This is the information page about the shipwreck Commercial, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 34.877 N,0 40.455 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Aigburth
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardgantoch
9. Athelstane
10. Athos
11. Atlas (possibly)
12. Atwing (possibly)
13. Audax
14. Battersea
15. Beaumanoir (probably)
16. Ben aden
17. Berwick (possibly)
18. Black prince (possibly)
19. Botha (possibly)
20. Brentwood
21. Castleford (probably)
22. Commercial
23. Constantia
24. Corsham
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Dayspring (probably)
30. Defiant
31. Disperser
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Earl percy
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Fervent
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Gothia
45. Gwalia (possibly)
46. Harrow (probably)
47. Hartley
48. Helene
49. Hercules
50. Highgate
51. Hms desire (possibly)
52. Hms dromio
53. Hms locheil
54. Hms lord ridley
55. Hms ruthin castle
56. Hms swallow
57. Hurstwood
58. John miles
59. King james (possibly)
60. Lady helen
61. Lampada (probably)
62. Lanthorn
63. Lerwick (probably)
64. London
65. Lowtyne (possibly)
66. Lucy
67. Madame renee
68. Marchioness of londonderry
69. Marie stuart
70. Melanie (probably)
71. Membland (possibly)
72. Merrie islington
73. Modemi (possibly)
74. Moorlands
75. Moorwood (possibly)
76. Novillo
77. Oakwell
78. Pandora
79. Pathfinder
80. Paul
81. Philander (probably)
82. Polanna
83. Polruan
84. Quaggy (probably)
85. Rosella (probably)
86. Rutil
87. Saint ninian
88. Sarah thinnesen
89. Schaldis (possibly)
90. Sir francis
91. Skane
92. Southborough
93. Springhill
94. Stora-korsnas-link i
95. Sumus (probably)
96. Suntrap (probably)
97. Talisman (possibly)
98. Tatiana (possibly)
99. Taurus (probably)
100. Teesdale (possibly)
101. Ub 30
102. Uc 70
103. Wallsend
104. Wayside flower
105. Woodstock (bow section)
106. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: COMMERCIAL

Length 50.3 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 496 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1902 by j fullerton & co, paisley. owned at time of loss by the commercial gas co, london. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 75 nhp, single shaft. machinery by mckie & baxter ltd, glasgow. passage from tyne dock for london. cargo coal. foundered off runswick bay in wind conditions wnw force 5. thirteen men lost.

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1987, last detected: 20170106

Details measurements/cartography: H5103/83 12.3.87 3 FASTENERS IN CLOSE VICINITY OF 543449N, 003954W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 2.7.88 IN 543452N, 004021W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 110/290 DEGS. IS EXTREMELY DECAYED GIVING NO CONTINUOUS OUTLINE ON SONAR. 2 HIGH POINTS AT NW END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/09 8.6.95 MADE OF IRON. SINGLE BOILER WITH THREE FURNACES. ENGINE ON ITS SIDE. PROBABLY TRIPLE EXPANSION. OLD AND WELL DECAYED. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/10 24.11.95 PORT HOLES AND STEEL TELEGRAPH LOCATED. STEERING PEDESTAL LOCATED, MADE BY 'THOMAS REID & SONS, PAISLEY 1902'. BOW SECTION WELL DECAYED, THE ONLY CLUE TO ITS LOCATION IS A PILE OF ANCHOR CHAIN. CLEARLY SANK POST 1902, POSSIBLY 'ARDGANTOCK' OR 'COMMERCIAL'. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/13 17.3.98 CONFIRMED AS 'COMMERCIAL'. IDENTIFIED FROM MAKER'S REFERENCE NUMBER ON STEERING PEDESTAL. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY, LTR DTD 12.3.98). SEP 2015/000095701 1.6.15 EXAM'D BY BDC, WK 40.01MTRS IN 5434.877N, 0040.455W [WGD]. NFS. (CEFAS SURVEY, DS9). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000002822 2.5.17 EXAM'D 06.01.17; IN 5434.887N, 0040.445W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS, LENGTH 45.8MTRS, WIDTH 22.8MTRS, HEIGHT 3.44MTRS, ORIENTATION 110/290 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DECAYED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 40MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: EXTREMELY DECAYED

Position: 54 34.877 N,0 40.455 W

 

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