This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 39, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 55.554 N,0 4.608 E (53.7402833, 0.2099667)

 

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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. Agnes
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Ballogie
4. Bellerophon
5. Brema
6. Briton (possibly)
7. Cadmus
8. Canada
9. Caroline
10. Carson
11. Chant 63
12. Chloris (possibly)
13. Corinth (possibly)
14. Cyclope
15. Dana (possibly)
16. Diana
17. Diana
18. Dido
19. Dryade
20. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
21. Elfrida
22. Empress (probably)
23. Feltre
24. Forest queen
25. Francis
26. Georgios
27. Giuseppe
28. Hannah louisa
29. Helmsman (probably)
30. Hms benvolio
31. Hms dirk
32. Hms fairy
33. Hms falcon (stern section)
34. Hms silicia
35. Horsted
36. Hugh taylor
37. Ida
38. Ionic (probably)
39. J b paddon
40. John rettig (probably)
41. Kalo (probably)
42. Kilrea (probably)
43. Kimberley (possibly)
44. Kingston cameo
45. Knuthenborg
46. Ladas (possibly)
47. Lady anstruther (probably)
48. Landport (possibly)
49. Lifeguard (possibly)
50. Lyra (bow section)
51. Magdalyn ann
52. Manchester engineer (probably)
53. Manx queen
54. Marian francis
55. Marie l
56. Markersdall (probably)
57. Meeuw
58. Modig
59. Modiva (possibly)
60. Nar
61. Nitedal
62. Onward (possibly)
63. Orsa
64. Otis tetrax
65. Our lorraine
66. Paraciers
67. Peebles (possibly)
68. Portia
69. Revi
70. River don (part of)(probably)
71. Saltoun
72. Sna iii
73. Sota eduardo
74. Stanburn
75. Storm drift
76. Tees
77. Togston (possibly)
78. Uc 39
79. Uc 75
80. Umbe
81. Upminster (possibly)
82. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
83. Varangmalm (possibly)
84. Ville de valenciennes
85. Violet (probably)
86. Wayside flower (possibly)
87. Whitemantle (possibly)

 

Name: UC 39

Length 52.7 meter, width: 5.2 meter, tonnage 511 ton

Cause: Engaged by hms thrasher about 10 miles se of flamborough head and sunk by depth charges.

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 20200917

Details measurements/cartography: H1248/69 SANK IN 535200N, 000800E, APPROX. H5084/77 17.3.80 EXAM'D 28.11.79 IN 535530.6N, 000443.2E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.7 IN GEN DEPTH 25.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.1MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS. INTACT WK LYING 010/190 DEG. SONAR TRACES INDICATE PROBABLE SUBMARINE. (HMS ECHO, HI 64/79). INS AS WK 20.7MTRS.

- NM 775/80. H1942/76 9.3.81 EXAM'D 25.6.80. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.5, FOUL AT 18.7MTRS. (SOIS, HI 65/80).

- NM 655/81. 5.11.91 WK IN 535502N, 000442E REPORTED TO BE A SUBMARINE AND BELIEVED TO BE THAT OF UC 39. ALSO REPORTED S OF WHERE CHARTED. (SEC(NS)B, LM DTD 29.10.91). NCA HH100/351/06 8.4.93 WK IN 535536N, 000436E DIVED. IDENTIFIED AS UC 39 BY INSCRIPTION ON PROPELLER. LIES WITH A STBD LIST AND IS STARTING TO BREAK UP. STANDS 2MTRS HIGH. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). HH100/351/07 23.7.93 DIVED ON 1.7.93 IN 535531N, 000442.5E USING GPS. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH. LIES 010/190 DEG, BOW S, WITH STBD LIST AND DAMAGED BOW. 6 MINE CHUTES VISIBLE FOR'D OF CONNING TOWER POSN. CONNING TOWER ITSELF LIES ON SEABED. APPARENTLY SALVAGE WORK HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT - PROPELLERS AND DECK GUN MISSING (ONE PROP IS IN BRIDLINGTON HARBOUR MUSEUM). SMALL AMOUNT OF FISHING GEAR IS SNAGGED ON WK. (D ROBINSON, HUMBERSIDE POLICE U/WATER SEARCH UNIT). SEP 2021/000166150 17.9.20 EXAM?D 25.3.21 IN 5355.554N, 0004.608E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.83MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. LENGTH 37.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.41MTRS, HT 4.0MTRS. ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. LARGELY INTACT THOUGH STARTING TO BREAK APART. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1587). AMEND DW 20.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGELY INTACT THOUGH STARTING TO BREAK APART

Position: 53 55.554 N,0 4.608 E

 

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