This is the information page about the shipwreck British commerce, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 11.736 N,0 47.228 W (50.212166666667, -0.7257)

 

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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. Albert
2. Ambiorix
3. Asger ryg
4. Augustenburg
5. British commerce
6. Chatburn (possibly)
7. City of mexico
8. Coral
9. Donegal (possibly)
10. Empire javelin
11. Fort yale
12. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
13. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
14. Hmcs alberni
15. Hms implacable
16. Hms loyalty
17. Hms moldavia
18. Hms towhee
19. Hooness
20. Kingsdyke
21. Krasnaya presnia
22. Lct 2331 (probably)
23. Lct 757 (possibly)
24. Maid of orleans
25. Meandros (possibly)
26. Olivine
27. Orminster
28. Pearl (possibly)
29. Plm 4 (possibly)
30. Polandia (possibly)
31. Ramsholm (possibly)
32. Ringen
33. Saint andre (probably)
34. Saint enogat
35. Sines (possibly)
36. Spearfish
37. Tangara
38. Teelin head
39. U 741
40. U 86 (formerly)
41. Ub 81
42. Uss osprey
43. Whale unit 552 (possibly)

 

Name: BRITISH COMMERCE

Length 75 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 1417 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built of iron in 1874 by dobie & co, glasgow as full rigged ship. owned at time of loss by w thomas, liverpool. passage london for melbourne. sank following collision with sv county of aberdeen (full rigged). sank quickly. two lost, both stowaways. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H4121/76 3.11.76 H4121/76 3.11.76 EXAM'D 16.6.76 IN 501142.7N, 004706.3W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 280FT. LIES 070/250 DEGS. BADLY BROKEN UP. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76).

- NM BLOCK 239/77. HH100/351/08 8.7.94 HH100/351/08 8.7.94 VESSEL IDENTIFIED AS 'BRITISH COMMERCE, 1874 LIVERPOOL'. VESSEL LIES 070/250DEGS, BOWS EAST WITH HOLDS OPEN. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED FOR NAME. (I WARREN). 11.11.99 11.11.99 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN 5 YEARS. HH09/952/01 6.11.03 HH09/952/01 6.11.03 EXAM'D 8.7.03 IN 5011.736N, 0047.228W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.4 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.6MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 240 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN WK. PROBABLY UPRIGHT, WITH A LIST. (GARDLINE, HI 952). AMEND WK 44MTRS. BR STD. 29.8.07 29.8.07 SHOWN AS WK 45MTRS IN 5011.736N, 0047.228W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6857 [INT 1705] [3RD EDN '07, ADOPTION]. NE 2613.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP, PROBABY UPRIGHT, BOWS SW

Position: 50 11.736 N,0 47.228 W

 

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