This is the information page about the shipwreck Merchiston, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 39.616 N,0 31.425 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amelie-mathilde
4. B o borjesson
5. Benmacdhui
6. British councillor
7. British prince
8. Briton (possibly)
9. Catford
10. Cecil (possibly)
11. City of birmingham
12. Corhampton
13. Corinth (possibly)
14. Corland
15. Diana
16. Dido
17. Faunus
18. Fermo
19. Flashlight (probably)
20. Flourish
21. Fowberry tower (part)
22. Fryken
23. Gerhardt (possibly)
24. Girl kitty (possibly)
25. Giuseppe
26. Gladeto
27. Gluckauf (possibly)
28. Grangemouth
29. Harnis (probably)
30. Helmsman (probably)
31. Hms benvolio
32. Hms botanic
33. Hms corfield
34. Hms egret
35. Hms kos xvi (probably)
36. Hms princess victoria
37. Hms strathborve (part)
38. Hms susarion
39. Hms warland (possibly)
40. Homer
41. Horsted
42. Hugh taylor
43. Ida
44. Ightham (possibly)
45. Inge marguerite (possibly)
46. Ionic (probably)
47. Jane (possibly)
48. Janet helen (possibly)
49. Jersey (probably)
50. John rettig (probably)
51. Katina bulgari
52. Keynes
53. Kimberley (possibly)
54. Kingston cameo
55. Kyma
56. Ladas (possibly)
57. Lady anstruther (probably)
58. Lancaster (possibly)
59. Laurel (possibly)
60. Lifeguard (possibly)
61. Lightship no 83
62. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
63. Lismore
64. Lottie (possibly)
65. Lucerne
66. Lutha
67. Maggie
68. Magnolia
69. Marie dawn
70. Matanuska (probably)
71. Merchiston
72. Modig
73. Modiva (possibly)
74. Onesta
75. Onward (possibly)
76. Ophir ii (possibly)
77. Orsa
78. Peebles (possibly)
79. Petroswift
80. Pilsudski
81. Polzella (possibly)
82. Portia
83. Rado (possibly)
84. Ravonia (part)
85. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
86. Rayford
87. Realf
88. Revello
89. Revi
90. Revigo (possibly)
91. Rhuys
92. Rievaulx abbey
93. Rivaulx
94. River don (part of)(probably)
95. Rivergate
96. Rochester (possibly)
97. Rosebud (possibly)
98. Royston
99. Salacon
100. Salmondby
101. Saltoun
102. Schieland (possibly)
103. Scotia (possibly)
104. Scotia (possibly)
105. Sea pearl
106. Shepherd lad
107. Sota eduardo
108. Stylianos chandris
109. Thessaly
110. Trignac (possibly)
111. Two brothers
112. Umbe
113. Varangmalm (possibly)
114. Vechstroom
115. Venture (possibly)
116. Vereingte (possibly)
117. Victoria
118. Virginian
119. Wayside flower (possibly)
120. William balls (probably)
121. Winga

 

Name: MERCHISTON

Length 85.3 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1840 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Built in 1901 by w grey & co ltd, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by merchinson ss co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 165hp, single shaft. machinery by central marine eng works ltd, west hartelpool. passage bilbao for middlesbrough. cargo iron ore. sank following a collision in ne force 3 with british ss eda.

Year of registration: 1949

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1949, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H04402/41 7.11.49 H04402/41 7.11.49 WK LOCATED IN 533927N, 003127E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 46 IN GEN DEPTH 64FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1949). INS WK 7.5FMS.

- NM 2298/49. 23.6.75 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 13MTRS [LAT]. NC 107. H3805/72 28.2.78 H3805/72 28.2.78 EXAM'D 20.9.77 IN 533934.9N, 003132.4E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 13.8, FOUL 14.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES NW/SE. VERY BROKEN UP THOUGH MID-SECTION PARTIALLY INTACT. HIGHEST POINT IS THE BOILER, ABOUT 12FT ABOVE SEABED. ESTIMATED ORIGINAL LENGTH 200-300FT. (SOISS, HI 54/77 & HMS GAVINTON, REPORT DTD 10.10.77). BR STD. H1270/73 3.11.78 H1270/73 3.11.78 CARGO IRON ORE. BOILER AND ENGINE STILL STANDING. REMAINDER SCATTERED WRECKAGE. (KIRKPATRICK, HUMBER DIVERS, TELECON 24.10.78). HH100/351/05 1.6.92 HH100/351/05 1.6.92 WK OF MERCHISTON LOCATED IN 533903N, 003115E. POSN BY DECCA. (R J COLLINSON, 28.4.92). NCA. 5.9.13 5.9.13 IN 5339.616N, 0031.425E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.23 IN GEN DEPTH 18.4MTRS. LENGTH 84MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 4.17MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS WITH BOWS ENE. UPRIGHT, WELL BROKEN, BOILER & ENGINE REMAIN THE HIGHEST PART. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). NO SCOUR. AMEND WK 14.2MTRS
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, BOWS ENE, BOILER/ENGINE HIGHEST POINTS

Position: 53 39.616 N,0 31.425 E

 

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