This is the information page about the shipwreck U 123 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 38.64 N,4 36.988 W (49.791683333333, -4.3761)
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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 123 (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1980
Water depth above wreck: 82 meter, Height above seabed: 64 cm
Known since: 1980, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: H1310/80 21.5.80 FF REPD IN 493839N, 043735W [OGB] USING DECCA. (LTR DTD 20.4.80). HH091/059/01 23.11.05 WK EXAM'D 10.4.05 IN 4938.640N, 0436.988W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 73.8 IN GEN DEPTH 82.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS, HT 8.9MTRS. LIES 064/244 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). INS AS WK 73MTRS. BR STD. 5.6.06 DIVED 1.6.06 BY M ETHERIDGE. IDENTIFIED AS A GERMAN SUBMARINE. POSSIBLY U135. NETTED. (G POUND, TELECON 5.6.06). 26.9.06 HAS BEEN REPORTED AS DIVED IN SUMMER 2006. SAID TO BE A WW2 GERMAN SUBMARINE COVERED N NETTING. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT WK, NETTED
Position: 49 38.64 N,4 36.988 W