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Ashanti
Hob Uid: 1163552
Location : Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight
Grid Ref : SZ4986069990
Summary : 1944 wreck of English cargo vessel which was torpedoed and exploded to founder off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Requisitioned to carry petrol from Southampton to the D-Day landings in Normandy, she was a steel engine-driven vessel.
More information : An armed merchant vessel requisitioned temporarily by the Royal Navy to ship cased petrol to the Normandy beach head during the D-Day landings. She was waiting at the invasion assembly point off the Isle of Wight when attacked by a German E-boat. Hit by a single torpedo, the ASHANTI burst into flames and then exploded, killing all 10 crew and 7 DEMS gunners. (7) The ASHANTI was packed full of vital jerry-cans of petrol for tanks. As she waited for the rest of the convoy at the assembly point a German E-boat torpedoed her. The explosion fuelled by the petrol was enormous. (4)(8)(9) 10-JUN-1944: E-boats attacked ships at the Isle of Wight convoy assembly point for Normandy, sinking the cargo ships ASHANTI,534 tons, BRACKENFIELD, 657 tons, and DUNGRANGE, 621 tons. (10) Built: 1936 (1)(2)(7) Builder: Goole Shipbuilding and Repair Co. (1)(2)(7) Where Built: Goole (1)(2)(7) Propulsion: Twin screws, diesel/oil engines (1)(2)(7) HP: 102 (1)(2)(7) Owner: T E Evans and Co. (1)(2)(7) Crew: 10 (1)(7) Crew Lost: 10 (1)(7) Passengers: 7 [gunners] (1)(7) Passengers Lost: 7 (1)(7) Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Built 1936
Monument End Date : 1936
Monument Start Date : 1936
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Lost 1944
Monument End Date : 1944
Monument Start Date : 1944
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel, Admiralty Vessel, Armed Cargo Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Hydrographic Office Number
External Cross Reference Number : 18979
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External Cross Reference Source : Hydrographic Office Number
External Cross Reference Number : 13501677
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2450 21-10-77
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2656 28-05-82
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External Cross Reference Source : Maritime SMR Number (Isle of Wight)
External Cross Reference Number : 30017
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2045 31-05-74
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SZ 46 NE 44
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