This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 63, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 19.999 N,2 9.38 E (51.3988833, 2.4536167)

 

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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. Amor
2. Andre
3. Brighton
4. British liberty (possibly)
5. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
6. Deo gratias
7. Douaisien (possibly)
8. Estafette
9. Fauvette
10. Fennella
11. Floride (probably)
12. Foudroyant
13. Foudroyant (possibly)
14. Ganko
15. Garden city
16. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
17. Hms brighton queen
18. Hms grenade
19. Hms keith
20. Hms king orry
21. Hms maida (possibly)
22. Hms redcar
23. Hms st abbs
24. Hms thuringia (possibly)
25. Hms westella
26. Hoegh aigrette
27. Horst
28. Jaguar
29. Jarita
30. Jean pierre et phillipe
31. Jonrix
32. L'urtiga (possibly)
33. Le copain d'abord
34. Lorina
35. Lorina (possibly)
36. Lst 364 (probably)
37. Madimba (probably)
38. Marthe
39. Medee
40. Melrose
41. Merlijn
42. Mona's queen
43. Nagro (possibly)
44. Nautilus
45. Neppo (possibly)
46. Netty (possibly)
47. Okeania
48. Paris (possibly)
49. Peppinella
50. Port nicholson (probably)
51. Prinses astrid
52. R.93 (possibly)
53. Rigel
54. Saint camille
55. Sint annaland
56. St fagan
57. St pierre (aft section)
58. St pierre (fore portion)
59. Sterre der zee
60. Toquet
61. Trifels
62. Tringa
63. U 37
64. Uc 1
65. Uc 63
66. V 201 (possibly)
67. Vecht (probably)
68. West-hinder
69. Western farmer (bow section)
70. Wielingen ii (possibly)
71. Wielingen ltv

 

Name: UC 63

Length 49.4 meter, width: 5.2 meter, tonnage 480 ton

Cause: 28.8.88 torpedoed by e52 in dover straits. (r verpoorte, 28.8.88)

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H579/67 6.9.67 LOCATED IN 512002N, 020928E [EUR], USING HI-FIX & DECCA. NOT SWEPT, LEAST DEPTH OVER WK BY E/S 97FT IN GENERAL DEPTH OF SEABED BY E/S 108FT. A SLIGHT SCOUR. NDW LYING 100/280DEGS, LENGTH 200-250FT. GIVES A GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM N, BUT LESS THAN 1C S IS A RIDGE OF SAND WITH DEPTHS OF 86FT, WHICH OVERSHADOWS IT FROM THAT DIRECTION. (HMS MYRMIDON R OF S 17/67, 14.6.67)

- NM 1644/67. H6738/68 28.1.69 HIGHEST POINT OF SUBMARINE PORT SIDE BEFORE THE BRIDGE. CARRIES GUN. LENGTH 36MTRS. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH ABOVE SEABED. STERN COLLAPSING, PROPELLER SHAFT EXPOSED. FIXED USING DECCA [POSN NOT GIVEN]. (NETHERLANDS SURVEY OF DOVER 9/68). H4667/70 4.1.71 POSN 512002N, 020928E [EUR] [OGB: -5SECS LAT, +1SEC LONG], USING HI-FIX [2 LOP]. VERY GOOD CONTACT FROM NE. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVERS IS 98FT, GEN DEPTH 108FT, WK 10FT HIGH. POSITION CONFIRMED. (HMS BEAGLE/HMS NURTON H525 NO.119/70 DTD 13.10.70) NCA. H1928/71 29.1.71 FIXED BY HMS NURTON. VERY GOOD CONTACT FROM NE. (HMS BEAGLE R OF S, 1.1.71) H2500/72 23.3.72 FOUND DURING CABLE SURVEY. NAV. DECCA POSN IS 1.2C NW OF CHARTED POSN. (GPO/KELVIN HUGHES SURVEY DTD 1971 [K 6349/3]). NCA. H4833/75 9.6.76 FOUND IN 512002N, 020929E [EUR] USING HI FIX 6. NO INVESTIGATION. (HMS FOX R OF S 266/5/52 DTD 31.3.76). H2820/71 9.11.81 NOT SHOWN ON DUTCH SURVEY, MAR/APL 1981, [K8495/21]. NCA. H3159/86 22.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 29.4MTRS IN 512002N, 020928E ON FRENCH SURVEY DTD 1985 [K 9845/3]. H1310/88/46 22.9.88 THIS WK BELEIVED TO BE UC 63, AS UB 29 BELIEVED SUNK IN 510900N, 014600E. (R VERPOORTE, 28.8.88). 25.2.93 REFERRED TO AS UC 63 IN 512002N, 020928W. (1992 FRENCH RECORD NO.21612015). 4.11.96 SHOWN AS WK 29.5MTRS [MLS] ON BELGIAN 102 REPROMAT MAY'96. NC 1873 [LAT], NOW LARGEST SCALE.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE 11.10.04 SHOWN AS WK 29MTRS [LAT] ON FRENCH 7214 [INT 1480] [1988 EDN CORRECT TO NM 26 20 01]. NE 1872. 26.5.11 SHOWN IN 5119.999N, 0209.380E [WGD] ON FR401030 [EDN 1.44]. SEP 2011/000196067 14.11.11 SHOWN AS WK 29.5MTRS ON FRENCH 7412 [EDN 3 DTD 2011, 1:60,000].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: STERN COLLAPSING, GUN IN PLACE

Position: 51 19.999 N,2 9.38 E

 

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