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 (50.7460167, 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 (fwd part)
18. D'artagnan
19. Dartmore
20. Dixie
21. Dotterel
22. Elizabeth and unknown
23. En avant
24. Eustratios (probably)
25. Evolution
26. Express
27. Flachsee
28. Gladys
29. Gloire a sainte therese
30. Harmatris
31. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
32. Hmhs anglia
33. Hms brazen
34. Hms carlton
35. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
36. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
37. Hms glen boyne
38. Hms lord grey
39. Hms wessex
40. Iltis (possibly)
41. Ines
42. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
43. Kadru
44. Kirsten skou
45. L'intrepide
46. La fleche
47. Le tregor
48. Leicester
49. Les aulnays
50. Loic
51. Lorraine
52. Lusitania
53. Marie-ange loic
54. Mariner moon
55. Mercator
56. Merida
57. Moise
58. Moorside (probably)
59. Munificent
60. Nicolaw
61. Niendorf (possibly)
62. Niki
63. Notre dame des trois epis
64. Ophelie
65. Pallieter
66. Petit antoine
67. Phoenix
68. Rhea
69. Rio parana
70. Rochester castle (possibly)
71. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
72. Saint benoit labre
73. Sainte marie de la mer
74. Smarapaan
75. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
76. Sultana
77. Tbd 317
78. Texaco caribbean (after section)
79. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
80. Tusnastabb (possibly)
81. U 93 (probably)
82. Ub 103 (possibly)
83. Ub 108 (possibly)
84. Ub 38
85. Ub 55 (probably)
86. Ub 56 (possibly)
87. Ub 78
88. Ub-33 (probably)
89. Uc 26
90. Uc 63
91. Uc 77 (possibly)
92. Uc 78 or uc 79
93. Vent arriere
94. 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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