This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 81, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 29.442 N,0 58.351 W (50.2121667, -0.7257)

 

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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.

 

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2. Angry fish
3. Armenier
4. Arno (possibly)
5. Asger ryg
6. Axwell
7. Basil-2
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. British commerce
10. Cambrian princess (probably)
11. Carbineer
12. Coral
13. Cuba
14. Donegal (possibly)
15. Elford
16. Flag theofano
17. Fort yale
18. Fpt iv
19. Gerarda
20. Germa geisha
21. Hedwig lunstedt
22. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
23. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
24. Hmcs alberni
25. Hms apley (possibly)
26. Hms evadne (possibly)
27. Hms hazardous
28. Hms loyalty
29. Hms prince leopold
30. Hms sapper
31. Hmsm a1
32. Hooness
33. Lola (possibly)
34. Lowmount
35. Montecrana (possibly)
36. Polandia (possibly)
37. Ringen
38. Saint enogat
39. Sines (possibly)
40. Spearfish
41. Teelin head
42. U 1195
43. Ub 81
44. Uss osprey
45. Whale unit 552 (possibly)

 

Name: UB 81

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

Cause: Ub iii class submarine, built 1917. sunk by mine.

Year of registration: 1961

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1961, last detected: 20161113

Details measurements/cartography: H6667/57 28.1.61 NO ASDIC CONTACT IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY. (HMS DALRYMPLE, SURVEY [K2007/3], 1958). 4.3.70 REPD SINKING POSN 502700N, 005100W. (N M B). 11.9.74 REPD LOCATED SOME 14M SE OF I OF WIGHT. (N/CP 55746/74). H1284/74 16.6.75 VESSEL UPRIGHT. LIES E/W. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO BOW. MR R TODD HAS MADE A REQUEST TO PURCHASE WK FROM ADMIRALTY. (SPITHEAD MARINE SALVAGE LTD, 20.5.75). H4121/76 10.1.77 WK EXAM'D 16.6.76 IN 502922N, 005812W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.5 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS [LAT]. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEGS. GOOD SONAR CONTACT ON FLAT SEA BED. CONFIRMED AS WK OF UB 81 BY MR TODD OF SPITHEAD MARINE SALVAGE. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). CHART AS WK 22MTRS [12FMS].

- NM 492/77. HH100/351/03 31.8.90 DIVED ON IN 502927N, 005824W [OGB]. UPRIGHT BUT WITH CONNING TOWER ON SEABED HIGHEST PART IS GUN WHICH POINTS UPWARDS TOWARDS THE SURFACE. (D C FOX). HH100/351/08 10.11.93 DIVED ON IN 502922N, 005806W [OGB]. LIES E/W WITH STERN W. REMAINS FAIRLY INTACT BUT BOW TUBES AND PROPELLERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. (M WOODWARD, ARTICLE IN SPORT DIVER). HH090/952/01 30.10.03 EXAM'D 8.6.03 IN 5029.442N, 0058.351W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 23.5, FOUL 23.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.6 IN GEN DEPTH 27-28MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 36MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. LIES 083/263 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 952).

- NM 423/04. SEP 2006/000394419 30.10.06 DESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 250MTRS CENTRED ON 5829.442N, 0058.351W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2616/06). INS REST'D AREA.

- NM 5427/06. 28.4.08 PREVOUS SI CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 250MTRS CENTRED ON 5829.442N, 0058.351W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 950/08). NCA. 1.2.10 PREVOUS SI CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 250MTRS CENTRED ON 5829.442N, 0058.351W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 3380/09). NCA. SEP 2016/000165703 4.5.17 EXAM'D 13.11.16 IN 5029.442N, 0058.351W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.59MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. LENGTH 37MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3.9MTRS. ORIENTATION 085/265 DEGS. HEAVY DAMANGE TO BOW. FIN/TOWER COLLAPSED TO SEAFLOOR ON N SIDE OF WRECK. (MMT UK, HI 1499). NCA. 16.6.17 PREVIOUS SI CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 200MTRS CENTRED ON 5029.442N, 0058.351W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 147/2017).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, HEAVY DAMAGE TO BOW

Position: 50 29.442 N,0 58.351 W

 

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