This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 30, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 32.33 N,0 35.68 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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.

 

1. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Ben aden
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Dayspring (probably)
30. Defiant
31. Disperser
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Earl percy
34. Eli
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glengarry (probably)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Gothia
46. Gwalia (possibly)
47. Harrow (probably)
48. Hartley
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms garmo (probably)
55. Hms locheil
56. Hms lord ridley
57. Hms ruthin castle
58. Hms swallow
59. Hornsund (probably)
60. Hurstwood
61. Jane
62. John miles
63. Lady ann
64. Lady helen
65. Lampada (probably)
66. Lanthorn
67. Lerwick (probably)
68. London
69. Lowtyne (possibly)
70. Lucy
71. Madame renee
72. Marchioness of londonderry
73. Marie stuart
74. Martina
75. Melanie (probably)
76. Membland (possibly)
77. Merrie islington
78. Modemi (possibly)
79. Moorlands
80. Moorwood (possibly)
81. Namorado field jacket
82. Norhilda
83. Novillo
84. Oakwell
85. Pandora
86. Paul
87. Phare (probably)
88. Philander (probably)
89. Polanna
90. Polruan
91. Quaggy (probably)
92. Rikard nordraak
93. Rutil
94. Saint ninian
95. Sarah thinnesen
96. Schaldis (possibly)
97. Sir francis
98. Skane
99. Sna ii
100. Southborough
101. Springhill
102. Stora-korsnas-link i
103. Sumus (probably)
104. Suntrap (probably)
105. Taurus (probably)
106. Ub 30
107. Ub 41
108. Uc 70
109. Victo (bow section)
110. Victo (stern section)
111. Victoria (probably)
112. Wallsend
113. Woodstock (bow section)
114. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: UB 30

Length 36.9 meter, width: 4.3 meter, tonnage 305 ton

Cause: Depth charged and sunk by trawler hms john gillmann & hm yacht miranda ii. 22 lives lost. (shipwreck index of british isles)

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 139 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: 10.10.18 SUNK IN 543215N, 003530W. (VAEC, AP REPORT M 015359). CHARTED AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1918). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BA 1191. POSN GIVEN IN VARIOUS GERMAN RECORDS & LOSS BOOKS AS 543800N, 002800W. NCA. H3752/26 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA (1918). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 1191. 3.4.74 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN) NC 134. H5103/83 9.9.83 POSN 543219N, 003534W, USING DECCA. (KINGFISHER NO.W61, WHITBY AREA: BAYMANS HOLE, APR 1983 EDN). H1311/88 11.10.88 WK OF SUBMARINE IN 543220N, 003542W. (M FREEMAN, 30.9.88) NCA YET. H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 18.6.88 IN 543220N, 003535W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.0 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS, LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 4.5MTRS. LIES 140/320DEG, INTACT WITH HIGH POINT AMIDSHIPS. RECOMMEND ACCEPT SONAR HT. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B) CHART AS WK 41MTRS. BR STD. 19.8.93 MUCH PUBLICITY ABOUT THE "FINDING" OF THIS SUBMARINE BY A WHITBY-BASED DIVING FIRM. NCA. HH100/351/08 24.6.94 LOCATED IN 543219N, 003531W [WGD]. DEPTH 47MTRS ON GUN. COMPLETE WRECK WITH 45DEGS LIST TO PORT. BOWS DAMAGED, TORPEDO TUBES DAMAGED. REMAINS OF ONE TORPEDO EXPOSED.ALL HATCHES OPEN. GUN IN PLACE. COVERED WITH TWO TRAWL NETS AND ONE GILL NET. (P P G WADSWORTH). HH100/351/09 7.6.95 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY JACKSON/RACEY IN 1993. TWIN SCREWS WITH ENCLOSED PROP SHAFTS STILL IN PLACE. SMALL CONNING TOWER AND FWD DECK GUN. PERISCOPE INTACT BUT BENT AT END. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). 28.2.06 EUT POSN: 5432.344N, 0035.686W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY '02]. SEP 2017/000002822 5.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16 IN 5432.330N, 0035.680W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.57MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS,LENGTH 30.9MTRS, WIDTH 4.9MTRS, HEIGHT 3.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 139/319 DEGS. WRECK OF UB-30 GERMAN SUBMARINE LIES LISTED TO PORT, APPEARS TO BE INTACT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 32.33 N,0 35.68 W

 

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