Mercator
preserved watercraft · Belgium
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Mercator
- IMO number
- 6109421
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Vessel type
- preserved watercraft
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
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- Builder
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- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Mercator
Mercator is a steel-hulled barquentine built in 1932 as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), a Belgian cartographer. She was designed by G.L. Watson & Co. and built in Leith, Scotland and launched in 1932. Besides being a training ship, she was also used, mainly before World War II, for scientific observations, or as ambassador for Belgium on world fairs and in sailing events. In 1961, she became a floating museum, first in Antwerp and, from 1964, in the marina of Ostend, just in front of the city hall. As of 2025, she remains open to visitors.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mercator now?
- Mercator has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Mercator?
- Mercator is a preserved watercraft sailing under the flag of Belgium.
- Has Mercator been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Mercator appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).