This is the information page about the shipwreck U 92, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 59 8.318 N,1 55.409 W (58.931, -1.9510833333333)

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.

Name: U 92

Length 65.8 meter, width: 6.1 meter, tonnage 998 ton

Cause: built 1917. mined in north sea. 42 lives lost. sunk on the northern baggage, a series of mines laid east of sanday sound.

Year of registration: 2006

Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 9 cm

Known since: 2006, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: 18.10.06 WK EXAM'D 23.6.06 IN 5908.6360N, 0230.2602W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 66.18 IN GEN DEPTH 72.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 6.3MTRS. LIES 009/189 DEGS WITH BOWS N. A SUBMARINE, UPRIGHT AND INTACT. SAND PLUME FROM STERN AREA EXTENDS W, HT 1.5MTRS, 0.9MTR IN DIAMETER. (MV ANGLIAN SOVERIGN, HN FOR HI 1137). INS AS WK 66MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2006/000394496 31.10.06 EXAM'D IN 5908.3181N, 0155.4094W [WGD]. (MV ANGLIAN SOVERIGN, REVISED HN FOR HI 1137). AMEND POSN.

- NM 5562/06. 14.11.06 CONSIDERED TO BE U 92. TO BE CONFIRMED BY DIVING WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ALLOW. (K HEATH, TELECON 14.11.06). HH091/137/01 11.12.06 ABOVE DATA CONFIRMED. BUILD UP OF SAND EXTENDING W FROM STERN, FORMING A SHALLOW MOUND SOME 90MTRS IN DIAMETER AND 1.5MTRS HIGH. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137). NCA. HH091/137/01 22.12.06 LEAST M/B DEPTH 71.3 IN GEN DEPTH 78.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137, AMENDED H525). NCA. 12.1.06 LEAST DEPTH CONFIRMED AS 71.3MTRS. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137, CONFIRMATION OF LEAST DEPTH). ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA NOT CORRECTED FOR DRAFT. AMEND WK 71MTRS. BR STD. 21.6.07 IENTIFIED BY GUN POSITION AND AMMUNITION. STATED TO BE FULLY INTACT IN SANDY SEABED. SOME PLATES ROTTED OFF THE OUTSIDE HULL BUT INNER PRESSURE HULL STILL INTACT. FORWARD & AFT GUNS IN PLACE, MUNITIONS LYING ON THE DECK. CONNING TOWER HATCH CLOSED. (S SLATER DIVE REPORT DATED 15.6.07 VIA R SPILLARD, MCA & K HEATH, TELECON 21.6.07) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS N

Position: 59 8.318 N,1 55.409 W

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