This is the information page about the shipwreck Ub 97 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.744 N,5 3.096 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 (bow section)
134. Secil japan (stern section)
135. Shoal fisher
136. Siracusa
137. Spital
138. Spyridion vagliano
139. St anthony (possibly)
140. St george (possibly)
141. Stanwood
142. Twilight water
143. U 1018
144. U 95
145. Ub 106 (possibly)
146. Ub 112 (possibly)
147. Ub 113
148. Ub 128 (possibly)
149. Ub 86 (possibly)
150. Ub 97 (possibly)
151. Ula
152. Veritas
153. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
154. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
155. Violet
156. Volnay
157. War tune
158. Westwood (possibly)
159. Wyndcliffe
160. Zebra

 

Name: UB 97 (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, [16343], [16344], [16345], [16346] & [17311], were swept onto rocks in castle drive during a winter gale in 1921. (cornish shipwrecks, vol 1, south coast).

Year of registration: 1924

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter

Known since: 1924, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: H1623/25 16.10.24 H1623/25 16.10.24 3 ST WKS OF SUBS IN VICINITY 500842N, 050300W. (HMS ENDEAVOUR, SURVEY C9129, DTD 1923). NE 32. H01027/40 1.11.51 H01027/40 1.11.51 3 STRANDED SUBMARINES IN ACCEPTED POSN 500842N, 050300W. (LTR TO FALMOUTH HBR COMMISSIONERS, 1.11.51). 18.9.70 18.9.70 9 CAPTURED GERMAN SUBS ALLOCATED TO FALMOUTH, 8 ARRIVED. 2 WERE SUNK, THE OTHER 6 WERE SWEPT ONTO ROCKS ALONG CASTLE DRIVE. ONE SUNK CLOSE INSHORE NEAR THE BATHING BEACH & PART OF ITS RUSTING HULL STILL SHOWS [1969] AT LW, THE OTHERS SANK ALONG THE LINE OF ROCKS & THEIR REMAINS ARE SCATTERED OVER A LARGE AREA. STILL BEING SALVAGED. (CORNISH SHIPWRECKS). NCA. H/ 18.9.70 18.9.70 SIX SUBS: UB106, UB112, UB128, UB86, UB97 & UC92. SOLD TO MESSRS ROSKELL & A.ROGERS IN MARCH/APRIL 1921. THEY HAVE CHANGED HANDS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. POSN OF 5 SUBS GIVEN BY S.HUTCHINGS. (N/CP 53758/69). H1485/63 22.3.71 H1485/63 22.3.71 REMAINS OF ONLY ONE U BOAT VISIBLE AT LWS IN 500842.5N, 050302W [OGB]. SHOWING APPROX 5FT ABOVE CHART DATUM, HOWEVER THE HIGHEST POINT IS NOT HIGHER THAN THE GENERAL LEVEL OF SURROUNDING ROCKS & THE WEED COVERED METAL IS ONLY RECOGNISABLE AS SUCH ON VERY CLOSE INSPECTION. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 41/70). DELETE. BR STD. 28.8.71 28.8.71 REPD MARKED BY SMALL G CONL BUOY (TO WARN SWIMMERS?). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H1310/82/36 22.3.83 H1310/82/36 22.3.83 REMAINS OF UB86, UB97, UB106, UB112 & UB128, PURCHASED BY MESSRS T & L FEENEY. (LTR DTD 15.3.83). NCA. SEE ALSO [16343], [16344], [16346] & [16345].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 8.744 N,5 3.096 W

 

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