This is the information page about the shipwreck Mexique, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 33.852 N,1 1.221 W (45.5484, -1.0411333333333)

 

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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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6. David caldwell (aft section)
7. David caldwell (fwd section)
8. Flandre (aft section)
9. Flandre (fwd section)
10. Flevo iv (possibly)
11. Galet d'or
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17. Kegums
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22. Mexique
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25. Rhin (possibly)
26. Roland-raymo
27. Rosalin
28. Sainte helene (possibly)
29. Sperrbrecher 21
30. Sperrbrecher 5
31. Sperrbrecher 6
32. T 24 (fwd part)
33. T'chel arnou
34. Tarragona
35. Toutou
36. Vendee
37. Ville de royan
38. Z-24

 

Name: MEXIQUE

Length 166.4 meter, width: 18.9 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 12220 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1915 by chantiers & ateliers de provence, struck a mine & sank whilst entering verdon roads from oran. owned at the time of loss by cie generale transatlantique. there were no casualties. (dods).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H0584/40 28.6.40 DW LIES 038DEGS, 1.15M FROM F.G LT AT POINTE DE LA CHAMBRETTE. (HMS ARETHUSA). CHART IN 453352N, 010114W. - FNM 1624/40. H5925/50 12.1.51 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 6.7MTRS, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY CLOSE S. (PARIS NM 50 35 31).

- NM 2045/50. H1021/51 5.3.51 BUOY MOVED CLOSE E OF WK. (PARIS NM 51 03 46).

- NM 413/51. H7203/51 19.11.51 SHOWN AS WK SW 6.7MTRS MARKED BY G CONL BUOY, CONE TOPMARK, ON FRENCH 5508. NC 2916. H4769/58 24.10.58 BUOY MOVED CLOSE E BY N [080DEGS] OF WK. (PARIS NM 58 34 10). BR STD. 30.3.73 SHOWN AS WK SW 6.7MTRS IN 453354N, 010106W, MARKED BY B CONL LT BUOY 'M1', FL, RAFL 348DEGS, 1.8C FROM WK ON FRENCH 6141 [1972 EDN]. BR STD. 18.3.80 SHOWN AS WK 6.7MTRS ON FRENCH 6336 [1980 EDN]. NC 2916. 30.1.84 SHOWN IN 453354.5N, 010109.5W, MARKED BY 'M1' N CARD PILLAR LT BUOY, VQ, CLOSE N ON FRENCH 6141 [1983 EDN]. NC 2910. 31.1.84 WK OF STEAMER 'MEXIQUE' LIES IN 453355N, 010108.7W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 6.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983). 27.2.06 SHOWN IN 4535.852N, 0101.221W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7425 [INT 1849] [2ND EDN 2005, 1:25,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3058.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 45 33.852 N,1 1.221 W

 

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