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 17.216 N,1 28.042 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. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Avon
15. Balakani
16. Bravore
17. Brendonia
18. Ca 4
19. Camisard
20. Cap de la hague
21. Carmen
22. Cathay (part of)
23. Cedrington court
24. Cerne
25. Christianssund
26. City of brisbane
27. Colbert (possibly)
28. Constanzia
29. Corhaven
30. Corheath
31. Correct
32. D'artagnan
33. Dalryan
34. Diana
35. Dinard
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dorothy j (possibly)
39. Dortejensen
40. Duiveland
41. Dunbar castle
42. E goodwin ltv
43. Efford
44. Eidsiva (probably)
45. Eleonora
46. Embla (possibly)
47. Emile deschamps
48. Emma
49. Emma (possibly)
50. Empire lough (probably)
51. Empress of fort william (probably)
52. Empress of midland (possibly)
53. En avant
54. Erins isle (possibly)
55. Falcon (probably)
56. Fearless
57. Filleigh
58. Flachsee
59. Flandres
60. Francesco ciampa
61. Fred everard
62. Frons olivae (probably)
63. Fulmar
64. G 85 (possibly)
65. G-42 (possibly)
66. Gad 23
67. Genimar
68. Girasol
69. Grazia (possibly)
70. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
71. Halcyon
72. Harcalo
73. Hawksdale
74. Hawnby
75. Henry moon
76. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
77. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
78. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
79. Hmhs anglia
80. Hms alert ?
81. Hms aragonite (part of)
82. Hms aragonite (part of)
83. Hms aries (possibly)
84. Hms artic trapper
85. Hms blanche
86. Hms brazen
87. Hms carilon
88. Hms carlton
89. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
90. Hms chestnut (probably)
91. Hms city of dundee
92. Hms cleon
93. Hms desiree
94. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
95. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
96. Hms fauvette
97. Hms flirt
98. Hms glen boyne
99. Hms gracie (probably)
100. Hms guardsman
101. Hms kingston galena
102. Hms lydian
103. Hms marcella
104. Hms mastiff (possibly)
105. Hms myrtle
106. Hms napia
107. Hms niger (possibly)
108. Hms northumberland (probably)
109. Hms othello ii
110. Hms peridot
111. Hms pyrope
112. Hms ray of hope
113. Hms restoration (possibly)
114. Hms rodino
115. Hms stirling castle (probably)
116. Hms tamarisk
117. Hms torbay ii (probably)
118. Hms tourmaline
119. Hms tranquil
120. Hms war sepoy
121. Hms weigelia
122. Hms wessex
123. Hmsm b2
124. Hundvaag
125. Ilaro
126. Ira (possibly)
127. Irene
128. Jacob luckenbach
129. James harrod
130. Josephine charlotte
131. Josephine willis
132. Jupiter (probably)
133. Kabinda
134. Kadru
135. Karmt
136. Katharina kolkmann
137. Kielce
138. Kirsten skou
139. Koenigshaven
140. L'armandeche
141. Lady stella
142. Latona
143. Laurl coin
144. Lbv (m)396
145. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
146. Le pelerin de la mer
147. Leicester
148. Leo
149. Lighter 83
150. Lisbeth m
151. Loanda
152. Lolworth
153. Lord hamilton (possibly)
154. Luray victory
155. Lusitania
156. Mahratta
157. Mahratta ii
158. Maloja 1
159. Malta (probably)
160. Margate sand beacon
161. Menapier
162. Merel (part of)(possibly)
163. Mersey
164. Mi amigo
165. Monarch
166. Monica (possibly)
167. Mudlark
168. Murillo
169. Nancy moran
170. Newlands
171. Niki
172. Norman
173. Norman
174. North eastern victory
175. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
176. Ocean king (possibly)
177. Opal
178. Ousel (probably)
179. Paros isle
180. Polgrange
181. Ponzano
182. Preussen
183. Pulborough
184. Quentovic
185. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
186. Regin (possibly)
187. Rooswijk
188. Rubislaw
189. Rydal force
190. Rynanna
191. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
192. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
193. Sabac
194. Saidieh
195. Saint michael veillez sur nous
196. Saint ronan (possibly)
197. Saint ronan (possibly)
198. Sambut
199. San calisto
200. Santagata
201. Santagata (?part of)
202. Sea serpent
203. Selma (possibly)
204. Shenandoah
205. Slesvig
206. Spaarndem
207. Spanish prince
208. St cecilia
209. Strathclyde
210. Surrey
211. Teeswood
212. Texaco caribbean (after section)
213. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
214. The queen
215. Tina primo
216. Tongue sand tower (remains)
217. Toromoree
218. Toward
219. Traquair (probably)
220. Tummel (probably)
221. U 11 (possibly)
222. U 16 (possibly)
223. U 48
224. Uama
225. Ub 108 (possibly)
226. Ub 109
227. Ub 12 (possibly)
228. Ub 29 (possibly)
229. Ub 31 ?
230. Ub 55 (probably)
231. Ub 78
232. Uc 21 (possibly)
233. Uc 26
234. Uc 46
235. Uc 46 (possibly)
236. Uc 77 (possibly)
237. Ursus (part)
238. Virginie
239. W a scholten
240. Warfleth
241. Westerley star
242. Wheatman (possibly)
243. Will and maggie (probably)
244. Woodtown (possibly)
245. Xanthence

