This is the information page about the shipwreck Poulmic, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 19.118 N,4 9.702 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.

 

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3. August conseil (possibly)
4. Australbush (possibly)
5. Bell virtue
6. Birgitte
7. Brenda
8. Brialan
9. Carol anne
10. Chancellor
11. Charlwood
12. Cheapside (possibly)
13. Chelydra (possibly)
14. Claverley (possibly)
15. Constance
16. Dartmeet
17. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
18. Dutton
19. East point
20. Edam ii
21. Elizabeth caroline
22. Empire harry
23. Encourage
24. Exploiter
25. Fylrix
26. Glen strathallan
27. Hazel claire (possibly)
28. Heron i
29. Hms abelard
30. Hms coronation (part)
31. Hms coronation (part)
32. Hms elk (probably)
33. Hms foyle
34. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
35. Hms lord stonehaven
36. Hms ramillies
37. Hms scylla
38. Hms stockforce (possibly)
39. Hms ullswater
40. Hmsm a7
41. Hmsm h 52
42. Hmsm untiring
43. Hopper barge no.42
44. James eagan layne
45. Kazan
46. Kishmul of ayr
47. Lab
48. Louis shied
49. Marie
50. Mcgregor
51. Medoc
52. Oregon
53. Persier
54. Phoenix
55. Poulmic
56. Reine des flots
57. Rosehill
58. Sabrina
59. Solstice ph199
60. St katharine (probably)
61. Tasmania (possibly)
62. Ternefjell
63. Tinker di
64. Totnes castle
65. U 1063
66. Unicorn
67. W woolvern (possibly)
68. Yewforest

 

Name: POULMIC

Length 37.2 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 350 ton

Cause: built in 1937. taken over by the royal navy in 1940 at plymouth, manned by free french forces. initially convered to a patrol vessel and then into a minesweeper. sunk by magnetic mine. (ww2sl, dd western apps & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H1028/40 6.12.40 H1028/40 6.12.40 SUNK IN 501854N, 041006W [OGB], OR 200DEGS, 11C FROM B'WTR LT. (DD W. APPS, 8.11.40). - PFNM 2818/40. H1028/40 21.7.41 H1028/40 21.7.41 INS AS NDWPA.

- NM 1689/41 & FNM 1701/41. H2899/69 6.5.69 H2899/69 6.5.69 NOT LOCATED WITH E/S OR SONAR. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 30.1.69). CHART AS FOUL. BR STD. H4979/72 11.3.82 H4979/72 11.3.82 NOT FOUND. (HMS HECATE, HI 46). DELETE.

- NM 775/82. H5249/76 28.10.82 H5249/76 28.10.82 WRECKAGE IN APPROX 501909N, 040938W [OGB]. ABOUT 15 X 10MTRS AREA AND 2MTRS HIGH. OTHER PIECES OF WRECKAGE NEARBY. THIS IS REMAINS OF THE POULMIC. (K J COLLINS, REPORT IN W E BUTLAND'S LTR DTD 4.10.82). NCA YET. 21.4.83 21.4.83 REPD TO LIE ABOUT 1M S OF B'WATER. VERY SCATTERED AND BOW SECTION REMAINS. (PLYMOUTH POLYTECH, TELECON). NCA. H1310/84/45 7.1.85 H1310/84/45 7.1.85 WELL SCATTERED REMAINS OF WK LOCATED IN 501902N, 040938W [OGB] AND MANY ARTIFACTS WITH FRENCH WRITING RECOVERED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. NOTHING LARGER THAN 5MTRS SQUARE AND ABOUT 2MTRS HIGH. SPREAD OVER LARGE AREA, 100MTRS OR SO, AMONG ROCKS AND GULLIES. (A HILLGROVE, 10.12.84). INS AS FOUL IN MEAN POSN 501905N, 040938W [OGB]. BR STD. 11.6.13 11.6.13 [WGD] POSN: 5019.118N, 0409.701W. 11.6.13 11.6.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. GOOD DATA DENSITY BUT SEABED CONDITIONS DO NOT ALLOW DISPROVAL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDED TO DISPROVE. (FLEET HM UNIT, HI 1289). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL SCATTERED REMAINS

Position: 50 19.118 N,4 9.702 W

 

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