This is the information page about the shipwreck Merel (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 19.644 N,1 30.713 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Amplegarth
9. Andaman
10. Angelus (possibly)
11. Archon
12. Ashley
13. Avon
14. Balakani
15. Bravore
16. Brendonia
17. Camisard
18. Carmen
19. Cathay (part of)
20. Cedrington court
21. Cerne
22. City of brisbane
23. Colbert (possibly)
24. Constanzia
25. Corhaven
26. Corheath
27. Correct
28. Dalryan
29. Diana
30. Dinard
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dolcoath (part)
33. Dortejensen
34. Duiveland
35. Dunbar castle
36. E goodwin ltv
37. Efford
38. Eidsiva (probably)
39. Eleonora
40. Embla (possibly)
41. Emile deschamps
42. Emma
43. Emma (possibly)
44. Empire lough (probably)
45. Empress of fort william (probably)
46. Empress of midland (possibly)
47. En avant
48. Erins isle (possibly)
49. Falcon (probably)
50. Fearless
51. Filleigh
52. Flachsee
53. Flandres
54. Francesco ciampa
55. Franz fischer (possibly)
56. Fred everard
57. Frons olivae (probably)
58. Fulmar
59. G 85 (possibly)
60. G-42 (possibly)
61. Gad 23
62. Genimar
63. Girasol
64. Grazia (possibly)
65. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
66. Halcyon
67. Harcalo
68. Hawksdale
69. Hawnby
70. Henry b plant
71. Hibernia
72. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
73. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
74. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
75. Hmhs anglia
76. Hms alert ?
77. Hms aragonite (part of)
78. Hms aragonite (part of)
79. Hms aries (possibly)
80. Hms artic trapper
81. Hms blanche
82. Hms brazen
83. Hms carilon
84. Hms carlton
85. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
86. Hms chestnut (probably)
87. Hms city of dundee
88. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
89. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
90. Hms fauvette
91. Hms flirt
92. Hms glen boyne
93. Hms gracie (probably)
94. Hms guardsman
95. Hms kingston galena
96. Hms lydian
97. Hms marcella
98. Hms mastiff (possibly)
99. Hms myrtle
100. Hms napia
101. Hms niger (possibly)
102. Hms northumberland (probably)
103. Hms othello ii
104. Hms peridot
105. Hms pyrope
106. Hms ray of hope
107. Hms restoration (possibly)
108. Hms rodino
109. Hms stirling castle (probably)
110. Hms tamarisk
111. Hms torbay ii (probably)
112. Hms tourmaline
113. Hms tranquil
114. Hms war sepoy
115. Hms weigelia
116. Hmsm b2
117. Hundvaag
118. Ilaro
119. Ira (possibly)
120. Irene
121. Jacob luckenbach
122. James harrod
123. Josephine charlotte
124. Kabinda
125. Kadru
126. Karmt
127. Kielce
128. Kirsten skou
129. Koenigshaven
130. L'armandeche
131. Lady stella
132. Latona
133. Laurl coin
134. Lbv (m)396
135. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
136. Le pelerin de la mer
137. Leicester
138. Leo
139. Lighter 83
140. Lisbeth m
141. Loanda
142. Lolworth
143. Lord hamilton (possibly)
144. Luray victory
145. Lusitania
146. Mahratta
147. Mahratta ii
148. Maloja 1
149. Malta (probably)
150. Margate sand beacon
151. Menapier
152. Merel (part of)(possibly)
153. Mersey
154. Mi amigo
155. Monarch
156. Monica (possibly)
157. Murillo
158. Nancy moran
159. Newlands
160. Norman
161. Norman
162. North eastern victory
163. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
164. Ocean hound
165. Ocean king (possibly)
166. Opal
167. Ousel (probably)
168. Paros isle
169. Polgrange
170. Ponzano
171. Port dalhousie (possibly)
172. Preussen
173. Pulborough
174. Quentovic
175. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
176. Regin (possibly)
177. Rooswijk
178. Rubislaw
179. Rydal force
180. Rynanna
181. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
182. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
183. Sabac
184. Saidieh
185. Saint michael veillez sur nous
186. Saint ronan (possibly)
187. Saint ronan (possibly)
188. Sambut
189. San calisto
190. Santagata
191. Santagata (?part of)
192. Selma (possibly)
193. Shenandoah
194. Slesvig
195. Spaarndem
196. Spanish prince
197. Strathclyde
198. Surrey
199. Teeswood
200. The queen
201. Tina primo
202. Tongue sand tower (remains)
203. Toornvliet (probably)
204. Toromoree
205. Toward
206. Traquair (probably)
207. Tummel (probably)
208. U 11 (possibly)
209. U 16 (possibly)
210. U 48
211. Ub 109
212. Ub 12 (possibly)
213. Ub 29 (possibly)
214. Ub 55 (probably)
215. Uc 21 (possibly)
216. Uc 26
217. Uc 46
218. Uc 46 (possibly)
219. Uc 77 (possibly)
220. Ursus (part)
221. Virginie
222. Volante (possibly)
223. W a scholten
224. Warfleth
225. Westerley star
226. Wheatman (possibly)
227. Will and maggie (probably)
228. Woodtown (possibly)
229. Xanthence

