Wreck: U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly) (Submarine)
This is the information page about the shipwreck U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 33.569 N,0 4.463 W (50.5594833, -0.0743833)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: U678 (PROBABLY)/U275 (POSSIBLY)
Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton
Year of registration: 1971
Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1985, last detected: 2014
Details measurements/cartography: PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE U 678. 23.7.71 CHARTED AS USCPA 28MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1652. 4.4.78 AMENDED TO USCPA 40MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2656. H2330/84 23.7.85 EXAM'D 5.5.85 IN 503332N, 000423W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60.2 IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEGS. HIGHEST POINT AMIDSHIPS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240A). AMENDED TO WK 60MTRS IN LOCATED POSN. BR STD. H2350/85 17.2.87 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. POSN CONFIRMED. (NP 1008, HI 317B). NCA. HH100/351/05 22.6.92 LOCATED IN 503324N, 000424W [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). NCA. HH100/351/15 18.5.00 THIS A DEFINITE U-BOAT OF WW2 ORIGIN. PROBABLY U 678 BUT POSSIBLY U 275. BURIED FWD TO THE CONNING TOWER. SOME DEBRIS AT THE STERN. (I MCCARTNEY, EMAIL DTD 18.5.00). NCA. 24.4.14 EXAM'D 4.3.14 IN 5033.569N, 0004.463W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59.15 IN GEN DEPTH 62.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 65.8MTRS, WIDTH 21.5MTRS, HT 3.35MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. POSSIBLY LYING ON ITS SIDE. DEBRIS AT BOW. (NETSURVEY, HI 1435). INTACT, BOWS SE & BURIED. DEBRIS AT NW END. AMEND WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS SE & BURIED
Position: 50 33.569 N,0 4.463 W
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