This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1274, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 37.028 N,1 25.672 W (55.617133333333, -1.4278666666667)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Alert (possibly)
3. Annie walker (probably)
4. Arbutus
5. Athelduke
6. Auckland castle
7. Aulton (possibly)
8. Baltanglia
9. Buka
10. Chris christenson
11. Coquet mouth
12. Cor jesu (possibly)
13. Don (possibly)
14. Driebergen
15. Dutchman
16. Eglinton
17. Elziena
18. Elziena (possibly)
19. Emily reaich
20. Emma
21. Espire
22. Everene (possibly)
23. Fingal
24. Florence dombey (possibly)
25. George and mary (possibly)
26. Hazard (probably)
27. Hesvik (possibly)
28. Hms ascot
29. Hms herring
30. Hms kopanes
31. Hms patia
32. Hooghammen
33. Hornchurch (probably)
34. Igor
35. Invergyle
36. Isbul & margarit
37. Jan van ryswyck
38. Lafonia
39. Lunesdale (possibly)
40. Maystone (possibly)
41. Merwede
42. Morlaix (probably)
43. Moulmein (possibly)
44. Nidelven
45. Ocean venture
46. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
47. Peik (probably)
48. Pluto
49. Provider a
50. Rising sun
51. Skovdal (probably)
52. Snowdonia
53. Somali
54. Spey (possibly)
55. Sphynx
56. St andre
57. St fergus
58. Stork (possibly)
59. Tadorne
60. The tetrarch (probably)
61. Thomas jackson (possibly)
62. Tillycorthie
63. Tioga

 

Name: U 1274

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

Cause: 6.12.1945 sunk by depth charges from hms viceroy. (nab minute 6.12.1945).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 64 meter, Height above seabed: 132 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: 16.4.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 553700N, 012512W. (AUBD 311/12, EG 30, 16.4.45). 16.4.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 553643N, 012430W. U BOAT WK. (AUBD 311/14, EG 30, 16.4.45). 6.12.1945 SUBMARINE IDENTIFIED AS U-1274 IN 553640N, 012430W. (NAB MINUTE 6.12.1945). 7.6.72 7.6.72 INS AS NDWPA. LC 1192. H4622/71 14.9.72 H4622/71 14.9.72 AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. BR STD. 3.8.77 3.8.77 AMEND TO USCPA 55MTRS. (RECORD REVIEWED). HH100/351/15 20.9.99 HH100/351/15 20.9.99 STANDS UPRIGHT ON SAND AND STONE SEABED. TOTALLY INTACT EXCEPT FOR THE STERN END, WHICH IS WELL SMASHED UP WHERE DEPTH CHARGES EXPLODED ON OR CLOSE TO HER. HATCHES ARE STILL SEALED. TWIN BRONZE PROPS HAVE THE BUILDER'S MARKS ON THEM. CONNING TOWER IS DRAPED WITH A TRAWL NET. POSN NOT OBTAINED AS DIVED FROM ANOTHER BOAT. (R YOUNG). NCA. HH090/843/01 23.12.99 HH090/843/01 23.12.99 EXAM'D 19.6.99 IN 5537.028N, 0125.672W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58.6 IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 68MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS. LIES 132/312 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SAND. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 843). UPRIGHT. AMEND TO WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT

Position: 55 37.028 N,1 25.672 W

 

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