Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Mercurius, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 52 25.112 N,1 47.408 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: MERCURIUS
Jaar registratie: 1916
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 22 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 292 cm
Bekend sinds: 1916, laatst gedetecteerd: 20161217
Details metingen/cartografie: H3964/16 SUNK 3 MILES SE OF LOWESTOFT IN 522520N, 014820E. APPROX. (BMVS). - FNM 504B ISSUED. H7452/18 11.12.18 INS WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 522520N, 014820E. BR STD. 1923 AMEND TO NDW. BA 1543. H2615/28 28.2.28 POSN NOW 522508N, 014730E. (TH, L 3552/23). AMEND TO WK 44FT (1916) IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H03774/45 1.4.46 LEAST DEPTH OVER WRECK 61FT. (HMS SCOTT, SURVEY [E7604], 1945). AMEND TO WK 61FT. LC 1543. 31.7.74 NOW CHARTED AS WK 18.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 1543. H4658/71 29.11.77 LOCATED IN 522505N, 014731E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. NOT CLOSELY EXAMINED. LIES E/W, PARTIALLY BURIED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, R-OF-S, 25.10.77). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. NE 1536. H2098/74 6.9.78 EXAMINED 6.9.78 IN 522509N, 014730E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.4 IN GEN DEPTH 20-21MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 23.6MTRS, NW OF WK, WHICH LIES 020/200DEGS. LENGTH ABOUT 100FT. NEEDS TO BE WIRE SWEPT AT NEXT OPPORTUNITY. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 64A/78). [SHOWN AS WK 17.2MTRS ON FAIR SHEET!]. AMEND TO WK 17.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 66/79. H2098/74 10.10.79 EXAM'D 11.7.79 IN 522504.3N, 014730.5E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.9, FOUL AT 18.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.4 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS, LENGTH 35MTRS. LIES 120/300DEGS, PARTIALLY BURIED. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP TO N OF WK. (HMS EGERIA, HI 63A/79). AMEND TO SW 17.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. H1960/79 30.10.80 EXAM'D 11.9.80 IN 522504.8N, 014730.6E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.7, FOUL AT 18.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.7 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. NO OBVIOUS ORIENTATION, BUT GEN TREND IS E/W WITH SCOUR TO N. (HMS ECHO, HI 62A/80). AMEND TO SW 17.7MTRS. NE 1536 & NE 1543. H1942/80 31.8.82 EXAM'D 24.2.82 IN 522504N, 014732E USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.7 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 4.7MTRS. LYING BETWEEN 2 SANDWAVES AND APPARENTLY BROKEN IN TWO. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 11). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. HH090/546/01 8.7.92 LARGE CONTACT OBTAINED 8.5.92 IN 522504.5N, 014730.5E [OGB] USING DCS3 AND 3-RANGE TRISPONDER. OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA - NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 546). NCA. HH090/624/01 6.4.94 LOCATED 6.4.94 OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. NOT EXAMINED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 624). NCA. SEP 2016/000091758 24.7.17 EXAM'D 17.12.16 IN 5225.112N, 0147.408E [WGD]. LEAST W/D DEPTH 18.05MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22.9MTRS, LENGTH 66.2MTRS, WIDTH 18.3MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 292/112 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 145MTRS, 6.8MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 014 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1494). AMEND DW 18MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN IN TWO
Positie: 52 25.112 N,1 47.408 E