This is the information page about the shipwreck U 90, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 30.654 N,1 9.05 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)
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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 90
Length 65.8 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 998 ton
Cause:
Year of registration: 1919
Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 86 cm
Known since: 1919, last detected: 20161113
Details measurements/cartography: SUBMARINE U 90 SANK 12M SE X E HALF E FROM ST CATHERINE'S PT LT. (NL 35946/19). HH090/962/01 17.12.02 EXAM'D 1.8.02 IN 5030.656N, 0109.051W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 24.6, FOUL 24.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.0 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. SLIGHT LIST TO THE SOUTH. TOWER CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE WATER COLUMN. CONFIRMED AS U90 BY M WOODWARD (OWNER). (GARDLINE, HI 962). INS AS SW 24.5MTRS. BR STD. 30.9.14 WK HAS TOWING HAWSER ATTACHED TO THE BOWS, SO CONFIDENT THAT SHE WAS UNDER TOW AT THE TIME OF SINKING. (D C WENDES). SEP 2016/000165703 14.11.16 EXAM'D 13.11.16 IN 5030.654N, 0109.050W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 25.11MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. LENGTH 63.3MTRS, WIDTH 12.5MTRS, HT 6.83MTRS, ORIENTATION 086/266 DEGS. WK LIES ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE. THE WK IS IN GOOD CONDITION. (MMT UK, HI 1499). AMEND DW 25.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN..
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK IN GOOD CONDITION
Position: 50 30.654 N,1 9.05 W