This is the information page about the shipwreck Mercator, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 45.561 N,1 34.003 E (50.746016666667, 1.54795)

 

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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. Acer
2. Acer
3. Advent
4. Aiglon
5. Alhama
6. Amandine
7. Argo
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Belford
10. Blanc nez
11. Brandenburg
12. Ca 4
13. Cachalot
14. Cap de la hague
15. Colbert
16. Colbert (possibly)
17. Costas michalos (aft section)
18. Costas michalos (fwd part)
19. D'artagnan
20. Dartmore
21. Dixie
22. Dotterel
23. Elizabeth and unknown
24. En avant
25. Eustratios (probably)
26. Evolution
27. Express
28. Flachsee
29. Gladys
30. Gloire a sainte therese
31. Harmatris
32. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
33. Hmhs anglia
34. Hms brazen
35. Hms carlton
36. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
37. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
38. Hms glen boyne
39. Hms lord grey
40. Hms wessex
41. Iltis (possibly)
42. Ines
43. Jupiter (probably)
44. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
45. Kadru
46. Kirsten skou
47. L'intrepide
48. La fleche
49. Le tregor
50. Leicester
51. Les aulnays
52. Loic
53. Lorraine
54. Lusitania
55. Marie-ange loic
56. Mariner moon
57. Mercator
58. Merida
59. Moise
60. Moorside (probably)
61. Munificent
62. Nicolaw
63. Niendorf (possibly)
64. Niki
65. Notre dame des trois epis
66. Ophelie
67. Pallieter
68. Petit antoine
69. Phoenix
70. Rhea
71. Rio parana
72. Rochester castle (possibly)
73. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
74. Saint benoit labre
75. Sainte marie de la mer
76. Smarapaan
77. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
78. St claire (possibly)
79. Sultana
80. Tbd 317
81. Texaco caribbean (after section)
82. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
83. Tusnastabb (possibly)
84. U 93 (probably)
85. Ub 103 (possibly)
86. Ub 108 (possibly)
87. Ub 38
88. Ub 55 (probably)
89. Ub 56 (possibly)
90. Ub 78
91. Ub-33 (probably)
92. Uc 26
93. Uc 63
94. Uc 77 (possibly)
95. Uc 78 or uc 79
96. Vent arriere
97. Virgo sancta

 

Name: MERCATOR

Length 95.7 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2827 ton

Cause: mined in english channel whilst en route from dunkirk to bristol channel. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H7036/16 28.10.16 WK (1916) IN 504555N, 013353E APPROX. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 554/16 ISSUED. H2961/22 18.5.22 WK, LEAST DEPTH 5.2MTRS [2.5FMS] IN 504540N, 013351E. (ADMIRALTY). SQ. DATE. H4325/22 12.7.22 NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (ADMIRALTY). H8599/24 11.2.24 AMEND TO WK 6FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 300/24. H3003/51 31.5.51 WKS, LEAST DEPTH 8.5MTRS [4FMS 4FT] IN 504540N, 013351E, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY CLOSE E. (PARIS NM). LC 438. H7035/54 23.11.54 BUOY REMOVED. (PARIS NM 54 43 22).

- NM 2609/54. [OGB] POSN: 504536N, 013354E. NC 1892. H4984/74 WK 8.5MTRS IN 504537N, 013403E. (BREST NM 77 53 16). [OGB] POSN: 504530N, 013408E. R/S. H7572/68 25.3.82 WK 9.4MTRS SHOWN IN 504535N, 013407E [EUR] ON FR NM BLOCK 08 32 82. NE 1892 & NE 2451. 10.6.85 WK 9.4MTRS SHOWN IN 504538N, 013405E ON FR 6682 [1985 EDN]. 11.11.92 WK OF RUSSIAN SS 'MERCATOR' IN 504536.8N, 013405E [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. LEAST DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. HT 3.5MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS [1987] NO 21601074). NC 438. 17.2.12 SHOWN AS WK PA 9.4MTRS IN 5045.561N, 0134.003E [WGD] ON FRENCH 438 [EDN 3 DTD 2011].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 45.561 N,1 34.003 E

 

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