. H1968/39 16.4.59 SWEPT BY SMLS 323 AND 322 ON 15.6.50. CLEAR AT 25FT, FOUL AT 26FT IN 515449N, 012759E. (ECES 1950). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 1FT. BR STD. H1144/65 3.8.65 EXAM'D IN 515449N, 012758E. LEAST E/S 27 IN 35FT. SCOUR 37FT. NO SONAR OBTAINED AND E/S TRACE POOR. PEAK IS ALMOST CERTAINLY SILTED-UP WK. (HMS ECHO, 10.11.64). H2134/70 24.2.70 EXAM'D 13.6.69 IN 515453N, 012758E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 5.9, FOUL AT 6.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.0 IN GEN DEPTH 7.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 8.8MTRS. WK LIES ON EDGE OF BANK SHELVING TO 13.5MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). 18.1.72 AMEND TO SW 5.9MTRS. NC 2693. H3186/73 8.5.73 EXAM'D IN 515455N, 012806E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LARGE BANK WITH SMALL PEAK ON TOP. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 7.8MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED IN 515451N, 012756E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SCATTERED BROKEN UP CONTACT. ESTIMATED HT 4FT IN APPROX GEN DEPTH 45FT [NOT REDUCED]. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). H4358/74 18.2.76 NOT FOUND IN BOX 450MTRS SQUARE CENTRED ON 515449N, 012759E. (HMS ECHO). H4726/77 16.3.79 NOT FOUND DURING INTENSIVE SEARCH USING DCS3. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.12.78). NCA. H1941/80 2.4.81 NOTHING FOUND DURING SEARCH USING E/S & DCS3 AROUND 515449N, 012759E, BUT DEFINITE WK (POSSIBLY THIS ONE) LOCATED DURING BASIC SONAR SWEEP IN 515432N, 012810E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LENGTH 40MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. NOT INVESTIGATED. (SOISS, HI 10). AMEND TO WK 7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 4.9.87 IN 515432N, 012809E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.0 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 10.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, BREADTH 10MTRS. LYING 030/210DEG CLOSE NW OF SHOALER BANK. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 50-75 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM 768/88. HH090/575/01 4.10.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 575). NCA. SEP 2016/000181430 26.10.16 EXAM'D 26.10.16; IN 5154.558N, 0128.039E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. LENGTH 38.86MTRS, WIDTH 10.59MTRS, HT 4.4MTRS. ORIENTATION 020/200 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 30.3MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 010 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD TOWARDS 027 DEGS. WK MAINLY INTACT. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE8). AMEND TO DW 6.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPARENTLY UPRIGHT

Position: 51 54.558 N,1 28.039 E

 

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