This is the information page about the shipwreck Mervyn (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 53.809 N,5 20.916 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.

 

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2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alacrity
4. Andola
5. Antwerpen
6. Arab
7. Ardgarry
8. Arvor
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Bellucia
16. Ben asdale
17. Besse (probably)
18. Bjornvik (possibly)
19. Brest
20. Brigamara
21. Carmarthen
22. Caroline
23. Carpo (possibly)
24. Catena
25. Chattahoochee (possibly)
26. Citrine
27. City of corinth (possibly)
28. City of ghent
29. Clan apline
30. Clan malcolm
31. Congener
32. Conqueror
33. Corvus
34. Cromdale
35. Cyrenian
36. Czar
37. Dispatch (possibly)
38. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
39. Erato
40. Eva (possibly)
41. Facto
42. Forde
43. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
44. Gap
45. Garthclyde (possibly)
46. Glendale
47. Godolphin
48. Graziella
49. Grip (part of)
50. Gunvor
51. Hansy
52. Happy returns (possibly)
53. Hellopes
54. Henley (possibly)
55. Hmml 380
56. Hms anson
57. Hms brandlebas
58. Hms gloaming
59. Hms primrose
60. Hms roche bonne
61. Hms royalo
62. Hms warspite
63. Hms warspite (part of)
64. Hnlms brielle
65. Hockwold
66. Holland xix
67. Ilston
68. John
69. Juan ferrer
70. Juno
71. Karen marie
72. Kerris reed
73. Kilmaho
74. Lady cory-wright
75. Lady dalhousie
76. Le vieux tigre
77. Leander
78. Libourne
79. Lincoln
80. Loe bar wk
81. Lorle (probably)
82. Lovat
83. Lyminge
84. Maidag (possibly)
85. Merle
86. Mervyn (possibly)
87. Mina cantiquin
88. Mohegan
89. Mosel
90. Mystique (possibly)
91. N g petersen
92. Nanna (possibly)
93. New pioneer
94. Normand
95. Noya (possibly)
96. Nyassa
97. Ocean harvest
98. Ocklinge
99. Omer denise
100. Ospra
101. Pearl (possibly)
102. Phoenix 203
103. Pindos
104. Plantaganet
105. Poljames
106. Poljames
107. Ponthieu
108. Ponus
109. Port chalmers
110. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
111. Queen (possibly)
112. Reidar (possibly)
113. Robert
114. Rock island bridge
115. Royal anne galley
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118. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
119. Schiedam
120. Spyridion vagliano
121. St anthony (possibly)
122. Traute sarnow
123. Tungufoss
124. U 1018
125. U 399
126. U 95
127. Ub 106 (possibly)
128. Ub 112 (possibly)
129. Ub 128 (possibly)
130. Ub 86 (possibly)
131. Ub 97 (possibly)
132. Uc 66
133. Umbre
134. Umdali mendi (possibly)
135. Underwood
136. Union star (parts of)(probably)
137. Veritas
138. Vigrid (possibly)
139. Vinovia
140. Violet
141. Volnay
142. War tune
143. Westwood (possibly)
144. Wyndcliffe
145. Yewcroft
146. Zebra

 

Name: MERVYN (POSSIBLY)

Length 87.2 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2118 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1908 by w pickersgill & sons. owned at time of loss by martyn, martyn & co. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage port talbot for bordeaux. sank after a collision with hms plucky (m class destroyer, 1025 dt) 15m sse from penzance. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 65 meter, Height above seabed: 105 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 SONAR CONTACT IN APPROX 495324N, 052112W. LENGTH 180FT, HEIGHT 50FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H0113/45 4.7.45 H0113/45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495324N, 052112W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495324N, 052112W. LENGTH 180FT, HEIGHT 50FT. (AUBD 301/59). SONAR CONTACT IN 495300N, 052100W. (AUBD 301/60, C-IN-C PLYMOUTH). H5051/70 13.11.70 H5051/70 13.11.70 INS NDW IN 495324N, 052112W. NC 777. H3895/74 2.12.74 H3895/74 2.12.74 WRECK LOCATED 8.5.74 IN 495337.2N, 052044.4W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH & GENERAL DEPTHS NOT OBTAINED. SEA BED OF MUD, SAND, BROKEN SHELL AND PEBBLES. GOOD HULL MOUNTED SONAR CONTACTS WERE OBTAINED IN POSN GIVEN. (HMS HECATE, HI 1/74). AMEND TO USC 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 169/75. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC 38MTRS. NC 2565 & NC 2655. HH100/351/21 20.8.04 HH100/351/21 20.8.04 DIVED IN 4953.807N, 0520.892W [WGD]. A WELL BROKEN UP SS. ONE MAIN BOILER AND ONE DONKEY BOILER. A LARGE GUN ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF DECKING LIES OFF THE STBD SIDE NEAR THE STERN. AN ARMED COASTER OF ABOUT 1000GRT, PROBABLY WW1 LOSS. (N R CHIPCHASE). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 1.4.05 HH091/059/01 1.4.05 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). RETAIN WK USC 38MTRS IN N R CHIPCHASE'S POSN. NCA. HH091/059/01 6.2.06 HH091/059/01 6.2.06 EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL DATA SHOWS WK IN 4953.809N, 0520.916W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 0.15/195 DEGS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059, REPLY TO SURVEY APPRAISAL). AMEND WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 49 53.809 N,5 20.916 W

 

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