This is the information page about the shipwreck U 58 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 36.339 N,8 9.892 W (51.768116666667, -8.2951166666667)

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 58 (PROBABLY)

Length 67.4 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 950 ton

Cause: built in 1916 by a g weser, bremen. depth charged by us escort destroyers 'fanning' and 'nicolson'. surfaced but 2 of 38 crew, who were setting explosive scuttling charges, were lost when charges detonated & submarine plunged to seabed. differing accounts of where action took place, one being 11m sw of st anne's hd, pembrokeshire. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 78 cm

Known since: 1970, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: 6.6.69 *6.6.69 DEPTH CHARGED BY US DESTROYERS FANNING AND NICOLSON IN 513200N, 052100W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. 10.2.70 N/HO/940/12/69 10.2.70 ALTERNATIVE POSN OF SINKING GIVEN AS 513700N, 081200W. (NHB, 22.1.70). NCA. H5001/72 3.7.79 H5001/72 3.7.79 NOTHING FOUND IN 513200N, 052100W DURING DCS3 300MTR RANGE AREA SEARCH. (HMS HECATE HI 33A/78). AMEND TO ALTERNATIVE POSN. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. HH100/351/20 21.8.03 HH100/351/20 21.8.03 WK LOCATED IN 5140.63N, 0803.07W [WGD] AND IDENTIFIED AS A SUBMARINE, POSSIBLY U-58. (M DENNEHY, FAX DTD 4.2.03). SEE ALSO [62757]. RECORD AMENDED TO U-58 (POSSIBLY). 30.11.10 30.11.10 EXAM'D 8.8.10 IN 5136.3386N, 0809.8920W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 71.5 IN GEN DEPTH 77.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 64.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.5MTRS, HT 6.0MTRS. LIES 078/258 DEGS WITH BOWS ENE. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS FIELD WITHIN 100MTRS OF WK. INTACT, UPRIGHT. NETS/ROPES NOTED DURING ROV INSPECTION. (SV CELTIC EXPLORER, KINSALE GAS STORAGE PROJECT, VIA T FUREY, INFOMAR PROG MANAGER, MARINE INSTITUTE OF IRELAND, EMAIL DTD 19.11.10). INS AS WK 71MTRS.

- NM 6277/10. 18.7.12 18.7.12 WK IN 5136.336N, 0809.888W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 77.5MTRS. LENGTH 60.7MTRS, WIDTH 8.4MTRS. (IRISH WKS LIST). AMEND WK 77MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS ENE, NETTED

Position: 51 36.339 N,8 9.892 W

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