This is the information page about the shipwreck Merc enterprise (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55.042 N,4 5.603 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. August conseil (possibly)
5. Australbush (possibly)
6. Bell virtue
7. Birgitte
8. Cantabria
9. Catherine allen
10. Charlwood
11. Cheapside (possibly)
12. Chelydra (possibly)
13. City of antwerp
14. Claverley (possibly)
15. Dartmeet
16. Dirigo (possibly)
17. Duguesclin
18. East point
19. Eastern prince
20. Edam ii
21. Elizabeth caroline
22. Exploiter
23. Flying enterprise
24. Flying foam (possibly)
25. Halfdan (possibly)
26. Halloween
27. Herzogin cecilie
28. Hms lord stonehaven
29. Hms stockforce (possibly)
30. Hms ullswater
31. Hmsm h 52
32. Hmsm m1
33. Hmsm untiring
34. Juno
35. Koningin der engelen (probably)
36. La negra
37. Lab
38. Liberta
39. Lochwood
40. Maine
41. Merc enterprise (probably)
42. Rio sorocaba
43. Sabrina
44. Skaala
45. Spyros
46. St katharine (probably)
47. Tasmania (possibly)
48. Ternefjell
49. U 1063
50. Uskmoor (probably)
51. Woodburn
52. Wreathier
53. Yewforest

 

Name: MERC ENTERPRISE (PROBABLY)

Length 79.2 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 781 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: built in 1968 by rolandwerft gmbh, bremen. owned at time of loss by per henriksen. oil engine of 1999bhp, single shaft. passage treport for cork. cargo barley. abandoned in sw force 10 after developing a list. subsequently sank 171degs, 17 miles from eddystone light. (ll & msd).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 73 meter, Height above seabed: 53 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H1232/69 22.7.77 H1232/69 22.7.77 A LARGE WK, 7FMS HIGH, LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER & E/S IN 495504N, 040534W [OGB] USING DECCA. (T ALLEN, TELECON 22.7.77). CHART AS USC 55MTRS. NC 442. H4979/72 18.1.74 H4979/72 18.1.74 'MERC ENTERPRISE' SINKING POSN 495600N, 041236W. (FO PLYMOUTH SIG DTD 18.1.74 & PLYMOUTH CG SIG DTD 17.1.74). H4979/72 12.10.77 H4979/72 12.10.77 WK LOCATED 30.8.77 IN POSN BY DECCA. HEIGHT 7FMS IN GEN DEPTH 43FMS. THOUGHT LOCALLY TO BE THE 'MERC ENTERPRISE'. E/S TRACE SUPPLIED. (D J UREN, PLYMOUTH). H1270/75 9.10.79 H1270/75 9.10.79 LOCATED USING DECCA. HEIGHT 23FT. (BOWEN, PLYMOUTH). HH100/351/20 6.8.03 HH100/351/20 6.8.03 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. INTACT, ON STBD SIDE. AFT MACHINERY AND ACCOMMODATION. TWO OBVIOUS BREAKS IN HULL ON DECKS FWD OF BRIDGE. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. STANDS 11MTRS HIGH BY DIVE COMPUTER. 3MTR SCOUR ALONG WK. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DERRICKS HEAVILY NETTED. (L BISHOP). NCA. HH091/059/01 28.4.05 HH091/059/01 28.4.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 4955.042N, 0405.603W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 58.6 IN GEN DEPTH 73.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 14.8MTRS. LIES 053/233 DEGS. PARTIALLY BURIED AND COLLAPSED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 58MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON SBD SIDE, NETTED

Position: 49 55.042 N,4 5.603 W

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway