Index (alphabetic order) of MDHB wrecks.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) kept a record of wrecks -
mainly those in which they had to intervene to remove an obstruction
to navigation. These records are from 1862 on. Positions are given as
distance from a buoy, lightship or lighthouse, and distance
measurement was not precise - I have found one wreck (Angola) about
0.25 nm from their reported position. Also ship's names are not always
spelled as in registers. I was allowed to photocopy these MDHB wreck
cards in 1995. Most of the information on the cards had also been
passed to the Hydrographic Office and is available from wrecksite.eu.
I have not included vessels sunk in the Docks. As well as ships listed here; navigation towers,
landing stages, and unknown wreckage are documented by MDHB.
Abbreviations:
W: MDHB wreck cards;
Cw Co Cf: charted wreck/obstruction/foul;
N: newspaper (BNA) report found;
L: number lives lost.
WLB is Wrecks of Liverpool Bay,
WLB2 is
Wrecks of Liverpool Bay Volume II
and Lel is Lelia.
M: Another MDHB Listing.
Sketch charts (drawn by MDHB after 1977) which show the relative position of some of these wrecks:
[continuous lines mark shore and revetments; zoom in to read names]
Liverpool Bay;
River (north);
River (south)
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Flat Ada 1903,
more W N
Steam flat Ada 1891 N refloated
Ship Admiral 1863,
more W N
Schooner Admiral Nelson 1886 W N
Schooner Agnes 1882 W Cf N L4
SS Agnes Seed 1932 M N L1 refloated
LV Alarm 1911 [Northwest LV] W Cw N WLB [unknown B]
Flat Albatross 1925 W Cw N
Albert? W Cw
Flat Albert 1893 (part),
Flat Albert 1893(part) W Cw
Flat Albert 1896 W N
MV Launch Alcides 1947 W Cf N
SS Alfred H Read 1917 W N WLB2 L41
Steam derrick barge Algeria 1938 M N
Schooner Alice 1866 N
SV Alice 1886 W Cf N?
Schooner Alice & Eliza 1912 W N
Barge Alice Burton 1939 M N refloated
Barque Alice Davies 1878 W Cw N L5
Schooner Alice Fisher 1887 W N
Flat Alma 1881,
more W N
SS Anatolian 1880 W Cf N
Steam barge Anglia 1942 W N
SS Angola 1887 W N Cw WLB2
Schooner Ann Sumner 1888,
more W Cw N WLB2 L3
Ketch Ann Widnal 1890 W Cw N
Barque Anna 1897 M N L2
Flat Anne 1887 M N
Flat Anne 1894 W Cw N
Flat Anne 1908,
more M N
Schooner Annie Christian 1888 M N - refloated
Sloop Annie Elizabeth 1870 M N
Flat Ant 1907,
more M N
SS Applegarth 1960 M N L7 refloated
SS Architect 1933 W Cw N
SS Argus 1895 M N refloated
SS Armagh 1923 M Cw N
SS Astarte 1915 W N WLB2
MV Atalanta 1942 W refloated
SS Auchenarden 1913 W Cw N WLB2
Pilot Schooner Auspicious 1895 W Cw N WLB2
SS Avon 1909 W Cw N
SS Avon 1916 M N
SS Azalea 1903 W Cw N
Flat Bactria 1926 W Cw N
SS Baltic Queen 1948 W N lifted
SS Bannprince 1955 M N L1 lifted
Ship Baroda 1887 W N
Brigantine Baron Hill 1898,
more W N
SS Bay Fisher 1901 W N
Flat Bayswater 1878 W Cw N
SS Ben Rein 1918 M Cw N
SS Bengar 1909 W N
Flat Bertha 1898 W N
MV Berwyn 1973 W Cw N WLB
Steam Flat Bessie 1898 M N
Flat Bessie 1909 W Cw N
Steam hopper Beta 1913 M N L9 refloated
Flat Betsy 1873 W N
HMT Birdlip 1942 W refloated
SS Blairnevis 1945,
more W Cw N
SS Blanche 1904 W N L5
Schooner Blanche 1890,
more W N L4
Schooner Boston 1880 W Cf N
PS Bouboulina 1867,
more W Cw N Lel L12
SS Bradda 1936 W Cf N WLB2 L5
SS Braeglen 1918 M Cw N WLB2
SS Brazilian 1881 W Cf N
Schooner Bridget Smith 1901 M N - raised and scrapped
Flat British Oak 1892 W N
Barque Buenos Ayres 1875 W Cw N
Schooner Burgedin 1878 W Cw N
Schooner Busy Bee 1922 M N - raised
SS Calderon 1912 W Cw N
Brig Calliope 1871 M N
Camel? M
Schooner Cameronian 1887 W Cf N
Schooner Camilla 1872 W N WLB2
Schooner Carl August 1891 W Cw N
Schooner Carmel 1896 W N L5
Schooner Caroline 1894 W Cw N
Flat Carrie 1894 W Cw N
SS Cascapedia 1896 W Cf N
FV Castle Queen 2017 M
Schooner Catherine 1867 W Cf N
Schooner Catherine 1882 W Cw N
SS Chagres 1940 M Cw WLB L2
Schooner Chase 1892 W Cf N
SS Chateauroux 1944 W refloated
Barque Chipchase 1871 N L16 WLB2
SS Christina 1870 W N L1
Ketch Christina Shearer 1914 W Cf N
SS Chrysopolis 1918 M Cw N
SS City of Brussels 1883 W Cw N WLB L10 [unknown F]
SS City of Lisbon 1903 W N
Schooner City of St Andrews 1882 W Cw N
SS Clan MacKenzie 1937 M N - lifted and scrapped
Training Ship Clarence 1884 W N
Training Ship Clarence 1899 W N
Brig Claudia 1871 W N
HMS Cochrane 1918 W Cw
Schooner Collin Russell 1880 W Cw N
Schooner Columbus 1875 W Cw N L1
Schooner Colorado 1908 W Cw N
Schooner Concord 1872 W Cf N
SS Coniston Fell 1899 W N L2
Concrete barge Conlea 1949 W
Schooner Concord 1872 W Cf N
SS Corbet 1941 W Cw L8
SS Coral Bank 1948 M N
SS Cornish Coast 1915 W Cw L5
SS Counsellor 1940 W Cw WLB
SS Countess and 18 barges 1920 M N refloated
Barquentine Countess of Devon 1907 W N L6
Schooner Courier 1904 W N
Barque Crescent 1871 W N WLB2
Flat Crown & Anchor 1902 M N
Flat Croydon 1927 W Cf N
SS Cumbrae 1895 W Cw N
SS Cyfarthfa 1889 M N refloated
Brigantine Czarowitz 1890 W N L1
SS Daltonhall 1902 M N refloated
SS Danehurst 1922 M N refloated
Brigantine Daniel 1885,
more W N
SS Denham 1946 W Cw N WLB2 L8
MV Denbigh Coast 1960 W Cw N
Sand grab Deva 1924 W N
Launch Diane 1971,
more M N
Flat Ditton 1887 W Cw N
Flat Dolo 1960 M lifted
Schooner Doris 1866,
more W N
Steam derrick flat Doris 1927
W N refloated and broken up
MV Dosinia (bow) 1940,
MV Dosinia (aft) 1940 W N WLB
Flat Douglas 1899 W Cf N
SS Douglas 1923 W N
SS Drumhendry 1891 W N
Flat Duke of York 1917 W
SS Dunvegan Castle 1889 W N Cw
Ship Dunmail 1873,
also W Cw N WLB2
Barque Ebenezer 1890 W Cw N
Schooner Ebenezer 1897 W N
Schooner Ebenezer 1904 W Cw N
Schooner Eclipse 1890 W N L4
Flat Edith 1909 W N
PS Edward Finch 1891 W Cf N
Schooner Edward John 1876 W N
Schooner Elephant 1869 W Cw N L1
SS Elisabeth Dal 1944 W Cf N
Schooner Eliza 1885 W N
Brigantine Eliza Boustead 1881 W Cw N
Brigantine Elizabeth 1865 W N L6
Flat Elizabeth 1879 W Cw N
Schooner Elizabeth Barrow 1884 W N
Schooner Elizabeth Latham 1898 W Cf N
SS Ellan Vannin 1909,
more W Cw N WLB L35
Flat Ellen 1893 W N
Flat Ellen 1914 W Cw
Schooner Ellen and Sarah 1882 W Cw N
Ship Ellen Southard 1875 W N Cf L12
Concrete Barge Elmarine 1919,
more M N refloated
SS El Oso 1940 W Cw N WLB L4
Schooner Emilie 1901 W Cf N
Schooner Emma 1919 W N
Flat Emmeline 1897 W Cw N
MV Empire Waveney 1946 W N (in docks) refloated-broken up.
Schooner Empress Eugenie 1879 W Cw N
Schooner Erin 1900 W N L2
SS Eros 1881 W Cf N L1
Schooner Esther Ann 1890 W N
Flat Esther 1890 W N
Barquentine Ethiopian 1904 W N L1
Flat Eton 1886 W N
SS Eversfield 1888,
more W Cw N WLB2
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Concrete Barge FB 97 1956 W
Flat Fair Trade 1904 W N
Schooner Fairlie and Jane 1897 W Cw N
Schooner Fairy 1906 W Cw N
SS Fighting Cock 1929 M N refloated
SS Flamingo 1886 W Cw N L1
Cutter Fleetwing (FD 63) 1913 M N L3
Barge Four Brothers 1911 W Cw N
Flat Frances Ann 1879 W N
Flat Frederic 1884 W N
Schooner Frolic 1873 W Cw N L6
Schooner Gaelic 1939,
more M N raised
MV Gannochy 1958 W Cw N WLB2
SS Geofredo 1884,
boiler1,
boiler2,
more W Cw N
Flat George 1877 W N
Flat George 1892 W N
SS George 1933 W N
Schooner Germania 1905 W Cw N
Steam Flat Gertie 1930 W N WLB2
Barque Gladstone 1881 W Cw N
Flat Glance 1903,
more W N
SS Gleaner 1940 M N L1 WLB2
PS Golden Pledge 1864,
more W N L3
SS Gorsethorn 1940 W Cw N WLB
PS Grappler 1874 W Cw N L1
MFV Gratitude 1954 W Cf N L2
Yacht Gretta 1954 W N
Brigantine Guess 1883 W N
SS Guillermo 1885,
more W N
Flat Gwydir 1902,
more W Cw N L1
Schooner Hannah 1885 W Cw N L1
Barque Hannah Landles 1891 W Cw N
Barge Happy Return 1898 W N
Flat Harmony 1882 W Cw N L1
Flat Havelock 1900 M N
SS Hawkesbury 1884 W Cw N
Sloop Heart of Oak 1863 W N
SS Hebe 1911,
more M Cw N
Schooner Hebe 1878 W Cw N
Schooner Henrietta 1909 W N L1
Schooner (4 masts) Henry J Smith 1916 M N
PS Hercules 1896 W N L1
Steam barge Hercules 1878 W N L1
Schooner Herluf 1882 W Cw N
SS Hero 1892 W Cw N
SS Herschel 1901 W N
Yacht Hieriver 1970 M
Cutter Hilda 1875 N
Schooner Hilda 1890 N refloated
SS Hopper D 1945 W L5
SS Hopper E 1915 W N L2
SS Hopper F 1941 W Cw L5
SS Hopper No. 6 1896 W N refloated
SS Hopper No. 8 1913 M N L11 refloated
SS Hopper No. 19 1908 M N L1 refloated
SS Hopper No. 35 1955 W N refloated
Barque Hvideørn 1900 W Cw N L4
SS Ibis 1923 W Cw N WLB2
SS Ida 1871,
more W Cf N L1
Dandy Ida 1896 W Cw N
Barque India 1892 W Cw N L18
Flats India, Alfred Burton, Rose 1936 M N-refloated
MV Innisfallen 1940 W Cw L4
Schooner Iona 1876 W Cf N L1
SS Ionic Star 1939 W Cw N WLB2
SS J. B. Kee 1957 W Cw N WLB2
Schooner J. C. Swindlehurst 1895 W Cw N L2
Schooner J. W. T. 1891 W Cw N L1
Schooner James and Grace Gregory 1870 W Cf N
SS Jane Bacon 1897 W N
Schooner Jane Gwynne 1890 M N refloated
Schooner Janie 1918 W N
SS Jennie 1928 M N
Flat Jenny 1877 W N refloated?
SS Jerseymoor 1915 W Cw N
Flat Jessie 1911 W Cf N
SS Jessie Brown 1881 W Cf N
Flat John and Ann 1875 W N
Barge John Bull 1885 W N
Ship John H Elliott 1863,
more W Cw N
Schooner John Pierce 1893 W Cw N
Ship Juno 1884 W Cw N L31
SS Jura 1864 W Cw N Lel
Schooner Kate 1915 W N L3
SS Kelvindale 1917 W Cw N
SS Kelvinhead 1917 North part,
South part W Cf N WLB2
Ship L. M. Merritt 1887 W N
Cabin Cruiser Lady Irene 1975 W N L3
MV The Lady Mostyn 1940 W Cw N L7
Barque Laju 1881 W N WLB2
Schooner Laura 1874 W Cw N
Schooner Leon Jeanne 1902 W N
SS Lestris 1891 W N L3
SS Letty 1940 W Cw WLB2 L7 [unknown A]
Barque Lido 1884 W N
Light aircraft Fuji FA 200 1974 W N L1
SS Lionel George 1888 ,
more W N
Schooner Lizzie Morton 1876 W Cw N
MV Lochmonar 1927 W Cf N
Schooner (aux motor) Lochranza Castle 1938 W N
Flat Lota 1916,
more W N
Barque Lottie Sleigh 1864 M N Lel lifted
Ship Louisiana 1856 N
MV Lubeca 1977,
more W N
MV Lurcher 1961 M N refloated
SS Lylie 1883 W Cw N
SS Lyra 1861,
more W N
Schooner Maggie Townson 1878 W N
Flat Major 1895 W Cw N
SS Mancunium 1941 W Cw WLB
Mannin airliner 1948,
more M N L7 lifted
Schooner Mantura 1868 W Cf N L5?
Schooner Margaret 1881 W Cw N
MFV Margarita 1984 M N WLB2
Sailing vessel Maria 1883 W N
Schooner Maria Lamb 1894 W N
Brigantine Marie Sophie 1902 N
Schooner Marion 1880 W Cw N
Marn? W Cf
Flat Martha 1897 W N
Sloop Marys 1885 W Cw N
Schooner Mary Agnes 1883 W Cw N
Flat Mary Ann 1884 W Cw N
Schooner Mary Ann 1893 W Cw N
Barque Mary Baker 1871 N L11 WLB2
Flat Mary Ellen 1896 W N
Flat Mary Jane 1887 W Cw N
Steam derrick flat Mary Jane 1898 W N L1
Schooner Mary Kate 1881 W Cf N
Schooner Mary Olivia 1876 W Cf N L4
Barquentine Matador 1902,
more W N
M V Matrona 1947 W N refloated
SS Maurita 1941,
more W L5
Schooner Mayflower (part) 1885,
another part W Cf N
SS Mayflower 1939 W N refloated
Flat Mayfly 1914? W
Schooner Meg Merrilees 1876 W N
Iron barge Merrimac 1920 W N refloated
Pilot schooner Mersey 1885,
more W N Cw L1 WLB2
SS Mersey 1891 W N L3 refloated-scrapped.
Steam dredger Mersey No. 24 1956 M N refloated
Schooner Midas 1881 W N L1
Barge Millet 1959 M N L1
Flat Miner 1882 W N Cw
Flat Mineral 1866 N L3
Schooner Miranda 1914 W N
Schooner Miss Turner 1869 W N
SS Mona 1883 W Cw N
Yacht Mona II 1928 M N L1
SS Montreal 1918 W Cw N L1 WLB2
SS Moose 1945 W N L6 refloated
Flat Mort 1883 W N
Barque Mount Pleasant 1889 M N refloated
MV Munster 1940 W Cw WLB
MFV Murielle 1941 M Cw WLB2
Musket wreck 1930 W N
Schooner My Lady
1910, more W N
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MFV Naomi 1975 W Cw N
Steam flat Nautilus 1893 W Cf N
Ship Nazarene 1872,
more W Cw N L17
MV Nelson 1994 M Cw N
Flat Neptune 1894 W Cw N
SS Nestos 1941,
more W Cw N WLB
Barge New Transport 1973 M N-refloated
Barque Nikolai 1897 W Cw N L1
Ship Nuncio 1883 W N
Ship Ocean Home 1867 W Cf N L2
Sloop Old England 1900 W Cw N
Flat Olive Branch 1872 W Cw N
Flat Olive Branch 1890 W N
Brig Orizava 1879 W Cw N
Schooner Orwell 1873 N L4
Schooner Osctilia? 1890 W Cw N [Hilda?]
SS Otter 1919 M N L1 refloated
SS Ousebridge 1940 W Cw L2
SS Ousel 1957 W N beached-refloated
Sloop Parker 1886 W Cw N
SS Pegu (bow) 1939,
(stern) W Cw N WLB2
SS Penrhyn 1940 W Cw N
SS Penstone 1948 W Cw N WLB
Iron flat Perseverance 1888 W Cw N WLB2
Schooner Perseverance 1894 W Cf N
Schooner Phoenician 1903 W Cw N
Schooner Pigeon 1878 W Cf N L5
Schooner Planet 1869 W Cw N
MFV Platypus (PN17) 1973 M
Flat (ketch) Polly Williams 1889 W Cw N L1
SS Ponce 1878 W Cf N L2
SS Poolgarth 1940 W L7 lifted
Schooner Port 1865 W N
Flat Primrose 1882 W Cw N
Schooner Prince Waterloo 1875 N L2
SS Princess Victoria 1915 M Cw N WLB2
Shrimper Progress 1938 W Cw
Schooner Prudence 1873 W Cf N
Yacht Puffin 1955 W N
FV Queen 1906 W Cw N WLB2
Schooner Rambler 1898 W Cw N
Brig Raoul Aurelie 1870 W Cf N
Sloop Raven 1885 W N L2
Concrete Barge REA 5 1961 W Cw WLB2
MV Red Hand 1927,
more W N
Flat Red Jacket 1881 W N
HMT Relonzo 1941 M L19 lifted
PS Rescue 1887 W Cw N
SS Resolute 1928,
more W N
SS Ringsend 1895 W Cf N L4
SS Rissa 1913 W Cw N L1
SS Rob the Ranter 1920 M N
Schooner Robert & Elizabeth 1898 W Cw N
Schooner Robert Marsden 1875 W Cw N
Schooner Robert Seymour 1881,
more W Cw N
SS Roelas 1887 W Cw N
Brigantine Rosebud 1902 W Cw N
Steam barge Rossall 1920 M N
SS Royal Daffodil II 1941 M N refloated
Schooner Ruby 1876 W N
Ship Samuel M Fox 1856 N refloated
Yacht San Toy 1907 W Cw
Steam flat Sand Mail 1923 W N L3
Sloop Sarah 1917 W Cw
Schooner Sarah Anne 1895 W N L3
Schooner Sarah Fox 1878 W N WLB2
Sloop Scotia 1872 W N L3
SS Seaville 1951,
another part W Cw N L1
Flat Selina 1881 W Cw N
