This is the information page about the shipwreck Les mercenaires, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 21.755 N,3 28.893 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Angelena bm 271
3. Ann marie (possibly)
4. Antonio (probably)
5. Avalon g ii
6. Baychattan
7. Bleamoor (probably)
8. Blue marlin
9. Boma
10. Bretagne
11. Bretton hall
12. Broadmayne (part of)
13. Brunhilda
14. Buesten
15. Bull steamer (possibly)
16. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
17. City of swansea (probably)
18. Claverley (possibly)
19. Colorado (possibly)
20. Cornelia
21. Demetrios
22. Dudley rose
23. Eagle
24. Elsa
25. Elsa (possibly)
26. Emma
27. Emsstrom
28. Farn
29. Fiona mary
30. Flourish
31. Galicia
32. Garm (possibly)
33. Gefion
34. Girl barbara
35. Glocliffe
36. Glory
37. Greatham
38. Greleen
39. Grelhame (probably)
40. Gro
41. Havbris (probably)
42. Hazelpark (possibly)
43. Herzogin cecilie
44. Heye p
45. Hms benton castle
46. Hms chorley (possibly)
47. Hms crocodile
48. Hms jasper (possibly)
49. Hms newbridge (probably)
50. Hms penylan (e part)
51. Hms penylan (w part)
52. Hms picton castle
53. Hms savage
54. Hmsm d1
55. Irma germaine (possibly)
56. Jade star gypsy
57. Jordan a
58. Karen marie (probably)
59. Kendal castle
60. La blanca (possibly)
61. Laertes
62. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
63. Les mercenaires
64. Liberta
65. Lofoten (probably)
66. Lord stewart
67. Marana (bow section)
68. Marie des isles
69. Medina
70. Mudstomper (probably)
71. Neches (probably)
72. Newholm
73. North sea (probably)
74. Northville (possibly)
75. Perm (possibly)
76. Peronne
77. Placidas faroult
78. Quest
79. Rayder
80. Renilde
81. Riversdale
82. Rota
83. Sarah jayne
84. Sevilla
85. Shirley betty
86. Soudan
87. Stanhope
88. Ster de zee (possibly)
89. Taeping
90. Talvaldis (possibly)
91. Two sisters
92. Uc 49 (probably)
93. Uc 51
94. Uskmoor (probably)
95. W.s.w. one
96. Waikawa (possibly)
97. Warsaw
98. Yvette bm217

 

Name: LES MERCENAIRES

Year of registration: 2005

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 2005, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: HH232/490/08 5.9.05 LOCATED IN 5021.754N, 0328.887W [WGD]. CLEARED BY CHAIN SWEEP AT 26MTRS. GEN DEPTH 29.3MTRS. (TH, EMAIL DTD 1.9.05). INS AS SW 26MTRS.

- NM 4842/05. 3.6.13 EXAM'D 17.1.13 IN 5021.755N, 0328.893W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.1 IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS DEEP SURROUNDS WK TO DISTANCE OF 25MTRS. LENGTH 9MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HT 4.3MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 28MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, IN CIRCULAR SCOUR

Position: 50 21.755 N,3 28.893 W

 

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