This is the information page about the shipwreck Aurelien, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 50.787 N,5 42.625 W (50.083916666667, -5.4343333333333)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Aida lauro
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Arbel (probably)
8. Arnside (possibly)
9. Asia
10. Aurelien
11. Balbec
12. Bill (part of)(possibly)
13. Boynton (possibly)
14. Carpo (possibly)
15. Catena
16. Chattahoochee (possibly)
17. Christina
18. Christine
19. City of cardiff
20. City of westminster (& kul)
21. Congener
22. Conqueror
23. Depois
24. Devon
25. Dunaskin
26. Emblem
27. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
28. Empire kingsley
29. Esther (probably)
30. Facto
31. Gallier (possibly)
32. Garthclyde (possibly)
33. Glamorgan coast
34. Glendale
35. Graziella
36. Hekla (possibly)
37. Hellopes
38. Henley (possibly)
39. Hms royalo
40. Hms warspite
41. Hms warspite (part of)
42. Holland xix
43. Hopeful (possibly)
44. Iona
45. J duncan
46. Jose de aramburu
47. Joshua nicholson
48. Juan ferrer
49. Kate thomas (possibly)
50. Kilmaho
51. Kornog (possibly)
52. Ladywood
53. Lake grafton
54. Lake grafton (possibly)
55. Lincoln
56. Lovat
57. Luna
58. Maidag (possibly)
59. Maria de larrinaga
60. Marie roberts
61. Maroc
62. Moorview
63. Mystique (possibly)
64. Nanna (possibly)
65. New pioneer
66. Ocean harvest
67. Orion
68. Oriskany
69. Phoenix 202
70. Phoenix 203
71. Pioneer (possibly)
72. Ponthieu
73. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
74. Regency (probably)
75. Reidar (possibly)
76. Rms mulheim
77. Sabre of newquay
78. Saint guenole
79. Sea viper
80. Semper parates
81. Setubel(probably)
82. Sidmouth (possibly)
83. Sirius (possibly)
84. Sylvia-mary z-525
85. Tungufoss
86. U 1209 (possibly)
87. U 247 (possibly)
88. Umdali mendi (possibly)
89. Underwood
90. Union star (parts of)(probably)
91. Vigrid (possibly)
92. Vinovia
93. Wild boar
94. Yewcroft

 

Name: AURELIEN

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 81 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H5279/77 6.3.79 H5279/77 6.3.79 SANK IN POSN 148DEGS, 6.6M FROM WOLF ROCK LTHO IN 44FMS AFTER BURNING FOR NEARLY 10 HOURS. (THV STELLA, SIG DTD 17.2.79 & LL, 19.2.79). PLOTS IN 495100N, 054300W APPROX. NCA. CONSIDER NO HAZARD AND PROBABLY LITTLE REMAINS. H3841/86 26.2.88 H3841/86 26.2.88 EXAM'D 20.5.87 IN 495045N, 054234W [OGB] USING HYPER-FIX & TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 78.8 IN GEN DEPTH 81MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS. LYING APPROX E/W. MAGNETOMETER INDICATES FERROUS CONTACT. WK WAS DETECTED OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA ON TURN AT END OF LINE. (HMS FOX, HI 360). CHART AS WK 78MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 1.4.05 HH091/059/01 1.4.05 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL, BURNED PRIOR TO SINKING

Position: 49 50.787 N,5 42.625 W

 

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