The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: MANCUNIUMShip Type: SLUDGE VESSELShip Flag: BRITISH
Ship Tonnage: 1286Ship Port: Ship Number:
Ship Call: Ship Length: Ship Width:
Ship Draught: Ship Year: Ship Builder:
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Engine Builder:
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: Updated:
Wreck Name: MANCUNIUMLocation: North of Bar Lightship
Northerly: N 53 33 27.00Westerly: W 003 18 42.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 15/01/1941
Wreck Cargo: SEWAGE SLUDGEWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/181Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/224
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK224Dec Lat: 53.5575
Dec Long: -3.311666666667wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/224Ref Note: MINED
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/224Ref Note: H0396/41 12.3.41 POSN 533325N 031836W H4515/46 17.8.46 DW AMENDED TO WK 4FMS 1FT(HMS SEAGULL) H6706/48 24.11 .48 AMENDED TO WK 6FMS 4FT(HMS SEAGULL) H3347/58 16.3.59 POSN AMENDED TO 533327N 031842W(MERSEY HR BD K1720) 24.4.73(INFO FROM LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS)16.1.41 CAPSIZED & STERN RESTING ON BOTTOM. BOW AFLOAT SUNK BY GUNFIRE BY HMS ST . DOMINICA, & WK BUOY PLACED, DEPTH OVER WRECK ABT 18FT LBD.4.12.42 BUOY AMENDED TO SPH 4.5.43 CERTIFICATE OF OBSTN ISSUED JULY 1946 POSN GIVEN BY HMS SEAGULL AS 137.5 DEG 10C TO QUEENS FORT OR 5333.32N 0318.75W AUG 1947 CONTRACT SIGNED WITH ADMY FOR THEM TO DISPERSE WRECK. MARCH 1950 FURTHER DEMOLITION BY ADMY. DEPTH 40FT BELOW LBD POSN 533326N 031841W
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