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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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