This is the information page about the shipwreck U 15, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 21.96 N,0 57.9 E (58.366183333333, 0.86515)

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 15

Length 57.9 meter, width: 6.1 meter, tonnage 644 ton

Cause: built in 1912 by danzig shipyard. heavy oil engines of 1400 bhp, twin shaft. sank after being rammed by british light cruiser hms birmingham off fair isle. was the first u boat to be sunk in ww1. (warships of ww1).

Year of registration: 1914

Water depth above wreck: 140 meter

Known since: 1914

Details measurements/cartography: 20.3.75 REPORTED SUNK IN 583500N, 015600E. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.10). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 21.96 N,0 57.9 E

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