This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 46, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 6.893 N,1 37.061 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Alhama
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Ashley
13. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Ca 4
17. Camisard
18. Cap de la hague
19. Carmen
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Colbert
23. Colbert (possibly)
24. Constanzia
25. Corhaven
26. Correct
27. Costas michalos (aft section)
28. Costas michalos (fwd part)
29. D'artagnan
30. Dartmore
31. Diana
32. Dinard
33. Dixie
34. Dunbar castle
35. Dyck ltv
36. E goodwin ltv
37. Efford
38. Eidsiva (probably)
39. Eleonora
40. Elizabeth and unknown
41. Emile deschamps
42. Emma
43. Emma (possibly)
44. En avant
45. Falcon (probably)
46. Fearless
47. Filleigh
48. Flachsee
49. Flandres
50. Francesco ciampa
51. Frons olivae (probably)
52. G 85 (possibly)
53. G-42 (possibly)
54. Gad 23
55. Genimar
56. Gladys
57. Gloire a sainte therese
58. Harcalo
59. Henry b plant
60. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
61. Hmhs anglia
62. Hms alert ?
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aragonite (part of)
65. Hms aries (possibly)
66. Hms artic trapper
67. Hms carilon
68. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
69. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
70. Hms fauvette
71. Hms flirt
72. Hms glen boyne
73. Hms hermes
74. Hms kingston galena
75. Hms lord grey
76. Hms lydian
77. Hms maida (possibly)
78. Hms marcella
79. Hms napia
80. Hms niger (possibly)
81. Hms northumberland (probably)
82. Hms othello ii
83. Hms peridot
84. Hms restoration (possibly)
85. Hms rodino
86. Hms stirling castle (probably)
87. Hms tourmaline
88. Hms tranquil
89. Hms war sepoy
90. Hms weigelia
91. Hms wessex
92. Hmsm b2
93. Hoegh aigrette
94. Hundvaag
95. Ilaro
96. Ira (possibly)
97. Jacob luckenbach
98. James harrod
99. Jupiter (probably)
100. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
101. Kabinda
102. Karmt
103. Kirsten skou
104. Koenigshaven
105. L'armandeche
106. La fleche
107. Lady stella
108. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
109. Le pelerin de la mer
110. Le tregor
111. Leo
112. Loanda
113. Lolworth
114. Lord hamilton (possibly)
115. Lst 364 (probably)
116. Luray victory
117. Lusitania
118. Mahratta
119. Mahratta ii
120. Malta (probably)
121. Mariner moon
122. Merel (part of)(possibly)
123. Mersey
124. Monica (possibly)
125. Munificent
126. Murillo
127. Nagro (possibly)
128. Nancy moran
129. Netty (possibly)
130. Niendorf (possibly)
131. North eastern victory
132. Notre dame des trois epis
133. Ocean hound
134. Ocean king (possibly)
135. Opal
136. Ousel (probably)
137. Pallieter
138. Phoenix
139. Polgrange
140. Preussen
141. Pulborough
142. Quentovic
143. Regin (possibly)
144. Rio parana
145. Rochester castle (possibly)
146. Rooswijk
147. Rydal force
148. Rynanna
149. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
150. Sabac
151. Saint antoine de padoue
152. Saint michael veillez sur nous
153. Saint ronan (possibly)
154. Saint ronan (possibly)
155. Sambut
156. Santagata
157. Santagata (?part of)
158. Selma (possibly)
159. Smarapaan
160. Spanish prince
161. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
162. St claire (possibly)
163. Strathclyde
164. Surrey
165. Tbd 317
166. Teeswood
167. The queen
168. Tina primo
169. Toornvliet (probably)
170. Toromoree
171. Toward
172. Traquair (probably)
173. U 11 (possibly)
174. U 16 (possibly)
175. U 37
176. U 48
177. Ub 103 (possibly)
178. Ub 108 (possibly)
179. Ub 12 (possibly)
180. Ub 29 (possibly)
181. Ub 38
182. Ub 55 (probably)
183. Ub 56 (possibly)
184. Uc 26
185. Uc 46
186. Uc 46 (possibly)
187. Uc 78 or uc 79
188. Velocitas
189. Virginie
190. W a scholten
191. Western farmer (bow section)
192. Wheatman (possibly)
193. Will and maggie (probably)
194. Xanthence

 

Name: UC 46

Length 51.8 meter, width: 5.3 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 502 ton

Cause: built in 1916 by ag weser, bremen. twin 6 cylinder, 4 stroke oil enigines, twin motors. rammed and sunk by hms liberty. crew of 26 all lost.

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 18 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: UC 46 RAMMED AND SUNK SE OF GOODWIN SANDS IN PA 5107.0N, 0139.0E. H4667/70 31.12.70 LOCATED IN 510658N, 013705E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35MTRS (115FT) IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS (151FT). SEABED OF SAND & BROKEN SHELLS. (HMS BEAGLE, 15.10.70). CHART AS WK 19FMS [35MTRS] IN 510653N, 013706E [OGB]. BR STD. H2350/85 8.12.86 EXAM'D 6.8.86 IN 510652N, 013710E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.9MTRS, LENGTH 20MTRS APPROX. UPRIGHT, LYING 010/190DEGS. GIVES GOOD MAGNETIC RESPONSE. (NP 1016, HI 317A). INDICATION OF MAST ON DCS3 TRACE. AMEND TO WK 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 3744/86. HH091/159/01 6.9.07 EXAM'D 1.10.06 IN 5106.893N, 0137.061E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 33.48 IN GEN DEPTH 40.0MTRS. LENGTH 44.8MTRS, WIDTH 5.4MTRS, HT 6.5MTRS. LIES 018/198 DEGS WITH BOWS 018 DEGS. ?DEBRIS 100MTRS NE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). PROBABLE SUBMARINE. INTACT. AMEND WK 33MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SUBMARINE, UPRIGHT, INTACT

Position: 51 6.893 N,1 37.061 E

 

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