This is the information page about the shipwreck U 37, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 14.321 N,1 52.177 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Advent
5. Alhama
6. Amor
7. Andre
8. Ashley
9. Brighton
10. British liberty (possibly)
11. Ca 4
12. Camisard
13. Cap de la hague
14. Carmen
15. Cathay (part of)
16. Cedrington court
17. Colbert (possibly)
18. Costas michalos (fwd part)
19. D'artagnan
20. Dartmore
21. Deo gratias
22. Dixie
23. Duiveland
24. Dunbar castle
25. Dyck ltv
26. E goodwin ltv
27. Elizabeth and unknown
28. Empress of midland (possibly)
29. Filleigh
30. Fulmar
31. G 85 (possibly)
32. G-42 (possibly)
33. Genimar
34. Grazia (possibly)
35. Henry b plant
36. Hms alert ?
37. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
38. Hms flirt
39. Hms hermes
40. Hms maida (possibly)
41. Hms redcar
42. Hms thuringia (possibly)
43. Hms wessex
44. Hms westella
45. Hoegh aigrette
46. Jarita
47. Jean pierre et phillipe
48. Jonrix
49. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
50. Karmt
51. Le pelerin de la mer
52. Lord hamilton (possibly)
53. Lst 364 (probably)
54. M 3630 (possibly)
55. Madimba (probably)
56. Mariner moon
57. Melrose
58. Menapier
59. Munificent
60. Nagro (possibly)
61. Neerlandais
62. Neppo (possibly)
63. Netty (possibly)
64. Niendorf (possibly)
65. Noroit
66. Ocean hound
67. Okeania
68. Pallieter
69. Paris (possibly)
70. Pavon
71. Port nicholson (probably)
72. Portrieux
73. Quentovic
74. Rio parana
75. Rynanna
76. Saint antoine de padoue
77. Saint michael veillez sur nous
78. Sambut
79. Selma (possibly)
80. Sint annaland
81. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
82. St pierre (aft section)
83. St pierre (fore portion)
84. Tbd 317
85. Tina primo
86. Toornvliet (probably)
87. Tummel (probably)
88. Uc 21 (possibly)
89. Uc 26
90. Uc 46
91. Uc 63
92. Vecht (probably)
93. Velocitas
94. Virginie
95. Western farmer (bow section)
96. Xanthence

 

Name: U 37

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 358 cm

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H6738/68 28.1.69 SUBMARINE, APPROX 80MTRS LONG, LOCATED USING DECCA AND DIVED ON. LIES UPRIGHT. (NETH. SURVEY DOVER STRAITS, 1968). 31.12.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 511347N, 015209E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. H2820/71 6.11.81 WK 33.9MTRS SHOWN IN 511422N, 015213E [EUR]. (DUTCH SURVEY [K8495/10], FEB 1981). INS AS WK 34MTRS. [OGB] POSN: 511417N, 015214E. BR STD. H448/67 6.9.83 SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.5MTRS. (NETH NM 1523/83). AMEND TO SW 29.5MTRS.

