This is the information page about the shipwreck Manchester commerce (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 43.435 N,7 50.059 W (55.799933333333, -7.9008)

 

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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. Boma
2. Bussum (after part)
3. Bussum (fore part) (possibly)
4. Carrickatine
5. Devonian
6. Empire heritage
7. Hms anchusa (possibly)
8. Hms anchusa (probably)
9. Hms nathaniel cole (possibly)
10. Hms transylvania
11. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
12. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
13. Justicia
14. Manchester commerce (probably)
15. Maxton (possibly)
16. Oldfield grange (part of)(pos
17. Pinto (probably)
18. Rath cormaich
19. Roscommon
20. Tritonia (possibly)
21. U 110
22. U 149
23. U 155
24. U 170
25. U 281
26. U 637
27. U 89 (possibly)
28. Ub 89 (probably)
29. Vesltelv (possibly)
30. Widwud (possibly)

 

Name: MANCHESTER COMMERCE (PROBABLY)

Length 131 meter, width: 15 meter, draught: 13, tonnage 5363 ton

Cause: ran into minefied laid by the north german liner 'berlin' 20 miles north of & 1/4 east of tory is.

Year of registration: 1965

Water depth above wreck: 90 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1965, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H1173/66 3.6.66 H1173/66 3.6.66 WRECK LOCATED 4.10.65 IN 554326N, 075000W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 273 IN GEN DEPTH 303FT. NO SCOUR. BAD SONAR TARGET. (HMS DALRYMPLE, 1.3.66). INS AS WK 45FMS. BR STD. H3740/69 9.7.69 H3740/69 9.7.69 A WELL-DECK TYPE CARGO VESSEL. UPSIDE DOWN. ABOUT 350FT IN LENGTH. BEAM ABOUT 45FT. COUNTER STERN. REGISTERED IN GLASGOW. STANDS 31FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 302FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, LTR DTD 4.7.69). 21.10.76 21.10.76 AMEND TO WK 81MTRS. NC 1770. H4473/81 13.7.87 H4473/81 13.7.87 LOCATED IN 554325N, 075000W [OGB] USING USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 82 IN GEN DEPTH 89MTRS. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS HYDRA, HI 100). NCA. 4.1.07 4.1.07 THIS IS PROBABLY THE TRITONIA. (M MCVEIGH, EMAIL DTD 2.1.07). NCA. 20.4.07 20.4.07 LOCATED IN 5543.435N, 0750.059W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 90MTRS. LENGTH 106MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 9.2MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 100/290 DEGS, INTACT. NO SCOUR. AMEND WK 79MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 18.2.09 18.2.09 DIVED IN 5543.433N, 0750.060W [WGD] HAS BOW MISSING, POSSIBLY FROM MINE CONTACT. UPSIDE DOWN & LYING TO PORT WITH THREE BOILERS VISIBLE. PROBABLY THE 'MANCHESTER COMMERCE', WHEN COMPARED WITH PICTURES OF THAT SHIP. (M MCVEIGH, EMAIL DTD 13.2.09). BUT SEE ALSO [3378]. RETAIN IN EXISTING POSN. NCA. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 80.38MTRS. (GSI). AMEND WK 80MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED, INTACT, HIGH POINT MIDSHIPS

Position: 55 43.435 N,7 50.059 W

 

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