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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Elemore
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Fervent
39. Florentia
40. Fred everard
41. Garthwaite
42. Gimle
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Gothia
46. Gwalia (possibly)
47. Harrow (probably)
48. Hartley
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms locheil
55. Hms lord ridley
56. Hms ruthin castle
57. Hms swallow
58. Hurstwood
59. John miles
60. King james (possibly)
61. Lady helen
62. Lampada (probably)
63. Lanthorn
64. Lerwick (probably)
65. London
66. Lowtyne (possibly)
67. Lucy
68. Madame renee
69. Marchioness of londonderry
70. Marie stuart
71. Melanie (probably)
72. Membland (possibly)
73. Merrie islington
74. Modemi (possibly)
75. Moorlands
76. Moorwood (possibly)
77. Novillo
78. Oakwell
79. Onslow
80. Pandora
81. Pathfinder
82. Paul
83. Philander (probably)
84. Polanna
85. Polruan
86. Quaggy (probably)
87. Rosella (probably)
88. Rutil
89. Saint ninian
90. Sarah thinnesen
91. Schaldis (possibly)
92. Scotia
93. Sir francis
94. Skane
95. Southborough
96. Springhill
97. Stora-korsnas-link i
98. Sumus (probably)
99. Suntrap (probably)
100. Talisman (possibly)
101. Tatiana (possibly)
102. Taurus (probably)
103. Teesdale (possibly)
104. Trelyon
105. Ub 30
106. Uc 70
107. Wallsend
108. Wayside flower
109. Woodstock (bow section)
110. 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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