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 (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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