This is the information page about the shipwreck U 153 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 14.488 N,1 12.048 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. Albert
3. Aline montreuil
4. Ambiorix
5. Asborg
6. Asger ryg
7. Ashanti (possibly)
8. Augustenburg
9. Barbara (possibly)
10. Borgsten (probably)
11. Braat ii
12. Chatburn (possibly)
13. Cleddy (probably)
14. Cuba
15. Daylesford
16. Empire crusader
17. Empire javelin
18. Ernest lagouve
19. Espagne
20. Faith
21. Fallodon
22. Fort yale
23. Gerarda
24. Gorizont
25. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
26. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
27. Hms acheron (bow section)
28. Hms acheron (stern section)
29. Hms crestflower
30. Hms listrac (probably)
31. Hms michael clements
32. Hms tiger
33. Hms towhee
34. Hmsm swordfish
35. Iduna
36. Implacable
37. Inger
38. Kingsdyke
39. Lct 757 (possibly)
40. Londonier
41. Meandros (possibly)
42. Mendi
43. Minerva (possibly)
44. Olivine
45. Pool fisher
46. Redesmere
47. Simla
48. Smyrna
49. Spearfish
50. Tweed
51. U 122 (possibly)
52. U 123
53. U 152
54. U 153 (possibly)
55. U 90
56. Ub 122 (possibly)
57. Ub 81
58. Uss osprey
59. Val de saire
60. Victor-maurice
61. Wapello
62. Wyndhurst
63. Y48

 

Name: U 153 (POSSIBLY)

Length 64.9 meter, width: 8.8 meter, tonnage 1512 ton

Cause: scuttled. (dir. of dockyards).

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H4554/21 23.7.21 H4554/21 23.7.21 SUNK IN 501500N, 011410W. (DIR. OF DOCKYARDS, D/M 31695/21, 19.7.21). CHART AS NDW. BA 2450. 25.4.45 25.4.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 501600N, 011900W. (AUBD 304/85, ESCORT GROUP 17, 13.2.45). NCA. 3.12.75 3.12.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC 20FMS. NE 2649. 11.8.77 11.8.77 NOW CHARTED AS 36MTRS. NC 2450. HH090/588/01 1.11.93 HH090/588/01 1.11.93 WK EXAM'D 22.4.93 IN 501429.3N, 011202.9W [WGD] USING PORTLAND HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.6 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. SCOUR 2.7MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 8MTRS, LENGTH 73MTRS, BREADTH 13MTRS. INTACT, UPRIGHT WK LYING 030/210DEGS ON GENTLY SLOPING SEABED AND WITHIN A LARGE SCOUR. (NP 1008, HI 588). AMEND TO WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 4010/93. HH100/351/22 19.4.06 HH100/351/22 19.4.06 DIVED 8.5.03 IN LISTED POSN. A LARGE WW1 U-BOAT. 2 LARGE DECK GUNS. SPLIT IN HULL ON PORT SIDE. UPRIGHT AND INTACT WITH INTACT CONNING TOWER. (DELTA DIVERS). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT, TWO GUNS, TOWER INTACT, SPLIT IN PORT HULL

Position: 50 14.488 N,1 12.048 W

 

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