This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1206 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 18.243 N,1 39.823 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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. Adventure (probably)
2. Annemieke
3. Atland
4. Bel lily
5. Belvoir castle (probably)
6. Ben tarbet
7. Cairnavon
8. Constant star
9. Contender
10. Creemuir
11. Emperor (possibly)
12. Ennismore (possibly)
13. Hms flotta (possibly)
14. Hms ormonde
15. Integrity
16. Jacqueline
17. Magician
18. Maria w
19. Mercator (probably)
20. Muriel
21. Ocean herald ii
22. Our merit (possibly)
23. Prince of wales (possibly)
24. Saint magnus
25. Santa catarina
26. Sapphire
27. Silverburn
28. St catherine (probably)
29. St clement (possibly)
30. Stella marie (possibly)
31. Trevorian
32. U 1206 (probably)
33. Viking queen
34. Windward ho (possibly)
35. Xenia
36. Zitella

 

Name: U 1206 (PROBABLY)

Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 769 ton

Cause: oil engines of 1400 bhp, electric motors, twin shaft. 1 x 37mm, 1 x 22 guns, 4 x bow, 1 x stern torpedo tubes. passage norway for war patrol and return. apparently arrived off scotland still fully and with her war load of 14 torpedoes. went ashore on buchan ness and received so much damage that she was unable to contine the patol. probably 4 men lost during flooding. was taken out to sea scuttled, the survivors being picked up by hms nodzu. (sibi). sank following a diving accident (grounded). (german warships, ww ii).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 82 meter, Height above seabed: 145 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: 6.6.69 SANK IN APPROX POSN 572100N, 013900W. (GERMAN WARSHIPS, WW II & U333 - STORY OF U-BOAT ACE). NCA. HH091/155/01 3.3.10 SEP 2010/000098684 EXAM'D 26.8.09 IN 5718.243N, 0135.823W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 76.53 IN GEN DEPTH 82.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). HEAVY LIST TO ?PORT, BOWS ?SE. INS AS WK 76MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, HEAVY LIST TO ?PORT, ?BOW SE

Position: 57 18.243 N,1 39.823 W

 

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