This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1018, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.751 N,5 20.247 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: U 1018
Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton
Cause: sunk by depth charges from frigate hms loch fada.
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 74 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495642N, 052000W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H0113/45 4.7.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495642N, 052010W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 27.2.45 SONAR CONTACT, WK OF U BOAT. (HMS LOCH FADA 27.2.45, AUBD 301/53). H5051/70 13.11.70 INS NDW IN 495642N, 052010W. NC 777. 6.6.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC 45.0MTRS. NE 777. HH091/059/01 6.4.05 EXAM'D 21.9.04 IN 4956.571N, 0520.247W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 47.7 IN GEN DEPTH 53.2MTRS. SCOUR 1.6MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 70MTRS TOWARDS 290 DEGS. LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 4.5MTRS, HT 5.6MTRS. LIES 074/254 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. NFS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 47MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 21.11.05 EXAM'D IN 4956.751N, 0520.247W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 47.6MTRS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). NCA. 9.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 49 56.751 N,5 20.247 W