This is the information page about the shipwreck U 776, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 8.535 N,5 30.644 W (54.846216666667, -5.7131)

 

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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. Agba
2. Ailsa
3. Alamance (probably)
4. Albia (probably)
5. Ardglass
6. Argyle (possibly)
7. Berbice
8. Bonvilston
9. Buffalo (possibly)
10. Byron darnton
11. Dalriada
12. Davaar
13. Dettifoss
14. Dove of oban
15. Empire adventure
16. Empress of japan (possibly)
17. Ethel crawford
18. Foxy lady
19. George
20. Haileybury
21. Harrington
22. Harvest hope (possibly)
23. Hms adept (possibly)
24. Hms breda
25. Housatonic (possibly)
26. Karen
27. Lairdscastle (probably)
28. Lakemoor
29. Lupina
30. M.j.craig (probably)
31. Maria
32. Menck
33. Middleton (probably)
34. Mobeka
35. Norseman
36. Nyanza (possibly)
37. Overton
38. Perelle (possibly)
39. Peridot
40. Quesada (possibly)
41. Quesada (possibly)
42. Rowan
43. Sandhurst
44. Setter (possibly)
45. Solway queen (possibly)
46. St conan
47. State of louisiana (bow section)
48. State of louisiana (stern section)
49. Ub 82 (possibly)
50. Ub-85 / ub-82?
51. Vera louise
52. Wilmere (probably)
53. Woods

 

Name: U 776

Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 769 ton

Cause: 3.12.45 scuttled in operation deadlight, after armistice on 3.12.45.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 95 meter, Height above seabed: 14 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H0573/46 ONE U-BOAT SUNK IN 550804N, 053001W. (OPERATION DEADLIGHT, 35) 18.8.53 INS NDW ON NC F6629 ONLY. H5250/68 17.7.68 NOT LOCATED. (HMS MERMAID, 1967). H7551/68 17.1.68 NOT LOCATED WITHIN 2000FT OF THE REPORTED POSN. (HMS HYDRA, HI 27/68). H3671/72 21.7.72 WK OF SUBMARINE LOCATED IN 550832N, 053036W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 93MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 97MTRS. (HMS FAWN, HN). H3671/72 20.2.73 LOCATED USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 92.8 IN GEN DEPTH 97-99MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. LENGTH 190FT. LIES 012/192 DEG. (HMS FOX). BR STD. H3671/73 28.2.73 INS AS WK LEAST DEPTH 51FMS [93MTRS] IN 550832N, 053036W. BA 2199, 2144 & NE 8974. H2265/73 13.6.73 AMEND TO WK 93MTRS. NC 2199. H5982/82 4.11.82 WK SHOWN IN 550801N, 053003W ON KINGFISHER TRAWLING PLOTS - A-PLOT 3, [1982]. SEP 2021/000322449 22.12.21 EXAM’D 16.5.21 IN 5508.535N, 0530.644W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 91.82MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 95MTRS. LENGTH 60.81MTRS, WIDTH 6.05MTRS, HT 4.07MTRS. ORIENTATION 014/194 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 64.2MTRS, WIDTH 27.2MTRS, 2.2MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 151 DEGS. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1718). INTACT. AMEND NDW 91MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 55 8.535 N,5 30.644 W

 

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