This is the information page about the shipwreck Merle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 48.221 N,5 12.494 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Arab
5. Ardgarry
6. Arvor
7. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Atlantis (possibly)
10. Ballarat
11. Bamse (probably)
12. Bay of panama
13. Beatrice (possibly)
14. Bellucia
15. Ben rein
16. Bjornvik (possibly)
17. Brest
18. Bretonne (probably)
19. Briagha mara
20. Brigamara
21. Cape finisterre (probably)
22. Carmarthen
23. Caroline
24. Carpo (possibly)
25. Catena
26. Centurion (possibly)
27. Cieszyn
28. Citrine
29. City of corinth (possibly)
30. City of ghent
31. Clan apline
32. Clan malcolm
33. Congener
34. Corvus
35. Cromdale
36. Cyrenian
37. Czar
38. Dispatch (possibly)
39. Erato
40. Eric calvert (possibly)
41. Eskdale
42. Eva (possibly)
43. Facto
44. Forde
45. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
46. Gap
47. Glendale
48. Godolphin
49. Grip (part of)
50. Gunvor
51. Hansy
52. Happy returns (possibly)
53. Hellopes
54. Hms almond (after part)
55. Hms almond (bow part)
56. Hms anson
57. Hms brandlebas
58. Hms comet
59. Hms gloaming
60. Hms javelin (stern section)
61. Hms kurd
62. Hms primrose
63. Hms rinovia
64. Hms roche bonne
65. Hms royalo
66. Hms torrent
67. Hmy sappho (possibly)
68. Hnlms brielle
69. Hockwold
70. Ilston
71. Jersey queen (possibly)
72. John
73. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
74. Juno
75. Kalibia (possibly)
76. Karen marie
77. Kerris reed
78. Kilmaho
79. Koroller ar mor (possibly)
80. Krosfond
81. Lady cory-wright
82. Lady dalhousie
83. Le vieux tigre
84. Leander
85. Libourne
86. Loe bar wk
87. Lord snowden (probably)
88. Lorle (probably)
89. Lydie
90. Merle
91. Mervyn (possibly)
92. Mina cantiquin
93. Mohegan
94. Mosel
95. Nanna (possibly)
96. Normand
97. Noya (possibly)
98. Nyassa
99. Ocklinge
100. Omer denise
101. Ospra
102. Pearl (possibly)
103. Penelope jane (possibly)
104. Phoenix 203
105. Pindos
106. Plantaganet
107. Poljames
108. Poljames
109. Ponthieu
110. Port chalmers
111. Reidar (possibly)
112. Robert
113. Rock island bridge
114. Royal anne galley
115. Sabre of newquay
116. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
117. Schiedam
118. Spital
119. Spyridion vagliano
120. St anthony (possibly)
121. Twilight water
122. U 1018
123. U 399
124. U 95
125. Uc 66
126. Ula
127. Veritas
128. Vigrid (possibly)
129. Violet
130. Volnay
131. War tune
132. Westwood (possibly)
133. Wyndcliffe
134. Yewcroft
135. Zebra

 

Name: MERLE

Length 40.6 meter, width: 7.7 meter, draught: 4.4, tonnage 315 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products,timber

Cause: built of iron in 1863 by westwood, london. owned at time of loss by p l moller, mandal. passage mexico for falmouth. sank following collision with french ss dahra during a storm. 1 man lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 83 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: HH090/430/01 13.7.89 WK EXAM'D 1.12.88 IN 494811N, 051226W [OGB] USING HYPER-FIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 78 IN GEN DEPTH 83MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH - VERTICAL HT 5.1MTRS, SHADOW HT 5.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. SMALL, WELL DEFINED AND APPARENTLY INTACT WK. LENGTH 47MTRS, BEAM 9MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 430). CHART AS WK 78.0MTRS. BR STD. 28.6.06 DIVED 25.6.06. A SMALL, STEEL HULLED SV. APPROX 100FT LONG, LYING UPRIGHT. 9 INCH BELL RECOVERED WHICH WHEN CLEANED REVEALED THE NAME MERLE 1863. (G POUND, TELECONS 26.6.06 & 28.6.06). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, WELL DEFINED, UPRIGHT

Position: 49 48.221 N,5 12.494 W

 

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