This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 65, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 40.107 N,5 2.123 W (50.505016666667, -5.2049666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Alcyon (possibly)
3. Angele (possibly)
4. Anna sophie
5. Antoinette (probably)
6. Arthurtown
7. Bogstad
8. Brava
9. Brisk (probably)
10. Camelot challenger (possibly)
11. Carasa (possibly)
12. Carl
13. Castor 1
14. Cristina
15. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
16. Diligent
17. Dumfries
18. Elna e
19. Empire otter
20. Ezra weston (bow section)
21. Ezra weston (stern section)
22. Germaine
23. Gregynog
24. Hemsley 1
25. Hmcs regina
26. Hmhs rewa
27. Hugin
28. Humbergate (probably)
29. Hunsgrove
30. Island maid
31. John taylor
32. Kai (possibly)
33. Lake edon
34. Lake owens
35. Lci(l)99
36. Lia'g
37. Lisa maria
38. Lombard (possibly)
39. Madryn
40. Marguerite pry
41. Maria asumpta
42. Mefjord (possibly)
43. Milly (possibly)
44. N verberckmoes (possibly)
45. Norma (possibly)
46. Onega
47. Orfordness
48. Pearn pride (possibly)
49. Peer gynt (possibly)
50. Petersham
51. Portugal
52. Risoy (probably)
53. Rossmore (possibly)
54. Runswick
55. Saphir
56. Sarah anderson (possibly)
57. Shad thames
58. Shoreham (probably)
59. Siracusa
60. Skopelos sky (after part)
61. Sphene (probably)
62. St joseph
63. St stanislas
64. Svint
65. Tagona
66. Towneley
67. U 1021 (possibly)
68. U 325 (possibly)
69. Ub 65
70. Warnow (possibly)

 

Name: UB 65

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

Cause: built in 1917 by vulkan (hamburg). two oil engines of 1100bhp for 13.5 knots surfaced, two motors of 788bhp for 7.5 knots submerged. 5 x 19.7 inch torpedo tubes. one 4.1 inch gun. complement 34 men. blew up in action with us submarine l2.

Year of registration: 2001

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 2001, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: HH090/799/02 15.9.01 EXAM'D 15.9.01 IN 5040.107N, 0502.123W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.6 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 32MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS. LIES 110/290 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, WELL DEFINED SUPERSTRUCTURE. (NP 1008, HI 799). ?A SUBMARINE. BR STD. HH100/351/18 22.4.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. CONFIRMED AS GERMAN SUBMARINE. BRONZE PROPS. INTACT AND UNDAMAGED WITH HATCHES OPEN. LARGE GUN IN FRONT OF CONNING TOWER. CASING COLLAPSING AROUND TUBES. (G J POUND). NCA. 7.5.02 THIS A TYPE 3 WW1 SUBMARINE. CARRIES 105MM GUN. (G J POUND, TELCON). NCA. HH232/680/09 12.9.03 CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE QUANTITIES OF MUNITIONS. TORPEDOES PROBABLY STILL ON BOARD. (MRCC FALMOUTH, FAX DTD 10.9.03). NCA. 19.1.04 CONSIDER THIS TO BE U61. (M ADES, EMAIL DTD 19.1.04). NCA. 22.9.04 THIS IS THE UB 65, THE STAR OF A RECENT 'WRECK DETECTIVES' TV EPISODE. WAS ARMED WITH A 105MM GUN. (R YOUNG). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT

Position: 50 40.107 N,5 2.123 W

 

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