The Counsellor
Suitible for Sports Divers/Advanced Open Water Divers and above
Depth 21m
Distance miles
Position 53 37 46 N, 03 21 50 W.
The Counsellor
Acknowledgments
Information was obtained from The World's Merchant Fleets 1939 (R Jordan), British Vessels lost at Sea 1939-45 (HMSO), Shipwreck Index of the British Isles Volume 5 (R Larn) and U-Boats Destroyed (P Kemp).
The Ship
The Counsellor was built in 1926 by C Connell & Co Ltd of Glasgow for Charente Steamship Co Ltd. She grossed 5068 tons with overall dimensions of 409x52-6x24-11 feet, and was capable of making 12 knots.
History
She detonated a magnetic mine at 10 am (one of eight laid by U32 (Oberleutnant zur See Hans Jenisch) on the 7th March 1940. On the 8th March 1940, and sank west of the Bar Light Vessel on the 9th of March. She lies in 21m.
The Dive
TBD