This is the information page about the shipwreck U 69, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 26.287 N,1 35.8 E (60.216166666667, 1.7233333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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 69
Length 69.5 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 933 ton
Cause: sunk by hms patriot.
Year of registration: 1917
Water depth above wreck: 110 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1917, last detected: 1976
Details measurements/cartography: 26.6.74 SUNK IN POSN 602500N, 013200E. (U-BOAT INTELLIGENCE, E GILES). H4502/75 7.7.76 WK LOCATED IN 602613N, 013520E [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH BY SONAR SHADOW 99 IN GEN DEPTH 110MTRS. LENGTH 63MTRS. LIES NW/SE. POSSIBLE SUBMARINE. (HMS FOX, ROS DTD 17.5.76). H4502/75 5.4.78 POSN ADJUSTED TO 602618.98N, 013554.49E [EUR]. MS1. U69 IN POSN 602500N, 013200E. (E GILES, AUG 1978). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 60 26.287 N,1 35.8 E