This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 47, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 0.449 N,0 23.576 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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Agnes
3. Airdrie (possibly)
4. Arctic viking
5. British councillor
6. British prince
7. Briton (possibly)
8. Cadmus
9. Canada
10. Caroline
11. Casoria (possibly)
12. Chant 63
13. Chloris (possibly)
14. Corhampton
15. Corinth (possibly)
16. Corland
17. Cyclope
18. Dana (possibly)
19. Diana
20. Diana
21. Empress (probably)
22. Flourish
23. Forest queen
24. Georgios
25. Gluckauf (possibly)
26. Grangemouth
27. Harnis (probably)
28. Helmsman (probably)
29. Hms botanic
30. Hms dirk
31. Hms fairy
32. Hms falcon (stern section)
33. Hms kos xvi (probably)
34. Hms warland (possibly)
35. Holmar i
36. Homer
37. Horsted
38. Hugh taylor
39. Ida
40. Inge marguerite (possibly)
41. J b paddon
42. Jane (possibly)
43. Janet helen (possibly)
44. Jersey (probably)
45. John rettig (probably)
46. Kalo (probably)
47. Kieldrecht (possibly)
48. Kimberley (possibly)
49. Kingston cameo
50. Lady anstruther (probably)
51. Laurel (possibly)
52. Leonora
53. Lifeguard (possibly)
54. Lightship no 83
55. Lismore
56. Lyra (bow section)
57. Maggie
58. Magnolia
59. Marian francis
60. Markersdall (probably)
61. Modig
62. Modiva (possibly)
63. Norfolk coast
64. Onward (possibly)
65. Orsa
66. Otis tetrax
67. Our lorraine
68. Paraciers
69. Peebles (possibly)
70. Portia
71. Realf
72. Revigo (possibly)
73. Sea pearl
74. Sna iii
75. Sota eduardo
76. Stanburn
77. Storm drift
78. Tees
79. Togston (possibly)
80. Two brothers
81. Uc 47
82. Uc 75
83. Umbe
84. Upminster (possibly)
85. Varangmalm (possibly)
86. Vechstroom
87. Wayside flower (possibly)
88. Whitemantle (possibly)

 

Name: UC 47

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

Cause: Rammed and depth charged by hms p57 and hms opossum.

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H1310/81/14 30.6.81 WK IN 540038N, 002318E [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (K HERRON). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H4064/85 22.8.86 LOCATED AND EXAM'D IN 540026N, 002341E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 35MTRS, BEAM 5MTRS. LYING 125/305 DEG. (UDI GROUP LTD, HI 321A, HN DTD 4.8.86). BR STD. H4064/85 13.1.87 EXAM'D 20.6.86 IN GEN DEPTH 50.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. INTACT WK. (UDI). NFA. 1.10.98 THE WK OF UC 47. DIVED BY S CARR IN 1997. LOCATED IN AN AREA OF SAND HILL. NOSE DOWN INTO THE SAND WITH ONLY THE CONNING TOWER, GUN AND FULLY EXTENDED RADIO MAST CLEAR. STERN IS 6MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. BOTH PROPS (MARKED UC 47) STILL ON THE SHAFTS. STERN TORPEDO TUBE BLOWN OFF AND LIES EMPTY ON THE STBD SIDE. DEPTH CHARGE DAMAGE AT THE STERN WITH A LARGE HOLE IN THE PORT SIDE. (DIVER MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1998). HH100/351/17 18.9.01 UC-47 LIES IN 5400.437N, 0023.582W [WGD]. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 18.9.01). NCA. 17.7.03 HAS BEEN DIVED RECENTLY. GUN WAS HANGING OFF LAST YEAR AND NOW HAS GONE, TOGETHER WITH A TORPEDO WHICH WAS LYING ON THE SEABED. HAS PROBABY BEEN HIT BY BEAM TRAWLERS. PROPS HAVE GONE TOO. (R YOUNG). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 54 0.449 N,0 23.576 E

 

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