This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 55 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 1.317 N,1 19.769 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Amplegarth
6. Andaman
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Argo
9. Ashley
10. Atlantic (possibly)
11. Avoca
12. Belford
13. Blanc nez
14. Bobby
15. Brandenburg
16. Bravore
17. Cabo espartel
18. Cachalot
19. Carmen
20. Charente
21. Christianssund
22. City of dresden (possibly)
23. Colbert
24. Constanzia
25. Corhaven
26. Correct
27. D'artagnan
28. De fontaine
29. Dinard
30. Dotterel
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Efford
33. Eidsiva (probably)
34. Eleonora
35. Emma
36. Emma (possibly)
37. Empire lough (probably)
38. Empress of fort william (probably)
39. En avant
40. Eustratios (probably)
41. Falcon (probably)
42. Fearless
43. Flachsee
44. Flandres
45. Francesco ciampa
46. G-42 (possibly)
47. G-asad
48. Gad 23
49. Gladys
50. Gloire a sainte therese
51. Grit (probably)
52. Grosser kurfurst
53. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
54. Halcyon
55. Harcalo
56. Harmatris
57. Henry moon
58. Heron
59. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
60. Hmhs anglia
61. Hms aragonite (part of)
62. Hms aries (possibly)
63. Hms artic trapper
64. Hms blackwater
65. Hms brazen
66. Hms carlton
67. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
68. Hms city of dundee
69. Hms cleon
70. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
71. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
72. Hms glen boyne
73. Hms kingston galena
74. Hms lord grey
75. Hms lydian
76. Hms marcella
77. Hms napia
78. Hms niger (possibly)
79. Hms northumberland (probably)
80. Hms othello ii
81. Hms peridot
82. Hms restoration (possibly)
83. Hms rodino
84. Hms stirling castle (probably)
85. Hms torbay ii (probably)
86. Hms tranquil
87. Hms war sepoy
88. Hms weigelia
89. Hmsm b2
90. Holland
91. Hundvaag
92. Hydaspes (possibly)
93. Ilaro
94. Iltis (possibly)
95. Ines
96. Ira (possibly)
97. Jacob luckenbach
98. James harrod
99. Jokai
100. Josephine willis
101. Kabinda
102. Kadru
103. Katharina kolkmann
104. Kielce
105. Kirsten skou
106. Koenigshaven
107. L'armandeche
108. La fleche
109. Lady stella
110. Latona
111. Le pelerin de la mer
112. Le tregor
113. Leicester
114. Leila najia
115. Leo
116. Lizzonia
117. Loanda
118. Loic
119. Lord hamilton (possibly)
120. Luray victory
121. Lusitania
122. Mahratta
123. Mahratta ii
124. Maloja 1
125. Malta (probably)
126. Marie-ange loic
127. Mercator
128. Merel (part of)(possibly)
129. Mersey
130. Moise
131. Monarch
132. Moorside (probably)
133. Mrav
134. Murillo
135. Nancy moran
136. Naranco
137. Negrier
138. Newcastle
139. Nicolaw
140. Niki
141. Norman
142. North eastern victory
143. Notre dame des trois epis
144. Nunima
145. Ophelie
146. Ousel (probably)
147. Petit antoine
148. Phoenix
149. Polgrange
150. Portslade (possibly)
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. Rio parana
154. River levan
155. Rochester castle (possibly)
156. Rydal force
157. Rynanna
158. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
159. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
160. Sabac
161. Saint benoit labre
162. Saint ronan (possibly)
163. Saint ronan (possibly)
164. Sambut
165. Samida
166. Santagata
167. Santagata (?part of)
168. Sea serpent
169. Seine
170. Shenandoah
171. Sir russell
172. St cecilia
173. Strathclyde
174. Teeswood
175. Texaco caribbean (after section)
176. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
177. The queen
178. Toward
179. Traquair (probably)
180. Tusnastabb (possibly)
181. U 11 (possibly)
182. U 16 (possibly)
183. U 48
184. U 8
185. Ub 103 (possibly)
186. Ub 108 (possibly)
187. Ub 109
188. Ub 31 ?
189. Ub 38
190. Ub 55 (probably)
191. Ub 56 (possibly)
192. Ub 58 (possibly)
193. Ub 78
194. Ub-33 (probably)
195. Uc 46
196. Uc 46 (possibly)
197. Uc 63
198. Uc 77 (possibly)
199. Uc 78 or uc 79
200. Unity
201. Virgo sancta
202. Vittoria claudia
203. W a scholten
204. Wheatman (possibly)
205. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: UB 55 (PROBABLY)

Length 55.5 meter, width: 5.8 meter, tonnage 650 ton

Cause: Mined.

Year of registration: 1922

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1922, last detected: 20160910

Details measurements/cartography: H685/18 31.12.22 NDW IN 510120N, 011900E APPROX. (V A DOVER). NC 1895. H5824/60 2.3.61 LOCATED BUT NOT LOCATED. (HMS SCOTT, 1960). NCA. H5824/60 7.11.61 SEARCHED FOR BY A/S AND E/S. NOT LOCATED. DISPROVED. (HMS SCOTT, 24/27.2.61). BR STD. H1270/72 10.9.74 WK OF TRAWLER REPD IN 510114N, 012005E, ADJACENT TO WK 'FLACHSEE'. TO BE DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 70FT BY SALVAGE & CABLE. (FOLKESTONE & TRINITY HOUSE LTR DTD 5.9.74). PRESUMABLY 'DRUMTOCHTY' [SEE 13472]. NCA. H4199/78 31.8.78 LOCATED 25.10.77 IN 510118N, 011953E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.4 IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 30.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.9MTRS. LENGTH 58MTRS. LYING 057/237DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). STATED TO BE A SUBMARINE, POSSIBLY U55. (TRINITY HOUSE, TLX DTD 8.5.75). CHART AS WK 21.6MTRS. BR STD. H2330/84 5.3.86 EXAM'D 9.12.85 IN 510117N, 011953E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.3 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 5.5MTRS, LENGTH 49.6MTRS. 'PUDDING-SHAPED' CONTACT WITH MARKED HIGH POINT IN CENTRE. LYING 057/237DEGS IN SHALLOW LONG SCOUR. CHART AS SW 23.3MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240B). BR STD. HH090/606/01 14.9.94 EXAM'D 3.8.94 IN 510117.0N, 011952.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.6, FOUL AT 21.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.4 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.4MTRS. COVERS 18 BY 8MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. APPEARS EMBEDDED IN A SANDWAVE AND UPRIGHT. (NP 1016, HI 606). CHART AS SW 21.5MTRS IN 510117N, 011953E [OGB].

- NM 3403/94. 6.9.07 LOCATED 12.7.06 IN 5101.316N, 0119.769E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.58 IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. LENGTH 37MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 6.9MTRS. LIES 054/234 DEGS. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. NOT IN SURVEY AREA. RETAIN SW 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 23.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5101.316N, 0119.769E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.72MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. NFS. (DS24 FOLKESTONE-POMERANIA MCZ, SURVEY 2012). RETAIN PREVIOUS SHOAL DEPTH SW 21.5MTRS. SEP 2016/000297768 15.12.16 EXAM'D 12.12.2016 IN 5101.317N, 0119.769E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 20.63MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 44MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 050/230 DEGS. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1496, H102_HI1496_002_16). AMEND DW 20.6MTRS IN REVISED POSITION. SEP 2016/000091760 11.01.17 EXAM'D 10.09.16; IN 5101.317N, 0119.769E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 20.63MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 44MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 050/230 DEGS. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). RETAIN DW 20.6MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 1.317 N,1 19.769 E

 

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