This is the information page about the shipwreck Yewforest, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.652 N,4 10.449 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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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.

 

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4. Australbush (possibly)
5. Bell virtue
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7. Brenda
8. Brialan
9. Carol anne
10. Chancellor
11. Charlwood
12. Cheapside (possibly)
13. Chelydra (possibly)
14. City of antwerp
15. Constance
16. Dartmeet
17. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
18. Dirigo (possibly)
19. Dutton
20. East point
21. Edam ii
22. Elizabeth caroline
23. Encourage
24. Exploiter
25. Fylrix
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27. Halfdan (possibly)
28. Hazel claire (possibly)
29. Heron i
30. Hms abelard
31. Hms coronation (part)
32. Hms coronation (part)
33. Hms elk (probably)
34. Hms foyle
35. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
36. Hms lord stonehaven
37. Hms ramillies
38. Hms scylla
39. Hms stockforce (possibly)
40. Hms ullswater
41. Hmsm a7
42. Hmsm h 52
43. Hmsm m1
44. Hmsm untiring
45. Hopper barge no.42
46. James eagan layne
47. Juno
48. Kazan
49. Kishmul of ayr
50. Koningin der engelen (probably)
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52. Lochwood
53. Marie
54. Mcgregor
55. Medoc
56. Merc enterprise (probably)
57. Oregon
58. Persier
59. Phoenix
60. Poulmic
61. Reine des flots
62. Rosehill
63. Sabrina
64. Solstice ph199
65. Spyros
66. St katharine (probably)
67. Tasmania (possibly)
68. Tinker di
69. Totnes castle
70. U 1063
71. Unicorn
72. W woolvern (possibly)
73. Yewforest

 

Name: YEWFOREST

Length 60.7 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 815 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: ex-barshaw. built in 1910 by greenock & grangemouth dockyard co. owned at the time of loss by j stewart & co, glasgow. triple expansion engine of 99rhp. was attacked and sunk when in convoy pw 250 by german mtb and aircraft. 11 crew lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 83 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: 20.11.42 SUNK IN 500800N, 040000W - ABOUT 11M ESE OF EDDYSTONE. (DSNE 1172 WAR LOSSES). H01001/40 SUNK IN 500524N, 040106W, 120DEGS, 11M FROM EDDYSTONE. (TRADE DIV LIST, 1942). H05027/45 TWO WKS FIXED IN COURSE OF TRIALS OF EXPERIMENTAL GEAR. [A] 500836N, 040954W; [B] MAIN PART: 500806N, 041000W. (HMS HEDINGHAM CASTLE). H( 6.4.60 WK IN 500842N, 041148W [OGB]. REPORTED BY A/S. (HMS ORWELL, 1954). NCA. 6.4.60 WK IN APPROX 500900N, 041200W [OGB]. (HMS WILDGOOSE, 15.2.45). NCA. H4808/72 24.8.70 WK IN 500838N, 041023W [OGB] USING DECCA. (MR CALKIN, 18.8.70). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. H3110/72 4.1.72 WK LOCATED IN 500836.6N, 041021.1W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55 IN GEN DEPTH 62MTRS. NO SCOUR. GOOD CONTACT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT S. GOOD FIRM E/S TRACE. FLAT BOTTOM AREA. SEABED FINE SAND, BROKEN SHELL & MUD. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). BR STD. 26.9.06 WK HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS YEWFOREST. (S WRIGHT/N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. SEP 2014/000153150 11.9.14 EXAM'D 21.6.14 IN 5008.652N, 0410.449W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.43 IN GEN DEPTH 62.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 61.9MTRS, WIDTH 10.1MTRS, HT 5.87MTRS. LIES 083/263 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, BROKEN IN TWO WITH THE BOW SECTION SLUMPING TO THE N. (MMT, HI 1454). BOWS E. AMEND WK 56MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN IN TWO, BOWS E

Position: 50 8.652 N,4 10.449 W

 

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