This is the information page about the shipwreck U 399, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.526 N,5 22.929 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Acklington
2. Ada (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Alacrity
5. Alster (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Austria (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bay of panama
17. Bellucia
18. Ben asdale
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bjornvik (possibly)
22. Brest
23. Brigamara
24. Busby
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Carpo (possibly)
28. Chattahoochee (possibly)
29. Chimu
30. Christina
31. Citrine
32. City of corinth (possibly)
33. City of ghent
34. City of westminster (& kul)
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Conqueror
39. Corvus
40. Cromdale
41. Cyrenian
42. Czar
43. Denebola
44. Dispatch (possibly)
45. Dunaskin
46. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
47. Enrico parodi
48. Erato
49. Eva (possibly)
50. Facto
51. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
52. Gallier (possibly)
53. Garthclyde (possibly)
54. Glendale
55. Godolphin
56. Graziella
57. Grip (part of)
58. Gunvor
59. Hansy
60. Hellopes
61. Hms anson
62. Hms brandlebas
63. Hms gloaming
64. Hms roche bonne
65. Hms royalo
66. Hms warspite
67. Hms warspite (part of)
68. Hnlms brielle
69. Hockwold
70. Holland xix
71. Ilston
72. Iona
73. J duncan
74. Joshua nicholson
75. Juan ferrer
76. Karen marie
77. Kerris reed
78. Kilmaho
79. Kintuck
80. Lady cory-wright
81. Lake grafton
82. Lake grafton (possibly)
83. Le vieux tigre
84. Liberty
85. Libourne
86. Lincoln
87. Loe bar wk
88. Lorle (probably)
89. Lovat
90. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
91. Luxembourg (probably)
92. Lyminge
93. Merle
94. Mervyn (possibly)
95. Moorview
96. Mosel
97. Mystique (possibly)
98. Nanna (possibly)
99. New pioneer
100. Normand
101. Noya (possibly)
102. Nyassa
103. Ocean harvest
104. Omer denise
105. Ospra
106. Pearl (possibly)
107. Phoenix 203
108. Pindos
109. Pioneer (possibly)
110. Plantaganet
111. Poljames
112. Poljames
113. Ponthieu
114. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
115. Reidar (possibly)
116. Robert
117. Rock island bridge
118. Royal anne galley
119. Sabre of newquay
120. Saint guenole
121. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
122. Saxon briton
123. Schiedam
124. Sea viper
125. Secil japan (bow section)
126. Secil japan (stern section)
127. Semper parates
128. Setubel(probably)
129. St anthony (possibly)
130. St chamond
131. Traute sarnow
132. Tungufoss
133. U 1018
134. U 95
135. Uc 66
136. Umbre
137. Umdali mendi (possibly)
138. Underwood
139. Union star (parts of)(probably)
140. Veritas
141. Vigrid (possibly)
142. Vine branch (possibly)
143. Vinovia
144. War tune
145. Westwood (possibly)
146. Wild boar
147. William cory
148. Wyndcliffe
149. Yewcroft
150. Zebra

 

Name: U 399

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

Cause: sunk by depth charges from hms duckworth from escort group 3.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 122 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 4.7.45 H0113/45 SONAR CONTACT IN 495624N, 052224W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 26.3.45 SONAR CONTACT, WK OF U BOAT, U 399. (AUBD 301/194, C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, 26.3.45). H5051/70 13.11.70 H5051/70 13.11.70 INS NDW IN 495624N, 052224W. NC 777. 6.6.75 6.6.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC 45.0MTRS. NE 777. HH091/059/01 7.4.05 HH091/059/01 7.4.05 EXAM'D 7.4.05 IN 4956.524N, 0522.930W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.7 IN GEN DEPTH 57.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 74MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS. LIES 122/302 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. NFS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 52MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 21.11.05 HH091/059/01 21.11.05 EXAM'D IN 4956.526N, 0522.929W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.1MTRS. HT 4.2MTRS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 53MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 49 56.526 N,5 22.929 W

 

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