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 53 29.981 N,3 20.079 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Admiral nelson
2. Agnes
3. Alarm
4. Alcides
5. Alice
6. Anatolian
7. Angola
8. Angola (part of)(possibly)
9. Ann sumner
10. Anne elizabeth
11. Ant
12. Armagh
13. Auchenarden
14. Auspicious
15. Avon
16. Azalea
17. Berwyn
18. Bessie
19. Blairnevis
20. Blanche (possibly)
21. Boston
22. Bradda
23. Brazilian
24. Burbo tower (remains)
25. Burbo tower (remains)
26. Burbo tower (remains)
27. Burbo tower (remains)
28. Burgedin
29. Cairnross
30. Calcium (probably)
31. Calderon
32. Cameronian
33. Caroline
34. Cascapedia
35. Chase
36. Christina shearer
37. Chrysopolis
38. City of brussels
39. City of st andrews
40. Colin russell
41. Colombus
42. Colorado
43. Concord
44. Coniston (probably)
45. Coral bank
46. Counsellor iii
47. Countess of devon
48. Croydon
49. Cumbrae
50. Denbigh coast
51. Denham
52. Dublin
53. Dunmail
54. Ebeneezer
55. Edward finch
56. El oso
57. Elephant
58. Elizabeth
59. Elizabeth lathom
60. Ellan vannin
61. Ellen sarah
62. Ellen southwold
63. Emelie
64. Endymion
65. Eros
66. Eversfield
67. Fairy
68. Four brothers (possibly)
69. Frolic
70. Gannochy
71. Geofredo (part of)
72. Geofredo (part of)
73. Geofredo (part of)
74. Germania
75. Gorsethorn
76. Gratitude
77. Hannah
78. Hannah landles
79. Hebe
80. Hebe (possibly)
81. Henry j smith
82. Herlief
83. Hero
84. Heron 2
85. Hms cochrane
86. Hvideorn
87. Ibis
88. Ida
89. India
90. Ionic star
91. Irene chalmers
92. J b kee
93. J c swindlehurst
94. James and grace gregory
95. Jerseymoor
96. Jessie
97. Jessie brown
98. John pierce
99. John w elliot
100. Juno
101. Jura
102. Kelvindale
103. Leeds (probably)
104. Lelia
105. Letty
106. Lionel george
107. Little burbo beacon
108. Lochmonar (fwd part)
109. Lochranza castle
110. Lord delamere
111. Lord delamere (possibly)
112. Lugar
113. Mancunium
114. Mantura
115. Margaret
116. Marion
117. Marn
118. Mary
119. Mary agnes
120. Mary kate
121. Mary olivia
122. Matador
123. Mayflower (part of)
124. Mersey
125. Mid jordan beacon
126. Mona 2 (possibly)
127. Munster
128. Nautilus
129. Nazarine
130. Nestos
131. Nickolai
132. North jordan bn
133. Ocean home
134. Ocean monarch
135. Old england
136. Osctilia
137. Ousebridge
138. Pegu (bow section)
139. Pegu (stern)
140. Penryn
141. Penstone
142. Perseverance
143. Perseverance
144. Peru (probably)
145. Phoenician
146. Pigeon
147. Polly williams
148. Ponce
149. Progress
150. Prudence
151. Queen
152. Queens tower
153. Raoul et aurelie
154. Resurgam
155. Ringsend
156. Robert & elizabeth
157. Robert marsden
158. Robert seymour
159. Rosebud
160. San toy
161. Sarah
162. Seaville (part of)
163. Seaville (part of)
164. Severn
165. Sir george grey
166. Smelter
167. Sons of the sea
168. Sparling
169. Speke (possibly)
170. Sportsman
171. Spurn
172. Stanleigh
173. Star of hope
174. Sultan
175. Sunda
176. Talbot
177. The lady mostyn
178. Thomas
179. Thomas
180. Thorn
181. Thornton
182. Tongue beacon
183. Tower base
184. Ulstermore
185. Valeria
186. Vanguard
187. Ville de llanes
188. W.m.j
189. Walter dean
190. Weazel
191. William huskisson
192. William rawcliffe
193. Woodville
194. Ystroom (probably)
195. Zealandia

 

Name: MERSEY

Length 24.4 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 79 ton

Cause: sunk after collision about 2 miles wsw from bar lt ship.

Year of registration: 1885

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1885, last detected: 20210901

Details measurements/cartography: 15.12.1885 DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB ON THE 15.12.1885. DEPTH 39FT BELOW LBD. POSN 532957N, 032001W. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). H1184/67 21.3.67 WK 6FMS 3FT IN 532958N, 032000W. (MDHB K3500 KF).

- NM ACTION. 1.4.74 AMEND TO WK 11.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 1951 26.3.75 NOW WK 11.4MTRS [LAT]. (K3500/KF NO 10). NC 1951. SEP 2021/000332018 7.12.21 EXAM'D 1.9.21 DIVED BY C. MICHAEL OF LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY. A LINE OF WRECKAGE - STONES AND SOME WOODEN PIECES - CONSISTENT WITH THE REMAINS OF THE MERSEY. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IRON HULL

Position: 53 29.981 N,3 20.079 W

 

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