This is the information page about the shipwreck August conseil (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 5.6 N,4 6.084 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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.

 

1. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. Anna
5. Arandora star
6. August conseil (possibly)
7. Australbush (possibly)
8. Bell virtue
9. Birgitte
10. Brenda
11. Brialan
12. Cantabria
13. Carol anne
14. Catherine allen
15. Chancellor
16. Charlwood
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chelydra (possibly)
19. City of antwerp
20. Claverley (possibly)
21. Constance
22. Dartmeet
23. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
24. Dirigo (possibly)
25. Duguesclin
26. Dutton
27. East point
28. Eastern prince
29. Edam ii
30. Elizabeth caroline
31. Empire harry
32. Encourage
33. Exploiter
34. Flying foam (possibly)
35. Fylrix
36. Glen strathallan
37. Halfdan (possibly)
38. Halloween
39. Hazel claire (possibly)
40. Heron i
41. Hms abelard
42. Hms coronation (part)
43. Hms coronation (part)
44. Hms elk (probably)
45. Hms foyle
46. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
47. Hms lord stonehaven
48. Hms ramillies
49. Hms scylla
50. Hms stockforce (possibly)
51. Hms ullswater
52. Hmsm a7
53. Hmsm h 52
54. Hmsm m1
55. Hmsm untiring
56. Hopper barge no.42
57. James eagan layne
58. Juno
59. Kazan
60. Kishmul of ayr
61. Koningin der engelen (probably)
62. Lab
63. Lochwood
64. Louis shied
65. Maine
66. Marie
67. Mcgregor
68. Medoc
69. Merc enterprise (probably)
70. Oregon
71. Persier
72. Phoenix
73. Poulmic
74. Reine des flots
75. Rio sorocaba
76. Rosehill
77. Sabrina
78. Skaala
79. Solstice ph199
80. Spyros
81. St katharine (probably)
82. Tasmania (possibly)
83. Ternefjell
84. Tinker di
85. Totnes castle
86. U 1063
87. Unicorn
88. W woolvern (possibly)
89. Woodburn
90. Wreathier
91. Yewforest

 

Name: AUGUST CONSEIL (POSSIBLY)

Length 93 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 7.7, tonnage 2952 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1912 by atel & ch de france, dunkirk. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 279nhp, single shaft. passage cardiff for le havre. stopped by u-29 and crew forced to abandon. was sunk by explosive scuttling charges placed below decks. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 68 meter, Height above seabed: 6 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 4.4.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 500530N, 040612W. GAVE OFF SOME OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 4.4.60 CONTACT IN 500530N, 040612W APPROX. (HMS WILDGOOSE, 20.1.45 & 15.2.45, AUBD 302/80). 4.4.60 SONAR CONTACT IN 500500N, 040600W APPROX. HEAVY OIL. (AUBD 302/82, ESCORT GROUP, 22.12.44). H05027/45 4.4.60 POSN 500530N, 040612W CONFIRMED BY HMS HEDINGHAM CASTLE IN AUG 1945 IN COURSE OF TRIALS OF EXPERIMENTAL GEAR. THREE ISLAND SHIP ON EVEN KEEL, LENGTH 300FT, HT 30FT. DIRECTION 190/330DEG. (CAPT A/S E ESTAB FAIRLIE, 22.9.45). H3950/70 23.9.70 NOW CHARTED AS WK 59MTRS IN 500530N, 040612W. (HMS HEDINGHAM CASTLE, AUG 1945). NC 1613. H3110/72 4.1.73 WK IN 500532.4N, 040603.5W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR CONTACT. FLAT BOTTOM AREA. GOOD E/S TRACE 56.0MTRS IN 68.0MTRS, SEABED OF FINE SAND & BROKEN SHELL. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). BR STD. H1280/76/31 26.3.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 500540N, 040601W [OGB] USING DECCA. (LTR DATED 29.1.76 REFERS). NCA. H4514/76 21.9.76 WK IN 500539.54N, 040601.28W [OGB] USING DECCA. RUN OVER WITH E/S, TRACE SUPPLIED, ON 23.5.76, DRIFTING S TO N OVER WK. HEIGHT OF WK 30FT APPROX IN GEN DEPTH 38FMS. (T ALLEN, 9.9.76). NCA. HH091/059/01 9.5.05 EXAM'D 25.7.04 IN 5005.600N, 0406.084W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 60.4 IN GEN DEPTH 68.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 78.4MTRS, WIDTH 26.2MTRS, HT 8.3MTRS. LIES 006/186 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 006 DEGS. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 60MTRS. BR STD. 12.7.06 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS THE WK OF A LARGE CARGO VESSEL. BOTH THE FWD AND AFT AREAS ARE A JUMBLE OF TWISTED FRAMES AND PLATES. MIDSHIPS IS MORE INTACT WITH FRAMES IN SITU MAKING A BEAM MEASUREMENT POSSIBLE. ONE BOILER HAS TIPPED UP AT THE SIDE OF THE WK WHILST ANOTHER IS COVERED OVER. A FRENCH MANUFACTURED SOUNDING MACHINE HAS BEEN RECOVERED, MADE BY HENRY LAPOUTE - PARIS, SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS A FRENCH VESSEL. 'AUGUST CONSEIL' WAS LOST VERY CLOSE TO THIS POSITION. (N R CHIPCHASE & A BOXALL). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: '3 ISLAND' VESSEL, UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS N, FWD & AFT BROKEN

Position: 50 5.6 N,4 6.084 W

 

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