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 (53.740283, 0.209967)

 

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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. Albatross
4. Angelo rose
5. Appolonia
6. Ardens (probably)
7. Avance (probably)
8. Beaconsfield
9. Bellerophon
10. Biesbosch
11. Bonhomme richard
12. Boys own
13. Brabant
14. Brema
15. Briton (possibly)
16. Cadmus
17. Cambrai
18. Canada
19. Caroline
20. Chant 63
21. Charing cross (possibly)
22. Chicago
23. Chloris (possibly)
24. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
25. Coastal fort no-1
26. Commonwealth
27. Cook s26
28. Corinth (possibly)
29. Cyclope
30. Dana (possibly)
31. Diana
32. Diana
33. Dido
34. Dryade
35. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
36. Dunstaffnage
37. Elfrida
38. Empress (probably)
39. Feltre
40. Forest queen
41. Francis
42. Frithof eide
43. G.3
44. Georgios
45. Girl ita
46. Giuseppe
47. Goodwood
48. Graafjeld
49. Greltoria (probably)
50. Hannah louisa
51. Helmsman (probably)
52. Hercules
53. Hms akranes
54. Hms benvolio
55. Hms dirk
56. Hms fairy
57. Hms falcon (stern section)
58. Hms falmouth
59. Hms thalia
60. Horsted
61. Hugh taylor
62. Hvitveis
63. Ida
64. Ionic (probably)
65. J b paddon
66. John rettig (probably)
67. Kalo (probably)
68. Kernoozer
69. Kilrea
70. Kilrea (probably)
71. Kimberley (possibly)
72. Kingston cameo
73. Knuthenborg
74. Laconia (possibly)
75. Ladas (possibly)
76. Lady anstruther (probably)
77. Lady josyan
78. Landport (possibly)
79. Lifeguard (possibly)
80. Lindum
81. Longbenton (probably)
82. Lyra (bow section)
83. Magdalyn ann
84. Malvina (fwd part)
85. Manchester engineer (probably)
86. Marian francis
87. Markersdall (probably)
88. Marshall (probably)
89. Mazeppa
90. Middlesborough
91. Modig
92. Modiva (possibly)
93. Mongolian
94. Nitedal
95. Onward (possibly)
96. Orsa
97. Otis tetrax
98. Our lorraine
99. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
100. Paraciers
101. Peebles (possibly)
102. Portia
103. Potomac
104. Revi
105. River don (part of)(probably)
106. Riviere
107. Rosa
108. Saltoun
109. Seistan
110. Sergei
111. Sirajah
112. Sna iii
113. Sota eduardo
114. Sote (aft part)
115. Stanburn
116. Storm drift
117. Tees
118. Thea
119. Togston (possibly)
120. Tredegar hall
121. Trongate
122. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
123. Uc 39
124. Uc 75
125. Umbe
126. Upminster (possibly)
127. Varangmalm (possibly)
128. Ville de valenciennes
129. War crocus (possibly)
130. Wayside flower (possibly)
131. 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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