 

Name: MEREL (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)

Length 74.7 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 1088 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built in 1925 by ayrshire dockyard co, irvine, ayrshire. owned at time of loss by the general steam navigation co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 298hp, single shaft. passage havre for london. general cargo of 1000 tons including brass rods, aniline & casein. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20150903

Details measurements/cartography: H0561/40 19.8.40 DW REPD IN 511939N, 013045E. (LT R BILL, RN DOVER).

- NM 2080/40. H0561/40 5.6.50 POSN 511939N, 013045E USING HSA. SWEPT 10.5.50, AFTER DISPERSAL ON 25.3.50. CLEAR 27FT, FOUL 28FT, SEABED 32-40FT, BUT DEPTHS OF 24-28FT EXIST WITHIN 2C SW. (SML 324, 28.5.50).

- NM 1018/50. H0561/40 15.2.61 SWEPT CLEAR 30FT, FOUL 32FT. LEAST E/S 34 IN GEN DEPTH 40FT. SCOUR 42FT. FIXED USING HSA. (ECES, 13.10.60). BR STD. H2714/69 4.3.69 SWEPT ON 19 & 24.9.68 IN 511938N, 013048E USING HSA. LEAST E/S 30FT IN GEN DEPTH 30-40FT. NO SCOUR. SEABED NOT KNOWN. (HMS EGERIA, HI 8A/68). BR STD. H2100/74 30.1.74 SMALL WK IN WIDE TROUGH IN 511936N, 013048E USING HIFIX. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST DEPTH 9.8MTRS IN 10-12MTRS. SCOUR 12.6MTRS [LAT]. IRREGULARLY UNDULATING SEABED. (HMS EGERIA, HI 121/73). NCA. H4453/72 13.3.80 NOT FOUND DURING DCS3 AREA SEARCH. (HMS ECHO, HI 62/79). NCA. H1938/78 28.10.80 EXAM'D IN 511937N, 013049E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.9 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. WK LIES IN 2 PIECES, ABOUT 40MTRS APART. NORTHERN PART SHOALEST, BUT DEEPER THAN SEABED LEVEL NEARBY. DOES NOT REQUIRE TO BE SWEPT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). BR STD. H2331/85 10.7.86 EXAM'D IN 511936N, 013048E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. ONLY S PORTION OF WK WAS FOUND, THE N PORTION IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BURIED. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 10MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7.5-11.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.3MTRS. DUE TO MOBILE NATURE OF SEABED RETAIN CURRENT CHARTED DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 298). HH090/647/01 28.10.94 EXAM'D IN 511936.2N, 013048.7E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.6 IN GEN DEPTH 9.9-11.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 SHADOW. COVERS 37 BY 17MTRS. ORIENTATED NE/SW. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO WK 9.6MTRS IN 511936N, 013049E [OGB]. BR STD. 19.10.05 [EUT] POSN: 5119.633N, 0130.712E. NE 1827. SEP 2008/000058660 17.7.08 LOCATED IN 5119.6446N, 0130.7150E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.91MTRS. (SDC EXAMINATION OF THANET WIND FARM SURVEY, M4734, GARDLINE HYDRO). NCA. SEP 2010/000060716 26.3.10 EXAM'D 3.8.09 IN 5119.644N, 0130.714W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.07 IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HT 2.9MTRS. POSSIBLE ADDITONAL WRECKAGE TO THE S OF THE MAIN CONTACT. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). SINGLE, STRONG CONTACT IN MINOR SCOUR. ?BOILER(S). AMEND WK 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083470 10.12.15 EXAM'D 3.9.15 IN 5119.644N, 0130.713E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 11.5MTRS. LENGTH 5.23MTRS, WIDTH 4.56MTRS, HEIGHT 2.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 100DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 5.0MTRS, SCOUR DEPTH 1.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 200DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1484). AMEND TO DW 8.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SINGLE STRONG CONTACT, ?BOILER

Position: 51 19.644 N,1 30.713 E

 

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