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 (51.075983333333, 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. Brendonia
18. Cabo espartel
19. Cachalot
20. Carmen
21. Charente
22. Christianssund
23. City of dresden (possibly)
24. Colbert
25. Constanzia
26. Corhaven
27. Correct
28. D'artagnan
29. De fontaine
30. Dinard
31. Dorothy j (possibly)
32. Dotterel
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Efford
35. Eidsiva (probably)
36. Eleonora
37. Emma
38. Emma (possibly)
39. Empire lough (probably)
40. Empress of fort william (probably)
41. En avant
42. Eustratios (probably)
43. Falcon (probably)
44. Fearless
45. Flachsee
46. Flandres
47. Francesco ciampa
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. G-asad
50. Gad 23
51. Gladys
52. Gloire a sainte therese
53. Grit (probably)
54. Grosser kurfurst
55. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
56. Halcyon
57. Harcalo
58. Harmatris
59. Henry moon
60. Heron
61. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
62. Hmhs anglia
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aragonite (part of)
65. Hms aries (possibly)
66. Hms artic trapper
67. Hms blackwater
68. Hms brazen
69. Hms carlton
70. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
71. Hms city of dundee
72. Hms cleon
73. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
74. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
75. Hms glen boyne
76. Hms kingston galena
77. Hms lord grey
78. Hms lydian
79. Hms marcella
80. Hms napia
81. Hms niger (possibly)
82. Hms northumberland (probably)
83. Hms othello ii
84. Hms peridot
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rodino
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms torbay ii (probably)
89. Hms tranquil
90. Hms war sepoy
91. Hms weigelia
92. Hmsm b2
93. Holland
94. Hundvaag
95. Hydaspes (possibly)
96. Ilaro
97. Iltis (possibly)
98. Ines
99. Ira (possibly)
100. Jacob luckenbach
101. James harrod
102. Jokai
103. Josephine willis
104. Kabinda
105. Kadru
106. Katharina kolkmann
107. Kielce
108. Kirsten skou
109. Koenigshaven
110. L'armandeche
111. La fleche
112. Lady stella
113. Latona
114. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
115. Le pelerin de la mer
116. Le tregor
117. Leicester
118. Leila najia
119. Leo
120. Lighter 83
121. Lizzonia
122. Loanda
123. Loic
124. Lord hamilton (possibly)
125. Luray victory
126. Lusitania
127. Mahratta
128. Mahratta ii
129. Maloja 1
130. Malta (probably)
131. Marie-ange loic
132. Mercator
133. Merel (part of)(possibly)
134. Mersey
135. Moise
136. Monarch
137. Moorside (probably)
138. Mrav
139. Murillo
140. Nancy moran
141. Naranco
142. Negrier
143. Newcastle
144. Nicolaw
145. Niki
146. Norman
147. North eastern victory
148. Notre dame des trois epis
149. Nunima
150. Ocean king (possibly)
151. Ophelie
152. Ousel (probably)
153. Petit antoine
154. Phoenix
155. Polgrange
156. Portslade (possibly)
157. Preussen
158. Pulborough
159. Rio parana
160. River levan
161. Rochester castle (possibly)
162. Rooswijk
163. Rydal force
164. Rynanna
165. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
166. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
167. Sabac
168. Saint benoit labre
169. Saint ronan (possibly)
170. Saint ronan (possibly)
171. Sambut
172. Samida
173. Santagata
174. Santagata (?part of)
175. Sea serpent
176. Seine
177. Shenandoah
178. Sir russell
179. Spanish prince
180. St cecilia
181. St claire (possibly)
182. Strathclyde
183. Teeswood
184. Texaco caribbean (after section)
185. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
186. The queen
187. Toward
188. Traquair (probably)
189. Tusnastabb (possibly)
190. U 11 (possibly)
191. U 16 (possibly)
192. U 48
193. U 8
194. Ub 103 (possibly)
195. Ub 108 (possibly)
196. Ub 109
197. Ub 31 ?
198. Ub 38
199. Ub 55 (probably)
200. Ub 56 (possibly)
201. Ub 58 (possibly)
202. Ub 78
203. Ub-33 (probably)
204. Uc 46
205. Uc 46 (possibly)
206. Uc 63
207. Uc 77 (possibly)
208. Uc 78 or uc 79
209. Unity
210. Virgo sancta
211. Vittoria claudia
212. W a scholten
213. Wheatman (possibly)
214. 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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