This is the information page about the shipwreck The lady mostyn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 31.331 N,3 10.113 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: THE LADY MOSTYN
Length 39 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 305 ton
Cause: mined 079deg 1.5m from formby ltv.
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 1 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1973
Details measurements/cartography: H0703/40 29.7.41 H0703/40 29.7.41 SUNK IN 533120N, 030955W. NCA. 11.12.51 11.12.51 INS AS DW IN 533120N, 031002W. (MDHB) NE 1951. 17.4.73 17.4.73 ON 24.7.40 WAS LYING ON HER SIDE VERY BADLY DAMAGED. UNSALVABLE. SCOURED DOWN IN SAND & TURNED UPRIGHT. REPD IN 1941 TO HAVE TOPMAST SHOWING ABOUT 5FT ABOVE LBD. NOW DEPTH 7FT BELOW LBD. POSN 533119N, 031002W. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). 8.8.73 8.8.73 AMEND TO WK 1FM 1FT. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). BR STD. 28.2.74 28.2.74 AMEND TO WK 1.6MTRS [LAT]. NC 1951.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL HULL
Position: 53 31.331 N,3 10.113 W