This is the information page about the shipwreck U 1276, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 47.952 N,7 7.524 W (51.7992, -7.1254)

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.

Name: U 1276

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

Cause: depth charged and sunk by hms amethyst.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 69 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 514812N, 070730W. WK OF U BOAT. (C IN C W. APPRS, AUBD 319/64). 6.12.77 6.12.77 INS AS WK USC PA 60MTRS. NC 2049. H2973/74 26.1.78 H2973/74 26.1.78 FASTENER REPORTED IN 514750N, 070800W. POSN BY DECCA. (E GILES, 5.3.77). HH100351/03 13.12.90 HH100351/03 13.12.90 PREVIOUS IDENTIFICATION OF THIS WK AS U 1208 WAS ERRONEOUS. HAS NOW BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FROM AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING AS U 1276. (NSD, FOREIGN DOCS SECTION, D/NHB/9/2/17S 28.11.90). HH100/351/20 8.9.03 HH100/351/20 8.9.03 LOCATED BY E/S ONLY IN 5147.952N, 0707.524W [WGD]. NOT DIVED. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH BY E/S. LIES E/W. THOUGHT TO BE A SUBMARINE. CINC REQUESTED. (G GOOCH, FAX DTD 3.9.03). AMEND TO WK USC 60MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 28.8.08 28.8.08 CINC NO LONGER REQUIRED. (G GOOCH, E-MAIL 28.8.08) CINC REMOVED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 47.952 N,7 7.524 W

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