This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 41, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 25.789 N,2 36.384 W (56.522716666667, -2.3277666666667)

 

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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. Anu (probably)
2. Arizona
3. Asta (probably)
4. Aurora
5. Avondale park (possibly)
6. Bay fisher
7. Clan shaw (part of)
8. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
9. Clara gwynne
10. Clint
11. Denmore
12. G-atse
13. Herrington
14. Hms beathwood (probably)
15. Hms columba (probably)
16. Hms embley
17. Hms northumbria
18. Hms success
19. Hoche
20. Isla may
21. Island magee
22. Maggie smith (possibly)
23. Mallard
24. Margaret rae
25. Munchen
26. Phaeacian
27. Primrose
28. Protecor
29. Ptarmigan
30. Rolfsborg
31. Sneland 1
32. Stella
33. Stjernvik
34. Storjen
35. Strathisla
36. Uc 41
37. Ugie (possibly)
38. Valhallah

 

Name: UC 41

Length 53.3 meter, width: 5.2 meter, tonnage 511 ton

Cause: on mine laying patrol when located & attacked by requistioned hm trawlers in firth of tay. was sunk by one of its own mines whilst evading attack. (sibi & warships of ww1).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 235 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20220526

Details measurements/cartography: WK IN 562500N, 023500W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H709/34 31.1.34 FOUL ANCHORAGE IN 562552N, 023636W. (DUNDEE HBR TRUST).

- NM 211/34. H3704/69 29.9.69 EXAM'D IN 562548N, 023622W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP], ABOUT 1C SSE OF CHARTED POSN. LEAST E/S DEPTH 63 IN GEN DEPTH 70FT. SCOUR DEPTH 5FT. LIES IN TWO PARTS, ONE ABOUT 200FT LONG & LYING 037/217DEGS, THE OTHER NO MORE THAN 50FT LONG AND CLOSE N OF CENTRE OF THE LARGER PART. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 44/69). BR STD. HH100/351/02 13.12.89 DIVED ON IN 562544.5N, 023627.5W [OGB] USING DECCA. IDENTIFIED AS A UC2 CLASS, MINE-LAYING SUBMARINE. LIES IN TWO SECTIONS, 20MTRS APART. (G L WADSWORTH, 22.11.89). NCA. 21.1.04 EUT POSN: 5625.793N, 0236.458W. BA 1481 [MAR'03 EDN]. 21.1.04 WK HAS BEEN SALVAGED BY A CRAWFORD. A LONG LOW ROCK OUTCROP GIVING A SIMILAR ECHO EXISTS NEAR TO WK SITE. (DIVE SCOTLAND VOL.III, PUBLISHED 1992). HH091/061/01 26.1.04 EXAM'D 17.11.03 IN 5625.788N, 0236.383W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 20.0, FOUL 20.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.1MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. IN TWO SECTIONS ON A SANDY BOTTOM. SECTIONS SEPARATED BY ABOUT 15MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 1061). AMEND SW 20.0MTRS. BR STD. HH091/152/01 15.7.08 EXAM'D 2.2.08 IN 5625.788N, 0236.384W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.3 IN GEN DEPTH 21.8MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP CLOSE TO WK. IN TWO MAIN PARTS. N PART WITH LENGTH 18MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. LIES 055/235 DEGS. S PART WITH LENGTH 23MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 1.2MTRS BROKEN INTO NUMEROUS SMALLER SECTIONS. ROPE OR CABLE BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS NOTED ON DCS3. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1152). RETAIN SW 20MTRS. NCA. RSDRA2022000174021 25.07.22 EXAM’D 26.5.22 IN 5625.790N, 0236.384W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.60MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. LENGTH 58MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS, HT 1.72MTRS. ORIENTATION 235/055 DEGS. IN 2 MAIN SECTIONS, SEPARATED BY 15MTRS, WITH SCATTERED DEBRIS AROUND. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1731). AMEND DW 20.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN 2 SECTIONS, 15MTRS APART, WITH SCATTERED DEBRIS AROUND

Position: 56 25.789 N,2 36.384 W

 

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