This is the information page about the shipwreck Mersey, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 43.959 N,5 28.462 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Athelduchess (forward part)
6. Bestwood (possibly)
7. Boston city (possibly)
8. Brynymor
9. Burry
10. Cambro
11. Celtic revenge (possibly)
12. Clan macduff
13. Clapham (probably)
14. Clydesdale
15. Colonian
16. Concha
17. Dalserf
18. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
19. Drina (probably)
20. Eminent (probably)
21. Empire beacon (possibly)
22. Englishman
23. Falcon
24. Faraday
25. Fowey rose (possibly)
26. Gerard
27. Gisella (possibly)
28. Glenisla (possibly)
29. Graffoe
30. Hematite
31. Hms arbutus
32. Hms penshurst (possibly)
33. Hurst
34. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
35. Jonas lie (possibly)
36. King edgar
37. Kingstown (probably)
38. Lcg no.16
39. Lord derby (probably)
40. Lucy
41. Luminence
42. Mersey
43. Mervyn (probably)
44. Morna
45. Morning star
46. Norfolk coast
47. Novasli (possibly)
48. Pentwyn (possibly)
49. Pikepool (probably)
50. Portland (possibly)
51. Prince cadwgan (probably)
52. Queen
53. Renfrew (possibly)
54. Rhiwabon
55. Rowena
56. Sapphire (possibly)
57. Sea farer (possibly)
58. Shamrock
59. South of england
60. St fintan (possibly)
61. St george
62. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
63. Szent istvan
64. Thorold (probably)
65. Trevilla (possibly)
66. U 1169 (possibly)
67. U 61 (possibly)
68. Valeria (probably)
69. Vernicos alexia
70. Vernicos barbara iv
71. Vernicos giorgis
72. Walter l m russ
73. Whitehaven
74. Wiema
75. Wileysike

 

Name: MERSEY

Length 60.8 meter, width: 8.3 meter, draught: 4.4, tonnage 454 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: built of iron in 1867 by t r oswald, sunderland. owned at time of loss by hines bros, maryport. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 90hp, single shaft. passage barrow-in-furness for antwerp. cargo pig iron. stranded and lost in ese force 3 gale. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1876

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1876

Details measurements/cartography: H4919/77 20.12.77 H4919/77 20.12.77 SS MERSEY WRECKED ON ROCKS NOW NAMED AFTER IT. (E GILES, LTR DTD 11.12.77). NCA, POSN 514356N, 052824W FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 43.959 N,5 28.462 W

 

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