This is the information page about the shipwreck U 123, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 11.155 N,1 18.32 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Aline montreuil
3. Ambiorix
4. Ashanti (possibly)
5. Augustenburg
6. Barbara (possibly)
7. Borgsten (probably)
8. Boulgaria
9. Brestois
10. Charles rogers (probably)
11. Cuba
12. Daylesford
13. Empire crusader
14. Empire javelin
15. Espagne
16. Faith
17. Fallodon
18. Gorizont
19. Hms crestflower
20. Hms listrac (probably)
21. Hms michael clements
22. Hms tiger
23. Hms towhee
24. Hmsm swordfish
25. Iduna
26. Implacable
27. Inger
28. Lct 2331 (probably)
29. Lct 757 (possibly)
30. Londonier
31. Luxor
32. Meandros (possibly)
33. Mendi
34. Olivine
35. Pool fisher
36. Redesmere
37. Rosehill (probably)
38. Smyrna
39. Terlings
40. Tweed
41. U 122 (possibly)
42. U 152
43. U 153 (possibly)
44. Ub 122 (possibly)
45. Val de saire
46. Victor-maurice
47. Wyndhurst
48. Y48

 

Name: U 123

Length 82 meter, width: 7.3 meter, tonnage 1468 ton

Cause: 19.7.21 scuttled. (dir. of dockyards, d/m 31695/21, 19.7.21).

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: H4554/21 23.7.21 H4554/21 23.7.21 SANK IN 501110N, 011850W. (C-IN-C, DOCKYARD DEPT). SQ. DATE. H3287/24 12.5.24 H3287/24 12.5.24 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). SQ. DATE. 14.8.74 14.8.74 WK, UNSURVEYED CLEARANCE DEPTH 45MTRS, IN 501110N, 011850W, APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2450. 22.1.80 22.1.80 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 501110N, 011850W ON FR 878 [DEC 1979 EDN]. NCA. 2.2.90 2.2.90 NOW SHOWN AS USC PD 45MTRS IN 501112N, 011848W ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. REFERRED TO AS U 123 IN 501110N, 011850W [+/- 1M] IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. (FR WK NO.18101005). NCA. HH226/350/01 4.2.91 HH226/350/01 4.2.91 NOW WK, LEAST DEPTH 61MTRS, IN 501113N, 011814.5W [EUR]. (BREST NM 90 50 32). OGB POSN: 501108N, 011814W. G/S. HH090/588/01 2.11.93 HH090/588/01 2.11.93 EXAM'D 16.5.93 IN 501109.3N, 011819.2W [WGD] USING PORTLAND HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 62.5 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. SCOUR 0.8MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, BREADTH 7MTRS. LARGE INTACT WK LYING 060/240DEGS. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE. (NP 1008, HI 588). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 13.11.98 13.11.98 EUR POSN: 501112.5N, 011814W. NC 2613.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 50 11.155 N,1 18.32 W

 

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