- NM 2493/83. H2898/83 21.6.84 SHOWN ON SURVEY [K9390/1] IN 511422N, 015216E [EUR]. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 177). NCA. H2346/84 22.1.86 EXAM'D 29.8.85 IN 511421N, 015214E USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 39MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 40MTRS. LYING APPROX N/S. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MAST CLEARLY SEEN ON DCS3 TRACE. (NP 1016, HI 256). NCA. H2349/85 7.10.86 EXAM'D 1.7.86 IN 511417N, 015217E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.8 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. APPARENTLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 316). NCA. HH090/460/01 19.6.89 EXAM'D 23.4.89 IN 511417.5N, 015217E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 31.3, FOUL AT 31.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.2 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SLIGHT SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 7.3MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 55MTRS. LIES 010/190DEGS. APPARENTLY INTACT AND NEARLY UPRIGHT. HIGH POINT AMIDSHIPS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON SONAR TRACE. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO SW 31MTRS [17FMS] IN 511417.5N, 015217E [OGB]. G/S. HH090519/01 22.10.91 EXAM'D 30.7.91 IN 511415.5N, 015217E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.8 [?30.8] IN GEN DEPTH 28.2 [?38.2] MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.1MTRS. UPRIGHT WK GIVING A GOOD SONAR SHADOW. (NP 1016, HI 519). HH090/555/01 7.9.92 EXAM'D 29.6.92 IN 511417.3N, 015216.2E USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.6 IN GEN DEPTH 37.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 38MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS, LENGTH 100MTRS. LIES 016/196DEGS. UPRIGHT AND INTACT IN A RELATIVELY FLAT AREA. A LARGE ISOLATED SANDWAVE LIES 200MTRS N OF WK. (NP 1008, HI 555). NCA. HH100/351/06 16.10.92 DIVED ON IN 511421.5N, 015216.5E. CONFIRMED WRECK OF GERMAN SUBMARINE WITH SMALL CONNING TOWER. TWO HATCHES ON STERN ARE OPEN. PLATING OF SADDLE TANKS ARE MISSING AND INTERNAL BULKHEADS ARE VISIBLE. THOUGHT NOT TO BE THE UC 68. (R VERPOORTE, 29.9.92). HH090/578/01 1.11.93 LOCATED 20.9.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NOT EXAM'D. SLIGHT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 578). NCA. HH090/635/01 20.7.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 635). HH242/405/02 13.6.95 LOCATED IN 511422.5N, 015216.2E [EUR] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.4MTRS. (NETH WRECK RECORD DTD 15.5.95). NCA. HH242/405/02 19.1.96 AMENDED TO SW 32MTRS IN 511423N, 015215E [EUR]. (NETH NM 50/96). BR STD. HH090/692/01 22.7.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 692). NCA. HH090/746/01 6.6.97 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 746). NCA. HH090/891/01 6.4.00 EXAM'D 26.7.00 IN 5114.322N, 0152.173E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 30.6, FOUL 31MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 67MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.7MTRS. LIES 008/188 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SAND. UPRIGHT & INTACT, NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 889). AMEND TO SW 30.5MTRS. BR STD. HH091/025/01 3.6.03 EXAM'D 8.4.03 IN 5114.312N, 0152.155E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 32.8, FOUL 33.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.3 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.4MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 1025). AMEND TO SW 32MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 24.8.04 HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS U 37. SHE WAS MINED FWD AND CARRIES NO GUN ARMAMENT. TWO REAR HARCHES ARE OPEN. (R YOUNG, EMAILS DTD 3.8.04). NCA. H091/159/01 30.7.07 LOCATED 4.2.07 IN 5114.322N, 0152.177E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.08 IN GEN DEPTH 37.0MTRS. LENGTH 56.6MTRS, WIDTH 5.9MTRS, HT 5.6MTRS. LIES 178/358 DEGS WITH BOWS N. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). RETAIN SW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2010/000037910 30.3.10 SHOWN AS WK 31MTRS IN DIGITAL DATA FOR HI 1294. NFS. AMEND WK 31MTRS. BR STD. HH091/294/01 8.4.10 LOCATED BY M/B. NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). NCA. 24.2.14 LOCATED 10.2.14 IN 5114.322N, 0152.178E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.64 IN GEN DEPTH 35.8MTRS. SCOUR 1.7MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 54.9MTRS, WIDTH 4.6MTRS, HT 3.95MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. SCOUR AROUND WK. (EGS, HI 1434). NCA. SEP2019/000211264 30.6.19 EXAM'D 30.06.19; IN 5114.321N, 0152.177E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS, LENGTH 57.00MTRS, WIDTH 6.1MTRS, HEIGHT 3.49MTRS, ORIENTATION 358 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT.(FPV MORVEN, HI 1658). RETAIN NDW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BOWS N

Position: 51 14.321 N,1 52.177 E

 

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