This is the information page about the shipwreck British councillor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 44.713 N,0 23.938 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amenity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Benmacdhui
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Cadmus
11. Canada
12. Catford
13. Cecil (possibly)
14. Chant 63
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. City of birmingham
17. Corhampton
18. Corinth (possibly)
19. Corland
20. Cramlington (possibly)
21. Cyclope
22. Dana (possibly)
23. Dayrian
24. Deerpool (after section)
25. Diana
26. Diana
27. Dido
28. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
29. Dunsany
30. Empress (probably)
31. Ethel (possibly)
32. Exmoor
33. Faunus
34. Fermo
35. Flourish
36. Forest queen
37. Fowberry tower (part)
38. Francis
39. Fryken
40. Georgie
41. Georgios
42. Gerhardt (possibly)
43. Girl kitty (possibly)
44. Giuseppe
45. Gluckauf (possibly)
46. Gothic
47. Grangemouth
48. Harlech
49. Harnis (probably)
50. Helmsman (probably)
51. Hms benvolio
52. Hms botanic
53. Hms calverton
54. Hms corfield
55. Hms egret
56. Hms fairy
57. Hms falcon (stern section)
58. Hms kos xvi (probably)
59. Hms princess victoria
60. Hms strathborve (part)
61. Hms susarion
62. Hms warland (possibly)
63. Homer
64. Horsted
65. Hugh taylor
66. Ida
67. Ightham (possibly)
68. Inge marguerite (possibly)
69. Ionic (probably)
70. J b paddon
71. Jane (possibly)
72. Janet helen (possibly)
73. Jersey (probably)
74. John and thomas
75. John rettig (probably)
76. Kalo (probably)
77. Katina bulgari
78. Kimberley (possibly)
79. Kingston cameo
80. Kyma
81. Ladas (possibly)
82. Lady anstruther (probably)
83. Lancaster (possibly)
84. Laurel (possibly)
85. Leonora
86. Lifeguard (possibly)
87. Lightship no 83
88. Lismore
89. Lord haig (possibly)
90. Lord haig (possibly)
91. Lottie (possibly)
92. Lucerne
93. Lyra (bow section)
94. Maggie
95. Magnolia
96. Marian francis
97. Marie dawn
98. Markersdall (probably)
99. Matanuska (probably)
100. Merchiston
101. Modig
102. Modiva (possibly)
103. Nimrod
104. Norfolk coast
105. Onward (possibly)
106. Ophir ii (possibly)
107. Orsa
108. Otis tetrax
109. Paraciers
110. Peebles (possibly)
111. Polzella (possibly)
112. Portia
113. Rado (possibly)
114. Ravonia (part)
115. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
116. Rayford
117. Realf
118. Reculver
119. Retriever
120. Revello
121. Revi
122. Revigo (possibly)
123. Rhuys
124. Rievaulx abbey
125. Rivaulx
126. River don (part of)(probably)
127. River witham
128. Rochester (possibly)
129. Royston
130. Salacon
131. Salmondby
132. Saltoun
133. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
134. Schieland (possibly)
135. Sea pearl
136. Sna iii
137. Sota eduardo
138. Stanburn
139. Stylianos chandris
140. Tees
141. Thessaly
142. Togston (possibly)
143. Triton
144. Two brothers
145. Uc 47
146. Uc 75
147. Umbe
148. Upminster (possibly)
149. Varangmalm (possibly)
150. Vechstroom
151. Venture (possibly)
152. Wayside flower (possibly)
153. Whitemantle (possibly)
154. Windsor (part of)
155. Winga
156. Xavier
157. Zeemermin

 

Name: BRITISH COUNCILLOR

Length 134.1 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 7048 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: 2.2.1940 built in 1922 by sir john laing & son ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by the british tanker co. three boilers, 2 steam turbines of 642hp, single shaft. passage the tyne for aberdeen. in ballast. torpedoed by u-59 on 2.2.1940 sank on 3.2.1940. no men lost. later dispersed.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 93 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20160409

Details measurements/cartography: H0202/40 19.2.40 PFNM 440/40 ISSUED. H0202/40 24.2.40 AMEND POSN TO 534440N, 002402E. - PFNM 498/40. H0202/40 2.7.40 LOCATED AFTER SINKING IN POSN 50 DEG SPURN PT 14.2 MILES. LYING WNW/ESE. (FO HUMBER, 15.2.40). INS AS DWPA.

- NM 1649/40. H01624/44 14.6.44 LOCATED IN 534446N, 002424E. SWEEP AFTER DISPERSAL CLEAR AT 38 FT, FOUL AT 42 FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40FT. (CAPT M/S HUMBER, 14.4.44). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT.

- NM 1213/44. H01624/44 22.3.47 G SPH BUOY, FLG5S, LAID CLOSE W OF WK. (TH).

- NM 2047/49. H0202/40 20.5.49 DISPERSED TO 45 FT. (C-IN-C NORE, 12.5.49). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 3FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2047/49. H0202/40 7.10.49 EXAM'D JULY 1949 IN 534440N, 002402E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 51FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 71 IN GEN DEPTH 86FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 30.8.49). 20.3.72 AMEND TO WK 14.8MTRS [LAT]. BR STD. H3805/72 28.2.78 LOCATED 8.9.77 IN 534442N, 002405.3E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SONAR HT 2.4MTRS. LARGE WK PARTIALLY DISPERSED OVER AREA 400 SQ FT. MAIN BULK LIES NW/SE. (SOISS, HI 54/77). BR STD. SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 9.4.16; IN 5344.713N, 0023.938E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 72.9MTRS, WIDTH 70.8MTRS, HEIGHT 3.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 093/273 DEGS. WRECK HAS BEEN DISPERSED OVER AREA 70MTRS IN DIAMETER. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 44.713 N,0 23.938 E

 

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