Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak August conseil (possibly), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 5.6 N,4 6.084 W (50.1442, -4.17415)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: AUGUST CONSEIL (POSSIBLY)
Lengte 93 meter, breedte: 13.1 meter, diepgang: 7.7, tonnage 2952 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: 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).
Jaar registratie: 1945
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 68 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 6 cm
Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 2006
Details metingen/cartografie: 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.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: '3 ISLAND' VESSEL, UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS N, FWD & AFT BROKEN
Positie: 50 5.6 N,4 6.084 W