This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 14.616 N,14 39.39 E (54.9389, 14.8358167)

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.

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Length 89.9 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 1950 ton

Cause: 16.12.89 obsolete zulu iv class submarine. sank while under tow of polish tug "ares", while on passage riga for nakskov to be prepared for towage to breakers. (ll, 16.12.89).

Year of registration: 1989

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter

Known since: 1989, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: HH330/350/01 10.1.90 SANK IN 30MTRS OF WATER IN 551454N, 144042E [551454N, 143924E IN SECOND REPORT]. SANK AT AN ANGLE AND IS STANDING UP FROM THE SEABED 'LIKE A CIGAR'. WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED. (LL, 16.12.89). NCA YET. HH330/350/01 27.2.90 REPORTED AS 76MTRS LONG SUBMARINE. SUNK IN 551506N, 143948E APPROX. WK IS REPORTED TO MOVE. (DANISH NM 174(P)/90). NCA YET. HH330/350/01 2.8.90 ABOVE DETAILS CONFIRMED. (DANISH NM 1059/90).

- NM 2328/90. HH330/350/01 27.9.90 AMENDED TO WK 32MTRS IN 551439N, 143927.5E. (DANISH NM 1121/90).

- NM 2937/90. HH100/351/09 25.1.95 WK REPD TO BE SITTING UPRIGHT AND LISTING 30DEG TO STARBOARD, IN GENERAL DEPTH OF 38MTRS WITH TOP OF CONNING TOWER AT 32MTRS. THE HATCH ON THE TOP OF THE CONNING TOWER IS CLOSED WHILST THE FORWARD DECK HATCH IS OPEN. (S J ROBERTS, LTR 26.12.94). NCA. HH100/351/12 30.7.97 DIVED IN 551443N, 143926E [?EUR] USING GPS. LIES UPRIGHT ON FLAT BOTTOM WITH SLIGHT LIST TO STBD. DEPTH TO SEABED IS 38MTRS. TOWING ROPES LIE OFF STBD BOW. DEPRESSION IN HULL BEHIND FIN, COULD BE HATCH OR DAMAGE. 6 BLADE PROP FITTED TO PORT SIDE. (S J ROBERTS, DIVE REPORT). NCA. 18.3.08 SHOWN IN 5514.616N, 1439.390E [WGD] ON DANISH 189 [7TH EDN MAY 2006]. NE 958.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 14.616 N,14 39.39 E

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