This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1024 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 44.029 N,4 57.5 W (53.546566666667, -4.6729833333333)
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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 1024 (PROBABLY)
Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton
Cause: captured by hms loch glendhu 533900n, 050300w, approx. sank later while under tow to liverpool by hms loch more.
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 64 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2001
Details measurements/cartography: H0109/45 9.5.45 H0109/45 LENGTH 180FT, HEIGHT 20FT. GAVE OFF OIL. (WESTERN APPROACHES LIST, WAGO 524. 9.5.45). H4466/81 11.4.84 H4466/81 11.4.84 EXAM'D 3.11.83 IN 534401N, 045726W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58 IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 150MTRS. LYING 010/190 DEGS. V GOOD SONAR CONTACT WITH SUBMARINE SHAPE INDICATED CLEARLY ON TRACE. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 95). BR STD. HH100/351/17 24.4.01 HH100/351/17 24.4.01 LOCATED IN 5344.030N, 0457.500W [WGD]. (HMS SANDOWN). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 53 44.029 N,4 57.5 W