This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 78, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 1.041 N,1 16.497 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. Charente
20. Christianssund
21. City of dresden (possibly)
22. Colbert
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. De fontaine
26. Dinard
27. Dotterel
28. Efford
29. Eidsiva (probably)
30. Electra
31. Eleonora
32. Emma
33. Emma (possibly)
34. Empire lough (probably)
35. Empress of fort william (probably)
36. En avant
37. Eustratios (probably)
38. Evolution
39. Excellence pleske
40. Falcon (probably)
41. Fearless
42. Flachsee
43. Flandres
44. Francesco ciampa
45. G-42 (possibly)
46. G-asad
47. Gad 23
48. Gladys
49. Gloire a sainte therese
50. Grit (probably)
51. Grosser kurfurst
52. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
53. Halcyon
54. Harmatris
55. Henry moon
56. Heron
57. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
58. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
59. Hmhs anglia
60. Hms aragonite (part of)
61. Hms aries (possibly)
62. Hms blackwater
63. Hms brazen
64. Hms carlton
65. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
66. Hms city of dundee
67. Hms cleon
68. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
69. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
70. Hms glen boyne
71. Hms kingston galena
72. Hms lydian
73. Hms marcella
74. Hms myrmidon
75. Hms napia
76. Hms niger (possibly)
77. Hms northumberland (probably)
78. Hms othello ii
79. Hms peridot
80. Hms restoration (possibly)
81. Hms rodino
82. Hms stirling castle (probably)
83. Hms torbay ii (probably)
84. Hms tranquil
85. Hms war sepoy
86. Hms weigelia
87. Hmsm b2
88. Holland
89. Hundvaag
90. Hydaspes (possibly)
91. Ilaro
92. Iltis (possibly)
93. Ines
94. Ira (possibly)
95. Jacob luckenbach
96. James harrod
97. Jokai
98. Josephine willis
99. Kabinda
100. Kadru
101. Katharina kolkmann
102. Kielce
103. Kirsten skou
104. Koenigshaven
105. L'armandeche
106. La fleche
107. Lady stella
108. Latona
109. Le pelerin de la mer
110. Le tregor
111. Leicester
112. Leila najia
113. Leo
114. Lizzonia
115. Loanda
116. Loic
117. Lord hamilton (possibly)
118. Luray victory
119. Lusitania
120. Mahratta
121. Mahratta ii
122. Maloja 1
123. Malta (probably)
124. Marie-ange loic
125. Mercator
126. Mersey
127. Milbanke (probably)
128. Moise
129. Monarch
130. Moorside (probably)
131. Mrav
132. Murillo
133. Nancy moran
134. Naranco
135. Negrier
136. Newcastle
137. Nicolaw
138. Niki
139. Norman
140. North eastern victory
141. Northfleet
142. Nunima
143. Ophelie
144. Ousel (probably)
145. Petit antoine
146. Phoenix
147. Polgrange
148. Portslade (possibly)
149. Preussen
150. Pulborough
151. River levan
152. Rochester castle (possibly)
153. Roode zee (possibly)
154. Rydal force
155. Rynanna
156. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
157. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
158. Sabac
159. Saint benoit labre
160. Saint ronan (possibly)
161. Saint ronan (possibly)
162. Salbya (possibly)
163. Sambut
164. Samida
165. Santagata
166. Santagata (?part of)
167. Sea serpent
168. Seine
169. Shenandoah
170. Sir russell
171. St cecilia
172. Strathclyde
173. T s webb
174. Teeswood
175. Texaco caribbean (after section)
176. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
177. The queen
178. Tokufuku maru
179. Toward
180. Traquair (probably)
181. Trooper
182. Tusnastabb (possibly)
183. U 11 (possibly)
184. U 16 (possibly)
185. U 48
186. U 8
187. Ub 103 (possibly)
188. Ub 108 (possibly)
189. Ub 109
190. Ub 31 ?
191. Ub 38
192. Ub 55 (probably)
193. Ub 56 (possibly)
194. Ub 58 (possibly)
195. Ub 78
196. Ub-33 (probably)
197. Uc 46 (possibly)
198. Uc 63
199. Uc 77 (possibly)
200. Uc 78 or uc 79
201. Unity
202. Virgo sancta
203. Vittoria claudia
204. W a scholten
205. Wheatman (possibly)
206. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: UB 78

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 20160721

Details measurements/cartography: H4453/72 9.2.78 WK, LEAST DEPTH 16.8 IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS, LOCATED IN 510101N, 011635E. SONAR HT 5.5MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HN 5.1.78).

- NM 485/78. H4199/78 27.10.78 LOCATED 25.10.77 IN 510101N, 011635E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.8 IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS, LENGTH 55MTRS. LIES 050/230DEGS. SONAR TRACE INDICATES THAT IT IS PROBABLY A SUBMARINE SITTING UPRIGHT ON SEABED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). NCA. H1310/82/22 22.9.82 CONFIRMED AS A SUBMARINE. SITTING UPRIGHT ON SEABED. (P G WEATHERLEY, 15.9.82). HH100/351/04 8.8.91 WK DIVED ON. THOUGHT TO BE A WW1 GERMAN SUBMARINE. (V HOOKER, 7.8.91). HH090/711/01 22.1.97 EXAM'D 4.8.96 IN 510102N, 011629E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.8, FOUL AT 16.1 IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 070/250DEGS. IN ONE PIECE WITH NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 711).

- NM 847/97. 22.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5101.044N, 0116.504E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.17MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. LENGTH 53MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. NFS. (DS24 FOLKESTONE-POMERANIA MCZ, SURVEY 2012). AMEND DW 15.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 3533/16. SEP 2016/000091764 20.04.17 EXAM'D 21.07.16; IN 5101.040N, 0116.497E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.66MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS, LENGTH 47.9MTRS, WIDTH 6.5MTRS, HEIGHT 7.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 050/230 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 15.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 1.041 N,1 16.497 E

 

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