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 50 49.95 N,1 16.92 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Afghanistan (probably)
2. Aiglon
3. Amandine
4. Amplegarth
5. Angelus (possibly)
6. Argo
7. Atlantic (possibly)
8. Avoca
9. Belford
10. Blanc nez
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Cabo espartel
14. Cachalot
15. Charente
16. Christianssund
17. City of dresden (possibly)
18. Colbert
19. Corhaven
20. De fontaine
21. Dorothy j (possibly)
22. Dotterel
23. Duc richard
24. Eco vouga
25. Efford
26. Eidsiva (probably)
27. Electra
28. Emma
29. Emma (possibly)
30. Empire lough (probably)
31. Empress of fort william (probably)
32. En avant
33. Eustratios (probably)
34. Evolution
35. Excellence pleske
36. Express
37. Falcon (probably)
38. Flachsee
39. Francesco ciampa
40. G-42 (possibly)
41. G-asad
42. Gladys
43. Gloire a sainte therese
44. Grit (probably)
45. Grosser kurfurst
46. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
47. Halcyon
48. Harmatris
49. Henry moon
50. Heron
51. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
52. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
53. Hmhs anglia
54. Hms blackwater
55. Hms brazen
56. Hms carlton
57. Hms city of dundee
58. Hms cleon
59. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
60. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
61. Hms glen boyne
62. Hms kingston galena
63. Hms myrmidon
64. Hms othello ii
65. Hms peridot
66. Hms rodino
67. Hms torbay ii (probably)
68. Hms war sepoy
69. Hms weigelia
70. Hmsm b2
71. Holland
72. Hydaspes (possibly)
73. Iltis (possibly)
74. Ines
75. Irene
76. Jokai
77. Josephine willis
78. Kadru
79. Katharina kolkmann
80. Kielce
81. Kirsten skou
82. L'intrepide
83. La fleche
84. Lady stella
85. Latona
86. Le tregor
87. Leicester
88. Leila najia
89. Leo
90. Lighter 83
91. Lizzonia
92. Loic
93. Lorraine
94. Lusitania
95. Maloja 1
96. Marie-ange loic
97. Mercator
98. Merida
99. Milbanke (probably)
100. Moise
101. Mon bijou/fias
102. Monarch
103. Moorside (probably)
104. Mrav
105. Murillo
106. Naranco
107. Negrier
108. Newcastle
109. Nicolaw
110. Niki
111. Norman
112. Northfleet
113. Notre dame des trois epis
114. Nunima
115. Ophelie
116. Ousel (probably)
117. Petit antoine
118. Phoenix
119. Polgrange
120. Portslade (possibly)
121. Preussen
122. Pulborough
123. Rhea
124. River levan
125. Rochester castle (possibly)
126. Roode zee (possibly)
127. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
128. Sabac
129. Saint benoit labre
130. Saint ronan (possibly)
131. Saint ronan (possibly)
132. Salbya (possibly)
133. Sambut
134. Samida
135. Sea serpent
136. Seine
137. Shenandoah
138. Sir russell
139. Spanish prince
140. St cecilia
141. St claire (possibly)
142. Strathclyde
143. T s webb
144. Teeswood
145. Texaco caribbean (after section)
146. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
147. The queen
148. Tokufuku maru
149. Toward
150. Traquair (probably)
151. Trooper
152. Tusnastabb (possibly)
153. U 11 (possibly)
154. U 16 (possibly)
155. U 8
156. U 93 (probably)
157. Ub 103 (possibly)
158. Ub 108 (possibly)
159. Ub 109
160. Ub 31 ?
161. Ub 38
162. Ub 55 (probably)
163. Ub 56 (possibly)
164. Ub 58 (possibly)
165. Ub 78
166. Ub-33 (probably)
167. Uc 46 (possibly)
168. Uc 63
169. Uc 77 (possibly)
170. Uc 78 or uc 79
171. Unity
172. Vent arriere
173. Virgo sancta
174. Vittoria claudia
175. W a scholten
176. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: UC 63

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

Cause: torpedoed by british submarine e52 with the loss of 26 lives.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN APPROX 505000N, 011700E. H2873/71 5.4.71 NOT FOUND, NOT SEARCHED FOR. OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. (ISS VARNESWEEP, 1.4.71). 11.7.74 POSN GIVEN AS 512300N, 020000E. (U BOAT INTELLIGENCE. SUPPLIED BY E GILES). H4959/73 18.4.75 OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA, NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). SHOWN AS DW PA ON FR 6682 [1985 EDN]. NCA. 3.8.93 SHOWN AS USC ED 6MTRS IN 505000N, 011700E ON FR 7323 [1992 EDN]. NCA, SEE ALSO WK RECORD [15844]. 9.4.98 USC ED 6MTRS IN 505000N, 011700E [EUR]. (EPSHOM, 14.11.97). NCA. 28.7.00 NOT SHOWN ON NE 1892 [10TH EDN 2000] [DUAL PUBLICATION]. AMENDED TO ABEY. HH226/420/08 12.7.04 WK ED 6MTRS IN 5050.0N, 0117.0E [WGD]. (FRENCH NM 04 26 06). AMEND LIVE.

- NM 3671/04. SEP 2011/000237137 24.1.12 SHOWN AS WK USC 6MTRS ON FR301040 [EDN 4.0]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 49.95 N,1 16.92 E

 

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