 

Name: MERSEY

Length 77.7 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1037 ton

Cause: built in 1906 by swan hunter & wigham richardson. owned at the time of loss by london midland & scottish railway. struck a mine and sank in the downs near mildrake buoy. 14 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 49 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20190505

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN 511711N, 012805E. (VA DOVER). H0403/40 23.4.40 PFNM 1088/40 ISSUED. H0411/40 16.5.40 INS DW IN 511711N, 012805E. - FNM 1198/40. H0565/40 19.8.40 INS DW.

- NM 2080/40. H0403/40 22.2.50 DISPERSED TO BELOW LEVEL OF ADJACENT SEA BED. (C-IN-C NORE, 22.2.50). H0403/40 21.6.50 WK IN 511712N, 012808E USING HSA. LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP SMLS 324 325 ON 20 & 21.4.50 & 28.4.50. CLEAR AT 28FT FOUL AT 29FT. GEN DEPTH 33-40FT. DEPTHS OF 27FT EXIST WITHIN 2C TO THE S. (SML 324, 6.5.50). AMENDED TO WK 4FMS 4FT

- NM 1172/50. H0403/40 30.3.60 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP 14.7.59 IN 511709N, 012806E USING HSA. CLEAR AT 29FT FOUL AT 30FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37FT IN GEN DEPTH 39FT. SCOUR 49FT. SEABED SAND & SHINGLE. (ECES, SWEEP REPORT, 23.2.60). AMENDED TO SW 4FMS 5FT IN 511709N, 012806E. LC 1828 & NC 1895. H8033/68 12.12.68 A VERY POOR SONAR CONTACT IN 511710N, 012806E USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35FT IN GEN DEPTH 40FT. SCOUR DEPTH 45FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 9/68). CHART AS SW 4FMS 4FT IN 511710N, 012806E. NE 1828 [NEW DATUM]. H8033/68 6.1.69 TO REMAIN AS SW 4FMS 5FT ON BA 1895 [OLD DATUM]. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525 DTD 3.10.68). H5498/69 14.11.69 WK LOCATED 7.8.69 IN 511713N, 012806E USING HSA & DECCA. TWO BOAT DRIFT SWEEP 6.9.69, CLEAR AT 9.1MTRS FOUL AT 9.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.0MTRS. SEA BED IS SMOOTH. GOOD SONAR FROM E & W. LIES IN ITS OWN SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 163/69, HI 8(B)/69). AMENDED TO SW 9.1MTRS [5FMS] IN 511713N, 012806E.

- NM 1837/69. H2100/74 30.1.74 WK IN 511710N, 012807E USING HIFIX. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.6MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. SMALL WRECK SITTING IN OWN SCOUR. LIES APPROX E/W. (HMS ECHO, H525 NO.19/73). H1938/78 24.3.81 EXAM'D 20.10.80 IN 511710N, 012809E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SCATTERED WRECKAGE COVERING AREA 65 X 65MTRS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.5, FOUL AT 9.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.1 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. NO SCOUR. WK ALMOST COVERED. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61A/80). AMEND TO SW 9.5MTRS IN 511710N, 012809E. BR SD. H1951/80 29.5.81 H1951/80 29.5.81 EXAM'D 8.4.81. WRECKAGE COVERING AREA 50 X 40MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.1MTRS. RETAIN 1980 SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 21A). H2331/85 12.11.86 EXAM'D 27.6.86 & 6.7.86 IN 511710N, 012809E USING TRISPONDER. LIES IN ITS OWN SCOUR 13MTRS DEEP COVERING AN AREA 40 X 30MTRS APPROX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.5 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5-12.2MTRS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 298). NCA. HH090/629/01 6.7.94 EXAM'D 16.6.94 IN 511711N, 012809E USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12.3MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.3MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. COVERS 45 BY 35MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 629). NCA. HH242/400/14 24.8.04 LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD 29/30.5.04). AMEND WK 11.3MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2010/000174707 20.10.10 LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.9MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD AUG 2010). NCA. SEP 2011/000169714 12.10.11 LOCATED IN 5117.212N, 0128.038E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.9MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD JULY 2011). BR STD. SEP 2019/000022679 27.6.19 EXAM'D 5.5.19; IN 5117.216N, 0128.042E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.584MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.15MTRS, LENGTH 29.78MTRS, WIDTH 30.99MTRS, HT 1.06MTRS, ORIENTATION 049 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 10.71MTRS, WIDTH 8.71MTRS, 13.86MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 096 DEGS. HEAVILY DEGRADED/BROKEN UP WRECK. DEBRIS FIELD; LENGTH 47.9MTRS, TOWARDS 093 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 10.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

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Position: 51 17.216 N,1 28.042 E

 

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