This is the information page about the shipwreck U 45 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 48.34 N,7 28.91 W (55.7053, -7.5799166666667)

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 45 (POSSIBLY)

Length 64.9 meter, width: 6.1 meter, tonnage 940 ton

Cause: torpedoed & sunk by british submarine d7.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 70 meter

Known since: 1917, last detected: 1977

Details measurements/cartography: 24.6.74 24.6.74 SANK IN 554800N, 073000W. (E GILES, HYDROSERVE LTD). NCA. H4847/75 2.2.77 H4847/75 2.2.77 LOCATED 4.12.76 IN 554821N, 072851W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED BY SONAR 3.3MTRS. GEN DEPTH 70MTRS. SEABED SANDY WITH SOME HARDER PATCHES. SMALL PIECE OF WRECKAGE OF OBSTN, NOT DETECTABLE ON E/S IN 3MTR SWELL, LOCATED 8C ENE OF LISTED WK. (HMS HECLA, HI 1/76) INS AS WK 66MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 48.34 N,7 28.91 W

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