Schooner Severn 1881 W Cf N
SS Shannon 1889 W N
Pilot MV Shearwater 1987 W N
Ship Silas Wright 1856 N refloated
PS Sir George Grey 1873 W Cw N L1
Tender Sir Herbert Miles 1948 M N lifted
Jack-up barge Skate II 1986 M Cw
PS Slasher 1874 W Cf N L1
Flat Smelter 1892 W Cf N
Trawler (smack) Sons of the Sea 1909 W Cw N
SS Smerdis 1922 M N L10 refloated
Schooner Sparling 1910 W Cw N
SS Speke 1943 W Cw L9 WLB
Schooner Sportsman 1863 W Cw N
SS Spurn 1923 W Cw N WLB2
Flat St. Helens 1911 M N
Barque St Matthaeus 1887,
more W N
SS Saint Mungo 1931 M N L2 refloated
SS Stanleigh 1941 W Cw N WLB L20 [unknown D]
Coaling barge Stanley 1908 W N L4
SS Stormont 1946 W N raised
Schooner Sultan 1864 W N
Ship Sunda 1866 W Cw N L4
Steam flat Sunflower 1920 M N refloated
Steam flat Superb 1906 W Cw N L2
Flat Susannah 1872 W Cw N
Flat Swan 1874 W Cw N
SS Swansea 1867 W N
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Ship T E Lemon 1873 W N L9
SS Tacoma City 1941 (south),
(part) W Cw L4
SS Talbot 1912 W Cw N
SS Tarbet 1919 W Cw N
SS Telmo 1916 W Cw N
Schooner Thomas 1872 W Cw N WLB2
Flat Thomas 1895 W N
Ketch Thomas 1898 W N
Flat Thomas 1910,
more W Cw N
Flat Thomas and Anne 1863 W refloated
Brig Thomas P Davies 1872 W Cw N
Steam Flat Thorn 1891 W Cw N WLB2
Ship Thornton 1867 W Cw N
Steam tug Toxteth 1948 W N L4 lifted
Ketch Tower 1896 W N
SS Trentham Hall 1917 W Cw N
Flat Trial 1881 W Cw N L1
Schooner Try 1898 W N L2
SS Tynemouth Castle 1898 W N
SS Ullapool 1941 W Cw L15
SS Ulloa 1904,
more W N
SS Ulstermore 1913 W N
MV Unitas 1961 N refloated
PS United States 1873 W Cw N
SS Valeria 1918 W Cw N
Schooner Vanguard 1889 W Cf N L4
SS Varand 1928 M N lifted
Flat Vesta 1906 W N
Flat Victory 1913 W Cw N
Brig Ville de Llanes 1890 W Cw N L12
Schooner W. M. J. 1890 W Cf N L4
Walter? W Cw
Schooner Walter Dean 1894 W Cf N
SS Wasp 1888 W Cw N
Schooner Water Lily 1899 W N
Schooner Weasel 1866 W Cf N L5?
Schooner Wellington 1897 W N L2
Flat Welcome 1889 W N
Schooner William 1885 W N
Flat (ketch) William and Alice 1908 W N
Schooner William Rawcliffe 1875 W Cf N L1
Brigantine Woodville 1894 W Cf N L6
MV Ystroom 1940 W Cw WLB [unknown E]
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Vessels (listed above) lost to mines
1914-18: Alfred H Read; Kelvinhead
1939-45: Chagres; Corbet; Counsellor; Denham; Dosinia;
El Oso; Hopper D; Hopper F; Innisfallen; Mancunium; Maurita;
Munster; Murielle; Ousebridge; Poolgarth; Relonzo; Tacoma City; Ullapool; Ystroom
[also Calcium; Cairnross see WLB, not included above]
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