This is the information page about the shipwreck U 965 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 35.491 N,5 46.172 W (58.591516666667, -5.7695333333333)
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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 965 (POSSIBLY)
Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton
Cause: depth charged and sunk by hms conn.
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 133 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 1983
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK APPROX 23 MILES W OF CAPE WRATH. (GERMAN SUBMARINES, VOL 2). H3791/83 1.8.83 H3791/83 1.8.83 SMALL WK, POSSIBLY A FV, LOCATED IN 583531N, 054606W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 130 IN GEN DEPTH 133MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS, LENGTH 20MTRS, BEAM 6MTRS. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, HI 145). NCA YET - AWAIT FULL DETAILS. H2074/82 23.12.83 H2074/82 23.12.83 EXAM'D 24.6.83 IN 583531N, 054606W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. LENGTH 65MTRS, BEAM 6MTRS. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, HI 145). SHOWN ON BOTTOM TEXTURE TRACING ORIENTATED 020/200 DEGS. INS AS WK 130MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 58 35.491 N,5 46.172 W