This is the information page about the shipwreck U 281, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 35.468 N,7 41.47 W (55.799933333333, -7.9008)

 

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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.

 

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Name: U 281

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

Cause: a type viic boat. built in 1943 by bremer vulkan in vegesack. sank while under tow of polish destroyer blyskawica in operation deadlight.

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter, Height above seabed: 16 cm

Known since: 1946, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H0573/46 H0573/46 SUNK IN 553700N, 073830W. (OPERATION DEADLIGHT). H2265/73 13.6.73 H2265/73 13.6.73 INS AS USC 55MTRS. NC 2811. 21.10.76 21.10.76 AMEND TO USC 50MTRS. NC 1770. H2175/81 8.1.81 H2175/81 8.1.81 EXAM'D 24.3.80 IN 553528N, 074125W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 63 IN GEN DEPTH 68 MTRS. DCS3 HT 3 MTRS, LENGTH 63 MTRS. LYING 020/200 DEG. WELL DEFINED CONTACT. (HMS HYDRA HI 21/79-80). BR STD. H5224/80 4.8.81 H5224/80 4.8.81 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (HMS HYDRA, 19.5.81). BR STD. HH091/125/01 23.5.06 HH091/125/01 23.5.06 EXAM'D 14.12.05 IN 5535.4662N, 0741.4703W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 63.63 IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 4.3MTRS. LIES 016/196 DEGS. INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT. (HMS ECHO, HI 1125). RETAIN WK 63MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 24.4.07 24.4.07 WK LOCATED IN 5535.468N, 0741.470W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 020/200 DEGS. INTACT. SCOUR TO E AND S. NCA. HH100/351/17 2.11.01 HH100/351/17 2.11.01 THIS IS PROBABLY U 281. CINC REQUESTED. (I MCCARTNEY). NCA. 8.2.13 8.2.13 NAMED AS U 281. (WARSHIPS, U-BOATS & LINERS - GSI, 2012). CINC DELETED. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 64.39MTRS. (GSI). AMEND WK 64MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT

Position: 55 35.468 N,7 41.47 W

 

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