This is the information page about the shipwreck U 8, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 56.033 N,1 15.385 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Amandine
6. Amplegarth
7. Andaman
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Argo
10. Atlantic (possibly)
11. Avoca
12. Belford
13. Blanc nez
14. Bobby
15. Brandenburg
16. Cabo espartel
17. Charente
18. Christianssund
19. City of dresden (possibly)
20. Colbert
21. Constanzia
22. Corhaven
23. De fontaine
24. Dinard
25. Dotterel
26. Efford
27. Eidsiva (probably)
28. Electra
29. Eleonora
30. Emma
31. Emma (possibly)
32. Empire lough (probably)
33. Empress of fort william (probably)
34. En avant
35. Eustratios (probably)
36. Evolution
37. Excellence pleske
38. Express
39. Falcon (probably)
40. Fearless
41. Flachsee
42. Flandres
43. Francesco ciampa
44. G-asad
45. Gladys
46. Grit (probably)
47. Grosser kurfurst
48. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
49. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
50. Halcyon
51. Henry moon
52. Heron
53. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
54. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
55. Hmhs anglia
56. Hms aragonite (part of)
57. Hms aries (possibly)
58. Hms blackwater
59. Hms brazen
60. Hms carlton
61. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
62. Hms city of dundee
63. Hms cleon
64. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
65. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
66. Hms glen boyne
67. Hms kingston galena
68. Hms lydian
69. Hms myrmidon
70. Hms niger (possibly)
71. Hms othello ii
72. Hms peridot
73. Hms rodino
74. Hms torbay ii (probably)
75. Hms tranquil
76. Hms war sepoy
77. Hms weigelia
78. Hmsm b2
79. Hmt gullfoss
80. Holland
81. Hundvaag
82. Hydaspes (possibly)
83. Iltis (possibly)
84. Ines
85. Ira (possibly)
86. Jacob luckenbach
87. James harrod
88. Jokai
89. Josephine willis
90. Kadru
91. Katharina kolkmann
92. Kielce
93. Kirsten skou
94. L'armandeche
95. La fleche
96. Lady stella
97. Latona
98. Le pelerin de la mer
99. Le tregor
100. Leicester
101. Leila najia
102. Leo
103. Lizzonia
104. Loanda
105. Loic
106. Luray victory
107. Lusitania
108. Mahratta
109. Maloja 1
110. Marie-ange loic
111. Milbanke (probably)
112. Moise
113. Monarch
114. Moorside (probably)
115. Morgenster
116. Mrav
117. Murillo
118. Nancy moran
119. Naranco
120. Negrier
121. Newcastle
122. Nicolaw
123. Niki
124. Norman
125. North eastern victory
126. Northfleet
127. Nunima
128. Ophelie
129. Ousel (probably)
130. Petit antoine
131. Phoenix
132. Polgrange
133. Portslade (possibly)
134. Preussen
135. Pulborough
136. River levan
137. Rochester castle (possibly)
138. Roode zee (possibly)
139. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
140. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
141. Sabac
142. Saint benoit labre
143. Saint ronan (possibly)
144. Saint ronan (possibly)
145. Salbya (possibly)
146. Sambut
147. Samida
148. Santagata
149. Santagata (?part of)
150. Sea serpent
151. Seine
152. Shenandoah
153. Sierra bravia
154. Sir russell
155. St cecilia
156. Strathclyde
157. T s webb
158. Teeswood
159. Texaco caribbean (after section)
160. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
161. The queen
162. Tokufuku maru
163. Toward
164. Traquair (probably)
165. Trooper
166. U 11 (possibly)
167. U 16 (possibly)
168. Ub 103 (possibly)
169. Ub 108 (possibly)
170. Ub 109
171. Ub 31 ?
172. Ub 38
173. Ub 55 (probably)
174. Ub 56 (possibly)
175. Ub 58 (possibly)
176. Ub 78
177. Ub-33 (probably)
178. Uc 46 (possibly)
179. Uc 63
180. Uc 77 (possibly)
181. Uc 78 or uc 79
182. Unity
183. Virgo sancta
184. Vittoria claudia
185. W a scholten
186. Welsh belle
187. Wheatman (possibly)
188. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: U 8

Length 57.3 meter, width: 5.5 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 636 ton

Cause: Built prior to the outbreak of ww1 by germaniawerft, kiel. oil engines of 225 bhp, twin shaft. during second patrol snagged submarine nets at the n end of the varne. this was observed by a hms drifter roburn and hms ghurka and hms maori attacked. the boat was damaged and with the switchboard on fire, surfaced. all crew recovered.

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H4453/72 8.11.77 WK 29.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS, LOCATED IN 505600N, 011530E [OGB]. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HN DTD 1.11.77). NCA YET, AWAIT SURVEY. H4199/78 24.10.78 LOCATED 19.9.77 IN 505600N, 011530E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS. LYING 045/225DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). INS AS WK 27MTRS. BR STD. H2330/84 3.3.86 EXAM'D 29.11.85 IN 505600N, 011529E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.5 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT 4.6MTRS, LENGTH 53.9MTRS. DEFINITELY A SUBMARINE, LYING 040/220DEGS. CHART AS SWEPT 27.4MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240B). RETAIN AS WK 27MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 16.6.03 HAS BEEN DIVED BY LOCAL DIVER AND CONFIRMED AS WK OF U-8. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY COLLAPSIBLE COLUMNS ON DECK WHICH WERE USED TO EXPEL THE EXHAUST GASSES FROM THE PETROL ENGINE. REPORTED AS UPRIGHT AND VERY INTACT. (I MCCARTNEY). HH091/159/01 25.7.07 LOCATED 11.10.06 IN 5056.033N, 0115.385E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.46 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. LENGTH 57MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (OSAE, HI 1159). RETAIN WK 27MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 3.8.16 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT; SI 2016 NUMBER 285, CAME INTO EFFECT 21.7.2016. 50MTR RESTRICTED ZONE AROUND WK. (E-MAIL RUSSELL MAN, LISTING OFFICER HISTORIC ENGLAND; REF NUMBER 1430262).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT [50m Restricted Area].

Position: 50 56.033 N,1 15.385 E

 

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