This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 86 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.702 N,5 3.013 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Alexander kennedy
5. Almond branch (possibly)
6. Andola
7. Andromeda
8. Arab
9. Ardgarry
10. Arvor
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Atlantis (possibly)
15. Ballarat
16. Bamse (probably)
17. Bay of panama
18. Beatrice (possibly)
19. Bellucia
20. Ben asdale
21. Ben rein
22. Benito
23. Bjornvik (possibly)
24. Brest
25. Bretonne (probably)
26. Cape finisterre (probably)
27. Carmarthen
28. Caroline
29. Caroni river
30. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
31. Centurion (possibly)
32. Cieszyn
33. Citrine
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Cristina
38. Cromdale
39. Czar
40. Dionne marie
41. Dispatch (possibly)
42. Elisabeth (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Forde
48. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
49. Ganymede
50. Gap
51. Genevieve (possibly)
52. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hanover
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmcs trentonian
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hmy sappho (possibly)
74. Hnlms brielle
75. Hockwold
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
80. Juno
81. Karen marie
82. Kerris reed
83. King harry (probably)
84. Kremsertor
85. Krosfond
86. Kwester
87. La suippe
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Lia'g
93. Loe bar wk
94. Lord snowden (probably)
95. Lucent (possibly)
96. Lydie
97. Mervyn (possibly)
98. Mina cantiquin
99. Mitera marigo
100. Mohegan
101. Mosel
102. Mountby
103. Mourne (probably)
104. N g petersen
105. Normand
106. Nyassa
107. Ocklinge
108. Omer denise
109. Onega
110. Orfordness
111. Ospra
112. Pearl (possibly)
113. Peer gynt (possibly)
114. Penelope jane (possibly)
115. Petersham
116. Pindos
117. Plantaganet
118. Poljames
119. Poljames
120. Ponus
121. Port chalmers
122. Prestige
123. Princess royal
124. Quarnero
125. Queen (possibly)
126. Rigmor (possibly)
127. Robert
128. Rock island bridge
129. Rossmore (possibly)
130. Royal anne galley
131. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
132. Schiedam
133. Secil japan (stern section)
134. Shoal fisher
135. Siracusa
136. Spital
137. Spyridion vagliano
138. St anthony (possibly)
139. St george (possibly)
140. Stanwood
141. Twilight water
142. U 1018
143. U 95
144. Ub 106 (possibly)
145. Ub 112 (possibly)
146. Ub 113
147. Ub 128 (possibly)
148. Ub 86 (possibly)
149. Ub 97 (possibly)
150. Ula
151. Veritas
152. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
153. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
154. Violet
155. Volnay
156. War tune
157. Westwood (possibly)
158. Wyndcliffe
159. Zebra

 

Name: UB 86 (POSSIBLY)

Length 55.5 meter, width: 5.8 meter, tonnage 639 ton

Cause: 9 german subs allocated to falmouth for gunnery practice & experiments. 2 out of 8 delivered were deliberately sunk. the remaining 6, [see also wk nos 16343, 16345, 16346 & 17311], were swept onto rocks in castle drive during a winter gale in 1921. (cornish shipwrecks, vol 1, south coast). [see wk record no 16341 - ub 97].

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter

Known since: 1970

Details measurements/cartography: SEE WK NO 16341 FOR DETAILS 18.9.70 18.9.70 POSN OF UB86 (POSSIBLY) GIVEN AS 500839.5N, 050257W. (S.HUTCHINGS, N/CP 53758/69). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 16341

Position: 50 8.702 N,5 3.013 W

 

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