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 (51.0759833, 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. Dotterel
22. Duc richard
23. Eco vouga
24. Efford
25. Eidsiva (probably)
26. Electra
27. Emma
28. Emma (possibly)
29. Empire lough (probably)
30. Empress of fort william (probably)
31. En avant
32. Eustratios (probably)
33. Evolution
34. Excellence pleske
35. Express
36. Falcon (probably)
37. Flachsee
38. Francesco ciampa
39. G-42 (possibly)
40. G-asad
41. Gladys
42. Gloire a sainte therese
43. Grit (probably)
44. Grosser kurfurst
45. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
46. Halcyon
47. Harmatris
48. Henry moon
49. Heron
50. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
51. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
52. Hmhs anglia
53. Hms blackwater
54. Hms brazen
55. Hms carlton
56. Hms city of dundee
57. Hms cleon
58. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
59. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
60. Hms glen boyne
61. Hms kingston galena
62. Hms myrmidon
63. Hms othello ii
64. Hms peridot
65. Hms rodino
66. Hms torbay ii (probably)
67. Hms war sepoy
68. Hms weigelia
69. Hmsm b2
70. Holland
71. Hydaspes (possibly)
72. Iltis (possibly)
73. Ines
74. Irene
75. Jokai
76. Josephine willis
77. Kadru
78. Katharina kolkmann
79. Kielce
80. Kirsten skou
81. L'intrepide
82. La fleche
83. Lady stella
84. Latona
85. Le tregor
86. Leicester
87. Leila najia
88. Leo
89. Lizzonia
90. Loic
91. Lorraine
92. Lusitania
93. Maloja 1
94. Marie-ange loic
95. Mercator
96. Merida
97. Milbanke (probably)
98. Moise
99. Mon bijou/fias
100. Monarch
101. Moorside (probably)
102. Mrav
103. Murillo
104. Naranco
105. Negrier
106. Newcastle
107. Nicolaw
108. Niki
109. Norman
110. Northfleet
111. Notre dame des trois epis
112. Nunima
113. Ophelie
114. Ousel (probably)
115. Petit antoine
116. Phoenix
117. Polgrange
118. Portslade (possibly)
119. Preussen
120. Pulborough
121. Rhea
122. River levan
123. Rochester castle (possibly)
124. Roode zee (possibly)
125. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
126. Sabac
127. Saint benoit labre
128. Saint ronan (possibly)
129. Saint ronan (possibly)
130. Salbya (possibly)
131. Sambut
132. Samida
133. Sea serpent
134. Seine
135. Shenandoah
136. Sir russell
137. St cecilia
138. Strathclyde
139. T s webb
140. Teeswood
141. Texaco caribbean (after section)
142. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
143. The queen
144. Tokufuku maru
145. Toward
146. Traquair (probably)
147. Trooper
148. Tusnastabb (possibly)
149. U 11 (possibly)
150. U 16 (possibly)
151. U 8
152. U 93 (probably)
153. Ub 103 (possibly)
154. Ub 108 (possibly)
155. Ub 109
156. Ub 31 ?
157. Ub 38
158. Ub 55 (probably)
159. Ub 56 (possibly)
160. Ub 58 (possibly)
161. Ub 78
162. Ub-33 (probably)
163. Uc 46 (possibly)
164. Uc 63
165. Uc 77 (possibly)
166. Uc 78 or uc 79
167. Unity
168. Vent arriere
169. Virgo sancta
170. Vittoria claudia
171. W a scholten
172. 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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