This is the information page about the shipwreck U 275 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 36.308 N,0 3.059 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Aracataca
3. Aristos
4. Ashford
5. Barn hill
6. Blanefield
7. Branksome chine (possibly)
8. Braunton
9. Broadhurst (probably)
10. Celtic
11. Charles m
12. City of brisbane
13. City of waterford
14. Clan macmillan
15. D144 (possibly).
16. Dagana
17. Davenport
18. Devon coast
19. Eduard (possibly)
20. Esperanza
21. F/v joanna c
22. Fife coast (possibly)
23. Fortuna
24. Fulham vii (probably)
25. George sutton
26. Gerlen (possibly)
27. Girlvine (possibly)
28. Glenarm head (possibly)
29. Glenarm head (possibly)
30. Glendinning (possibly)
31. Gull (possibly)
32. Harold
33. Hms avanturine
34. Hms borneo
35. Hms inverclyde
36. Hms keryado (probably)
37. Hms lancer ii
38. Hms minion
39. Hms ocean sunlight
40. Hms taipo
41. Holme force (possibly)
42. Huntsmoor
43. Hush wing
44. Ikeda (possibly)
45. Inger (possibly)
46. Ingo
47. Joseph roberts (possibly)
48. La cycogne (probably)
49. Lalen mendi
50. Lass o'doune (probably)
51. Leven (possibly)
52. Loic lucas
53. Lornaston (possibly)
54. Maaslust
55. Mill gate (probably)
56. Miown
57. Mira
58. Mohlenpris (possibly)
59. Mount stuart
60. Mv adur valley?
61. Newent
62. Noordster
63. Northlands (possibly)
64. Nyon
65. Ouse (possibly)
66. Pagenturm
67. Patrice didier (probably)
68. Petit forban
69. Saint ronaig
70. Seven seas (possibly)
71. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
72. Stanhope
73. T r thompson
74. U 212 (probably)
75. U 275 (probably)
76. U 40 (possibly)
77. U 413 (possibly)
78. U 671
79. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
80. Ub 130
81. Ub 86 (possibly)
82. Vasco
83. Venus
84. Wilhelmina j
85. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: U 275 (PROBABLY)

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

Cause: mined.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20150715

Details measurements/cartography: H1697/45 29.10.45 LOCATED 14.9.45 IN 503624N, 000257E. LIES WSW/ENE. (CSO VERNON, 19.4.45). 22.11.45 U BOAT LOCATED AUG 1945 IN 503545N, 000136E BY HMS HEADINGHAM CASTLE DURING TRIALS OF EXPERIMENTAL GEAR. LENGTH 240FT, HEIGHT 20FT. ORIENTATED 165/345DEGS. (CAPT A/S ESTABLISHMENT, FAIRLIE 22.9.45). 23.6.69 U-275 WAS MINED IN APPROXIMATE POSN 503600N, 000400E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 14.7.71 INS AS USC 28MTRS. NC 536. 8.1.79 AMEND TO USC 38MTRS. NE 1652. H1965/76 27.11.80 EXAM'D 16.5.80 IN 503618N,000313E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS. LYING 083/263DEGS. POSSIBLY A SUBMARINE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77) AMEND TO WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/05 26.6.92 LOCATED IN 503606.5N, 000307E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). 3.9.13 DIVED 29.8.13 IN 5036.309N, 0003.045E [WGD] USING GPS. DEPTH TO WK 54MTRS, TO SEABED 57MTRS WITH 2.5MTRS OF TIDE. LIES APPROX E/W WITH BOWS W AND 30 DEG LIST TO PORT. (D RONNAN, EMAIL DTD 2.9.13). RETAIN WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2015/000083466 3.2.16 EXAM'D 15.07.15 IN 5036.308N, 0003.059E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 52.41MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 63MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK AND PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND NDW 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS W WITH 30 DEGS LIST TO PORT

Position: 50 36.308 N,0 3.059 E

 

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