Wreck: U 87 (part of) (possibly) (Submarine)

This is the information page about the shipwreck U 87 (part of) (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 56.523 N,5 5.481 W (52.73695, -5.3741666666667)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: U 87 (PART OF) (POSSIBLY)

Length 65.8 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 998 ton

Cause: rammed and cut in two by hm patrol boat p 56.

Year of registration: 2000

Water depth above wreck: 95 meter

Known since: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/16 17.8.00 UNIDENTIFIED WRECK, LOCATED IN 5256.523N, 0505.481W [WGD] USING DGPS, LYING 200MTRS S OF U 87, BELIEVED TO BE PART OF THAT VESSEL, WHICH WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN IN TWO WHEN IT WAS RAMMED. LENGTH 20MTRS, HEIGHT OFF THE SEABED 5MTRS. (ANDREW OWEN/D METCALFE) CHART AS WK 90MTRS IN 5256.505N, 0505.416W. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DIMENSIONS FROM DIVER REPORT See Also: 9989

Position: 52 56.523 N,5 5.481 W

 

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