This is the information page about the shipwreck U 390 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 49.475 N,0 56.026 W (49.82525, -0.8607833)

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.

Name: U 390 (PROBABLY)

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

Cause: Depth charged and sunk by hms wanderer and hms tavy. u boat engineer captured.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H02901/44 5.7.44 H02901/44 5.7.44 SUNK IN POSN 058DEGS, 15.3M FROM PTE DE BARFLEUR. (HMS WANDERER, SIG DTD 5.7.44). INS AS NDW IN 495000N, 005548W. - FNM 1664/44. 21.1.76 21.1.76 WK 38MTRS SHOWN IN 494933N, 005606W ON FR 6614. AMEND TO WK 21FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4903/75 20.2.85 H4903/75 20.2.85 WK, LEAST DEPTH 38 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS, LOCATED IN 494933N, 005601W USING SONAR & E/S. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590007). NCA. 21.9.90 21.9.90 WK 38MTRS SHOWN IN 494933N, 005600W [EUR] ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. NC 2613. WK OF GERMAN SUBMARINE U 395 IN 494932.6N, 005556.8W [EUR]. ACCURACY 20MTRS. EXAM'D BY SONAR & DIVER. LEAST DEPTH 38 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. WK IS IN GOOD CONDITION, LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE. ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 70MTRS, HT FROM KEEL TO MASTHEAD 7MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590007). BR STD. 18.6.04 18.6.04 INTACT WITH LIST OF ABOUT 45 DEGS TO STBD. CONNING TOWER INTACT APART FROM THE AA PLATFORM WHICH HAS FALLEN TO THE SEABED. DISAPPEARS INTO SAND SEABED FWD. (DIVER MAGAZINE JULY 2004). NCA. 22.9.04 100/351/22 22.9.04 DIVED IN 8/.04. WK IS FAIRLY INTACT WITH THE MAIN DAMAGE TO THE BOWS WHERE A SECTION ABOUT 7-10MTRS IN LENGTH APPEARS TO BE SQUASHED DOWN. BOTH PROPS ARE IN PLACE AND THE AFT HATCHES ARE OPEN. (M ROWLEY). NCA. 14.5.07 14.5.07 [EUR] POSN: 4949.535N, 0055.946W. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, LISTS 45 DEGS TO STBD, BURIED FWD

Position: 49 49.475 N,0 56.026 W

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