This is the information page about the shipwreck U 681 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 52.479 N,6 38.699 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)

 

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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. Antonios
2. Ardencraig
3. Brigit
4. Brinkburn
5. Burgerdijk (probably)
6. Castleford
7. Delaware
8. Douro
9. Earl of lonsdale
10. Enfant de bretagne
11. Erick rickmers
12. Falkland
13. General roberts (possibly)
14. Hathor
15. Headlands (possibly)
16. Hms association
17. Hms colossus
18. Hms eagle (probably)
19. Hms firebrand
20. Hms romney (possibly)
21. Hms woodpecker (possibly)
22. Hollandia
23. Horsa
24. Indian city (possibly)
25. Italia
26. Jean gougy
27. Little western
28. Mando
29. Mar cor (possibly)
30. Plympton
31. Poleire
32. Prinses maria
33. Richard davey
34. River lune
35. Schiller
36. Sussex
37. Thames
38. Thomas w lawson
39. Toledo (possibly)
40. U 681 (possibly)
41. Uc 19 (probably)
42. Western front (probably)
43. Zelda

 

Name: U 681 (POSSIBLY)

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

Cause: bombed by usn aircraft, vpb 103, after being wrecked on scillies. (german subs. vol 2). 9.3.44 thought to have struck either the bishop rock or the crebinicks on 9.3.44. badly damaged, she was sighted and bombed by us liberator bomber. she was then scuttled and abandoned. (cornish shipwrecks, vol 3).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 95 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20170918

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 SUNK IN 495300N, 063100W, [ACCURACY DOUBTFUL]. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/5, 25.3.45). H3943/88 3.11.89 WK EXAM'D 19.8.89 IN 495226N, 063838W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS & HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 89 IN GEN DEPTH 94MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.2MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 010/190DEGS. APPARENTLY ON ONE SIDE WITH HIGH POINT AT CENTRE. HULL APPEARS GENERALLY INTACT. (TH, PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). CHART AS WK 89MTRS. NE 2565. SEP 2017/000242097 30.1.18 EXAM'D 18.09.17; WK IN 4952.479N, 0638.699W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 90.47MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 95MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HEIGHT 4.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 000/180 DEGS. THE BULK OF THE WRECK IS TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SITE WITH THE NORTHERN HALF BEING LARGELY BROKEN APART. (MMT, HI 1505). AMEND NDW 90MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON ONE SIDE WITH HULL INTACT

Position: 49 52.479 N,6 38.699 W

 

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