This is the information page about the shipwreck Blue mermaid, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 39.002 N,1 8.146 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Airston (probably)
5. Alberta
6. Albion (probably)
7. Alf everard (part of)
8. Alf everard (part of)
9. Algeria
10. Alice marie
11. Archon
12. Argus
13. Aridity (probably)
14. Astrologer
15. Atherton
16. Avon
17. Balakani
18. Baltrader
19. Beacon 'f'
20. Blue mermaid
21. Bolbec (possibly)
22. Bradglen
23. British oak
24. City of brisbane
25. Dalryan
26. Dela
27. Delce
28. Diana
29. E oaze light vessel
30. Embla (possibly)
31. Empire ghyll
32. Erins isle (possibly)
33. European gateway (part of)
34. Explorer
35. Fleurita
36. Fred everard
37. Georgia
38. Ghc (possibly)
39. Great nore tower (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains).
42. H k daniels
43. Harcourt
44. Hawksdale
45. Hawnby
46. Herland (part of)
47. Herland (part of)
48. Hibernia
49. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
50. Hm torpedo boat no.12
51. Hmml 127 (possibly)
52. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
53. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
54. Hms aisha
55. Hms amethyst
56. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
57. Hms ash
58. Hms capricornus
59. Hms chestnut (probably)
60. Hms conquistador
61. Hms danube 3
62. Hms desiree
63. Hms drummer
64. Hms gracie (probably)
65. Hms guardsman
66. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
67. Hms marsa
68. Hms myrtle
69. Hms oriana
70. Hms pyrope
71. Hms ray of hope
72. Hms receptive
73. Hms reed (possibly)
74. Hms resolvo (part of)
75. Hms restango
76. Hms sisapon
77. Hms stella orion
78. Hms tamarisk
79. Hms tunisian
80. Hms venetia
81. Hms vimiera (bow section)
82. Hms vimiera (part of)
83. Hms vimiera (stern)
84. Holba
85. Hopper number 19
86. Houston city
87. Intrepid
88. Lady jane
89. Lca 551
90. Letchworth
91. Lindfar
92. Lowlands
93. Mac 5 (possibly)
94. Mahseer
95. Main topman
96. Maplin light house
97. Margam abbey
98. Mercy
99. Mi amigo
100. Molliette
101. Mudlark
102. Nass beacon (ruins)
103. Neptune (possibly)
104. Newlands
105. Norman
106. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
107. Opal
108. Pallieter (possibly)
109. Paros isle
110. Pinto
111. Pisces
112. Prince igor (probably)
113. Princess juliana
114. Radiant
115. Restless wave (possibly)
116. Rubislaw
117. Ryal
118. San calisto
119. Selnes
120. Slesvig
121. Spaarndem
122. Stad maastricht
123. Strathearn
124. Strom trooper
125. Sun vii
126. Sunk beacon (remains)
127. Sweep ii
128. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
129. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
130. Tay bar
131. The sultan
132. Tongue sand tower (remains)
133. Toreador
134. Treport
135. Uama
136. Van meerlant (part of)
137. Vera
138. Wardie
139. Westerley star
140. Winifred
141. Winkfield
142. Yassou
143. Zarga

 

Name: BLUE MERMAID

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20220314

Details measurements/cartography: H02479/41 3.10.41 H02479/41 3.10.41 MAST AFLOAT AND VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. POSN 513900N, 010800E USING HSA. (HMS ST TUDNO, 21.9.41). INS AS DW.

- NM 2291/41. H02479/41 9.3.46 H02479/41 9.3.46 EXAM'D IN 513900N, 010806E. SWEPT CLEAR 14FT, FOUL 15FT. LEAST E/S 14FT. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 27.2.46). AMEND SW 14FT.

- NM 893/46. H02479/41 27.7.49 H02479/41 EXAM'D IN 513900N, 010806E LEAST E/S 17FT. SEABED 21-23FT. SCOUR 29FT. (HMS FRANKLIN, 27.7.49). H4710/63 5.5.64 H4710/63 5.5.64 LEAST E/S 14FT IN 22FT. SCOUR 23FT. SEABED OF MUD & SAND. (HMS EGERIA, 9.10.63). H4710/63 16.8.67 H4710/63 16.8.67 LEAST E/S 11FT. SEABED 18-20FT. SCOUR 24FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 12.7.67). AMEND WK 1FM 5FT. BR STD. 23.1.73 23.1.73 AMEND WK 3.3MTRS. NC 1975. H4399/71 26.5.76 H4399/71 26.5.76 EXAM'D 16.1.76 IN 513901N, 010812E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 3.1, FOUL 3.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.2 IN GEN DEPTH 6.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. WRECKAGE IS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA APPROX 100MTRS X 25MTRS. (REPORT FROM M/L MAPLIN DTD 17.1.76).

- NM BLOCK. SEP 2021/000002753 18.1.22 EXAM'D 22.9.21. LOCATED IN 5139.042N, 0108.083E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.46MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 15.6MTRS, HT 0.74MTRS, ORIENTATION 057/237 DEGS, (H525.2 FROM PLA SURVEY DTD 22.9.21). RETAIN AS CHARTED 3.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NFS. RSDRA2022000143177 06.07.22 EXAM'D 14.03.2022 IN 5139.002N, 0108.146E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. LENGTH 29MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. (RSDRA2022000143177 - PLA EAST SWIN H102 22/01). AMEND WK 5.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE

Position: 51 39.002 N,1 8.146 E

 

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