This is the information page about the shipwreck U 53, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 49.976 N,2 28.1 W (58.841266666667, -2.3266833333333)

 

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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. Calf sound
2. Cemfjord
3. Charisma
4. Cotovia (probably)
5. Daghestan (probably)
6. Elegance
7. England ?
8. Express (main section)
9. Express (portion of)
10. Faro
11. Finland
12. Fredensborg
13. Giralda (possibly)
14. Hastings county
15. Hms duke of albany
16. Hms nessus
17. Hms zarefah
18. Hoshanger
19. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
20. Malta ii (probably)
21. Navena
22. Remus
23. St rognvald
24. Svinta
25. Swiftsure
26. Tamara xii (probably)
27. Tennessee
28. Urania ?
29. Vestfoss
30. Vestvoss (possibly)

 

Name: U 53

Length 66.4 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 857 ton

Cause: depth charged by hms gurkha. (hydro & axis submarine successes). 21.2.40 depth charged by french destroyer fantasque in n atlantic on 21.2.40. (german submarines vol.1). 21.2.40 depth charged by hms diana on 21.2.40. (german, japanese, & italian submarine losses ww2 - navy dept, usa).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 73 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1992

Details measurements/cartography: POSN 585000N, 025800W PLOTS ON S RONALDSAY IN ORKNEYS. THIS SUBMARINE WAS SUNK OFF THE ORKNEYS BUT THIS IS THE ONLY AVAILABLE POSN FOR IT. (HYDRO). 2.9.92 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 585000N, 022800W. (GERMAN, JAPANESE & ITALIAN SUBMARINE LOSSES WW2 - NAVY DEPT, USA). PLOTS IN 73MTRS. AMEND POSN. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 49.976 N,2 28.1 W

 

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