This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1063, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.944 N,3 53.468 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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.

 

1. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. Anna
5. Arandora star
6. August conseil (possibly)
7. Australbush (possibly)
8. Baychattan
9. Bell virtue
10. Belle ile (possibly)
11. Benin
12. Birgitte
13. Brenda
14. Cantabria
15. Carol anne
16. Catherine allen
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chelydra (possibly)
19. Chloe t
20. City of antwerp
21. Claverley (possibly)
22. Constance
23. Dartmeet
24. Demetrios
25. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
26. Dutton
27. East point
28. Edam ii
29. Elizabeth caroline
30. Empire harry
31. Encourage
32. Exploiter
33. Fiona mary
34. Fylrix
35. Glen strathallan
36. Glory
37. Grelhame (probably)
38. Halfdan (possibly)
39. Halloween
40. Haugastol (possibly)
41. Havbris (probably)
42. Hazel claire (possibly)
43. Hazelpark (possibly)
44. Heron i
45. Herzogin cecilie
46. Heye p
47. Hms abelard
48. Hms chorley (possibly)
49. Hms coronation (part)
50. Hms coronation (part)
51. Hms crocodile
52. Hms elk (probably)
53. Hms foyle
54. Hms jasper (possibly)
55. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
56. Hms lord stonehaven
57. Hms newbridge (probably)
58. Hms penylan (e part)
59. Hms penylan (w part)
60. Hms ramillies
61. Hms stockforce (possibly)
62. Hms transvaal (possibly)
63. Hms ullswater
64. Hmsm m1
65. Hmsm untiring
66. Hopper barge no.42
67. Juno
68. Kazan
69. Kishmul of ayr
70. Koningin der engelen (probably)
71. Lab
72. Laertes
73. Liberta
74. Lochwood
75. Louis shied
76. Maine
77. Marana (bow section)
78. Marie
79. Mcgregor
80. Merc enterprise (probably)
81. Neches (probably)
82. Newholm
83. North sea (probably)
84. Oregon
85. Perm (possibly)
86. Persier
87. Phoenix
88. Placidas faroult
89. Poulmic
90. Reine des flots
91. Riversdale
92. Skaala
93. Soudan
94. St katharine (probably)
95. Stanhope
96. Talvaldis (possibly)
97. Tasmania (possibly)
98. Ternefjell
99. Totnes castle
100. Uc 51
101. Uskmoor (probably)
102. W.s.w. one
103. Wreathier
104. Yewforest
105. Yvette bm217

 

Name: U 1063

Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton

Cause: depth charged and sunk by british frigate hms loch killin.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 21 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 4.7.45 WK IN 500912N 035318W. LIES NW/SE. GOOD SONAR CONTACT & GOOD POSITION. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45) GOOD SONAR CONTACT AND GOOD POSN - 500912N, 035318W. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, 7.45). H3950/70 23.9.70 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. NC1613. H3110/72 4.1.73 NOT LOCATED BUT ON EDGE OF SURVEY AREA & COULD BE FURTHER EAST IN ROCKY AREA. (HMS HECATE). 18.7.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NE 1613. H1936/80 1.10.81 EXAM'D 4.3.81 IN 500854N, 035324W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. ABOUT 55MTRS LONG, LYING NNE/SSW. (HMS BEAGLE HI 5/81). BR STD. H1310/87/16 21.5.87 DIVED ON. A LATE WWII MODIFIED TYPE VII U BOAT AS FOREDECK GUN REMOVED AND SCHNORKEL FITTED. LYING ON NNE HEADING WITH 70DEG STARBOARD LIST. SOME HATCHES OPEN, SCHNORKEL AND AIR SEARCH PERISCOPE RAISED. REAR HALF OF CONNING TOWER HAS COLLAPSED ON TO SEABED. BOW COMPARTMENT, WITH TORPEDO TUBES, BROKEN OPEN. THIS IS THE ONLY SIGN OF WAR DAMAGE. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS (REDUCED). (A HILLGROVE, 9.4.87). NCA. HH091/059/01 3.5.05 EXAM'D 13.7.04 IN 5008.941N, 0353.465W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.3 IN GEN DEPTH 57.9MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 60MTRS TOWARDS 021/201 DEGS. LENGTH 57MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 5.0MTRS. LIES 021/201 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, NO DEBRIS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 52MTRS. BR STD. HH091/151/01 20.5.08 EXAM'D 28.1.07 IN 5008.9437N, 0353.4680W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.71 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 8.9MTRS. LIES 021/201 DEGS WITH BOWS SSW AND ON PORT SIDE. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 1186). RETAIN WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 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, BOWS NNE, LISTS 70 DEG TO STBD, SCOUR 021/201 DEGS

Position: 50 8.944 N,3 53.468 W

 

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