Wreck: U 87 (Submarine)
This is the information page about the shipwreck U 87, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 56.634 N,5 5.548 W (52.73695, -5.3741666666667)
Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
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.
More shipwrecks nearby
2. Agberi (possibly)
3. Amethyst (probably)
4. Baldersby (probably)
5. Cesca m21
6. Chelford
7. Cyrene
8. Damao (possibly)
9. Earl of elgin
10. Eskmere
11. Farfield
12. Fostimore
13. Ilesha
14. Janvold
15. Knut
16. Mexico city
17. Normandy coast
18. Oliver cromwell
19. Oronsa
20. Perseus
21. Swanland
22. Tarbetness
23. Tarbetness
24. U 87 (part of) (possibly)
25. Vivar
26. Walpas (possibly)
Shipwreck details
Name: U 87
Length 65.8 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 998 ton
Cause: rammed and cut in two by hm patrol boat p 56.sm u-87 was a submarine serving in the imperial german navy in world war one. u-87 was engaged in the naval warfare.on 25 dec 17, she was rammed, shelled and depth charged by the patrol vessel p 56 in the irish sea with a loss of 43 men.
Year of registration: 1917
Water depth above wreck: 97 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm
Known since: 1917, last detected: 1990
Details measurements/cartography: 25.1.18 SUNK IN 525600N, 050700W, APPROX. VARIOUS GERMAN RECORDS ALSO GIVE POSN 524500N, 045500W. CHART AS NDW. BA 1411. H5141/53 14.8.53 NOW CHARTED AS NDWPA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1411. 5.11.73 NOW CHARTED AS USCPA 80MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 1970. H1935/80 19.5.82 EXAM'D 22.9.81 IN 525637N, 050529W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 91 IN GEN DEPTH 97MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. SONAR TRACE APPEARS TO CONFIRM THIS AS A SUBMARINE, THOUGH NOT IN TWO PARTS. LIES 160/340DEGS. (HMS FAWN, HI 3) CHART AS WK 89MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/03 22.5.91 DIVED ON IN 525631N, 050529W. CONFIRMED AS A SMALL SUBMARINE. (V P HAIGH, 30.10.90). HH100/351/16 17.8.00 PART OF VESSEL POSSIBLY LOCATED 200MTRS S. (ANDREW OWEN/D METCALFE TELECON 16.8.00). SEE [58682].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT See Also: 58682
Position: 52 56.634 N,5 5.548 W
Continue searching
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway