This is the information page about the shipwreck U58 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.63 N,8 3.07 W (51.798666666667, -7.7708333333333)

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: U58 (POSSIBLY)

Length 67.4 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 950 ton

Cause: built by a.g. weser, bremen, depth charged by us escort destroyers 'fanning' and 'nicolson'. submarine surfaced but 2 of 38 crew,who were setting explosive scuttling charges were lost, when charges detonated & submarine plunged to seabed. differing accounts of where action took place, one being 11m sw of st anne's hd, pembrokeshire. (sibi vol.5)

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 71 meter

Known since: 2003, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: 6.6.69 *6.6.69 DEPTH CHARGED BY US DESTROYERS FANNING AND NICOLSON IN 5132.00N, 0521.00W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. 10.2.70 N/HO/940/12/69 10.2.70 ALTERNATIVE POSN OF SINKING GIVEN AS 5137.00N, 0812.00W. (NHB 22.1.70). NCA. H5001/72 3.7.79 H5001/72 3.7.79 NOTHING FOUND IN 5132.00N, 0521.00W DURING DCS3 300MTR RANGE AREA SEARCH. (HMS HECATE HI 33A/78). AMEND TO ALTERNATIVE POSN. NCA. FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/20 21.8.03 HH100/351/20 21.8.03 WK LOCATED IN 5140.63N, 0803.07W [WGD] AND IDENTIFIED AS A SUBMARINE, POSSIBLY U58. (M DENNEHY FAX DTD 4.2.03). SEE ALSO [11428]. INS AS NDW. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 40.63 N,8 3.07 W

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