This is the information page about the shipwreck U 23, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 54.96 N,0 13.9 E (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Adolf (possibly)
4. Ainmire
5. Almeria
6. Alwaki
7. Anmari
8. Aorangi
9. Argyll
10. Arne kjode (after part)
11. Arne kjode (fore part)
12. Atlantic (possibly)
13. Avra (possibly)
14. B 109 (part)
15. Bancrest (probably)
16. Barbara robertson
17. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
18. Ben barvas
19. Benachie
20. Benjamin franklin
21. Bettina danica
22. Blake (probably)
23. Blue crusader
24. Bountiful
25. Bounty
26. Boy allan
27. Bremse
28. Brummer
29. Budrie
30. Burkarl
31. Busy bee (part of)
32. Calf sound
33. Carolina thornden
34. Carron
35. Cemfjord
36. Challenger
37. Charisma
38. Clio
39. Clio ii
40. Collingdoc
41. Constant faith
42. Copeland
43. Corinthia (stern section)
44. Cotovia (probably)
45. Croma
46. Daghestan (probably)
47. Dale
48. Dalewood (possibly)
49. Danmark (after part)
50. Daystar (probably)
51. Dresden
52. Duckbridge (possibly)
53. Duna
54. Dyle
55. Ebanezer
56. Edinboune
57. Elegance
58. Elton
59. Emerald wings
60. Empire parsons (possiby)
61. Empire seaman
62. Empire seaman
63. Empire woodlark
64. Energy
65. England ?
66. Ephram
67. Excelsior
68. Express (main section)
69. Express (portion of)
70. F2
71. Faro
72. Finland
73. Fortuna
74. Foxen ?
75. Fredensborg
76. Freesia
77. G101
78. G103
79. G104
80. Gartmore
81. Gem
82. Germania
83. Giralda (possibly)
84. Glen farg (possibly)
85. Glenmore
86. Gobernador bories
87. Gondolier
88. Grosser kurfurst
89. Gunnaren
90. Hastings county
91. Hindenburg
92. Hmd chance
93. Hmd imbat
94. Hmd lustring
95. Hmd lustring
96. Hmd lustring
97. Hms albacore (bow section)
98. Hms bullen (bow section)
99. Hms bullen (stern section)
100. Hms daring
101. Hms dewey eve
102. Hms duke of albany
103. Hms endeavour
104. Hms fifeshire
105. Hms gaillardia
106. Hms hampshire
107. Hms king edward vii
108. Hms loch garry
109. Hms narborough
110. Hms nessus
111. Hms oceana
112. Hms opal
113. Hms pheasant
114. Hms roedean
115. Hms rose valley
116. Hms royal oak
117. Hms strathgarry
118. Hms vanguard
119. Hms zarefah
120. Hmt beech
121. Hoshanger
122. Hurunui
123. Hylas (possibly)
124. Ilsenstein
125. Inconnu
126. Ines
127. Invader
128. Inverlane (bow section)
129. Inverness
130. Iona
131. Irene
132. James barrie
133. Jasper iii
134. Johanna thorden
135. Juanita
136. Juniata (fore part)
137. Jv 526
138. Jv 751
139. Kaiser
140. Kaiserin
141. Karlsruhe
142. Kasparoff
143. Kathe niederkirchner
144. Koln
145. Konig
146. Kronprinz wilhelm
147. Kuvera (probably)
148. Lapland
149. Lizzie bain (possibly)
150. Loch kildonan
151. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
152. Loch maddy (stern section)
153. Lorne
154. Lycia
155. Malta ii (probably)
156. Manina
157. Manipur (probably)
158. Mara
159. Markgraf
160. Martis
161. Martis
162. Melanie schulte (possibly)
163. Minieh
164. Moray adventurer
165. Naamah ?
166. Naja (part of)
167. Napier star
168. Navarra
169. Navena
170. Navi
171. Nickellyn
172. Norholmen
173. Numidian
174. Numidian
175. Ocean racer
176. Orion (probably)
177. Orlock head (probably)
178. Pennsylvania
179. Pinnace 288
180. Pinnace 744
181. Polaris
182. Pontos
183. Prince rupert city (probably)
184. Prinzregent luitpold
185. Prudentia
186. Radiant
187. Radiant star ii
188. Radiation
189. Reginald
190. Reinfield
191. Remus
192. Ronda (part of)(possibly)
193. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
194. Rosewood
195. Roslin
196. Ross puma
197. Rotherfield
198. Rotorua
199. S 36 (bow section)
200. Sangstad
201. Seydlitz
202. Siherite
203. Sirius
204. Skua flaes beacon
205. Snestad
206. Sociedad gaztelupe
207. Solan
208. St patrick (probably)
209. St rognvald
210. Stancor
211. Strathelliot
212. Strathgarry
213. Strathmore
214. Sunbeam
215. Sunlight
216. Svinta
217. Swiftsure
218. Sydfold (possibly)
219. Tabarka (possibly)
220. Tamara xii (probably)
221. Tbf fn899
222. Teeswood
223. Tennessee
224. Thames
225. Thistlegarth
226. Thunfisch
227. Tiberon
228. Tore jarl (possibly)
229. Towa
230. Transcend
231. U 102
232. U 18 (probably)
233. U 297 (probably)
234. U 53
235. U 63 (possibly)
236. U 92
237. Ub 116
238. Urania ?
239. V 78 (part of)
240. V83
241. Valonia ?
242. Vestfoss
243. Vestvoss (possibly)
244. Viken (possibly)
245. Vistula
246. Vulcana
247. Yc 21

 

Name: U 23

Length 64.6 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 864 ton

Cause: torpedoed by c 27 off fair isle. (warships of ww1).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 136 meter

Known since: 1915, last detected: 1974

Details measurements/cartography: 14.6.74 14.6.74. SUNK IN 585500N, 001400E APPROX. (E GILES). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 54.96 N,0 13.9 E

 

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