This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1021 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 33.272 N,5 11.635 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
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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 1021 (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1971
Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm
Known since: 2001, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE SS WARNOW. SEE [16651]. 4.3.71 SANK IN 503300N, 051130W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS AS WK USC PA 30MTRS. NC 1149. HH090/799/01 18.10.01 EXAMINED 12.8.01 IN 5033.272N, 0511.635W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.6 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.9MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS, WITH BOW OR STERN DETACHED. NO MASTS OR SUPERSTRUCTURE. (NP 1008, HI 799). PROBABLY INVERTED. BR STD. HH100/351/18 15.7.02 DIVED AND FOUND TO BE GERMAN WW2 SUBMARINE, VERY BADLY DAMAGED BOW BLOWN OFF AND LYING 15MTRS AHEAD OF REST OF WK. 2 SETS OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT IN PLACE AND SNORKEL DEVICE LYING ON SEABED. HATCHES CLOSED. UPRIGHT WITH 10-15DEG LIST TO PORT. (G POUND/G FURSE, TELECON 15.7.02). NCA. 21.2.06 BELIEVED TO BE U 1021, ANTI-CRAFT ARMAMENTS NO LONGER IN PLACE. (I MC CARTNEY VISIT TO UKHO, 21.2.06)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, UPRIGHT WITH 10-15DEGS LIST TO PORT
Position: 50 33.272 N,5 11.635 W