This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 72 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 48.761 N,1 34.254 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Aircraft
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balakani
10. Balgownie (probably)
11. Baltrader
12. Bella donna
13. Blackhill
14. Bonnington court
15. Brixton
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cerne
19. Churston
20. City of brisbane
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dagmar (probably)
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Disa (possibly)
30. Drofli
31. Duiveland
32. Dynamo
33. Empire bridge
34. Empire ghyll
35. Erins isle (possibly)
36. Erna boldt (probably)
37. Estrella (possibly)
38. European gateway (part of)
39. Excelsior
40. Faithful star
41. Fleurita
42. Flores (probably)
43. Fort massac
44. Forth
45. Franz fischer (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Friargate (possibly)
48. Fulmar
49. Gerhard
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Grazia (possibly)
52. Grisdeale
53. Groeswen (probably)
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Harlington (probably)
56. Harlyn (probably)
57. Harriet
58. Hawksdale
59. Hebe
60. Heworth
61. Highwave (probably)
62. Hillglen
63. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
64. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
65. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
66. Hm torpedo boat no.12
67. Hmml 127 (possibly)
68. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
69. Hms adonis (possibly)
70. Hms arethusa
71. Hms chestnut (probably)
72. Hms coquette
73. Hms donna nook
74. Hms duchess of hamilton
75. Hms dundalk
76. Hms eros (possibly)
77. Hms forward iii
78. Hms franc tireur
79. Hms gracie (probably)
80. Hms hastfen
81. Hms japan
82. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
83. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
84. Hms leandros
85. Hms lord airedale
86. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
87. Hms ludlow
88. Hms marconi
89. Hms marsa
90. Hms mastiff (possibly)
91. Hms monarch
92. Hms moravia (possibly)
93. Hms nadine
94. Hms oriana
95. Hms ray of hope
96. Hms resono (possibly)
97. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
98. Hms sisapon
99. Hms sisters melville
100. Hms st seiriol
101. Hms tervani
102. Hms tunisian
103. Hms velia (possibly)
104. Hms waveflower
105. Hms william wesney
106. Hmsm e6
107. Hmtb 10
108. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
109. Hnlms 227
110. Ingi
111. Iris (possibly)
112. J c dalble
113. Janny
114. Josefina thorden (after part)
115. Kankakee
116. Khartoum (possibly)
117. Knarsdale
118. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
119. Koningen emma (possibly)
120. Lady salisbury
121. Lindfar
122. Little world
123. Lonhelen (possibly)
124. Lowland
125. Mac 5 (possibly)
126. Mahseer
127. Main topman
128. Marie leonhardt (probably)
129. Mexico
130. Mi amigo
131. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
132. Moidart
133. Morar
134. Neptune (possibly)
135. Nereus
136. Nico
137. Nicolaos piangos
138. Niore
139. Norhauk
140. Norman
141. Norwich trader
142. Ocean lassie
143. Old charlton
144. Ostprussen (possibly)
145. Paullette
146. Peik
147. Persistant whisper
148. Pescado
149. Peter hamre
150. Polgarth
151. Port dalhousie (possibly)
152. Prince igor (probably)
153. Princess juliana
154. Profit
155. Protinus (possibly)
156. Quickstep
157. Ravenscraig (possibly)
158. Rubislaw
159. Rumania
160. Salerno (possibly)
161. Salerno (possibly)
162. San calisto
163. Savona (probably)
164. Second chance (possibly)
165. Sheaf field
166. Simon bolivar
167. Spaarndem
168. Stad maastricht
169. Storm
170. Sunbeam
171. Sunk beacon (remains)
172. Sunk head tower
173. Sweep ii
174. Tay bar
175. Telegraaf xviii
176. Terukuni maru
177. The sultan
178. Thornaby (possibly)
179. Thyra
180. Torchbearer
181. Tummel (probably)
182. Uc 11 (possibly)
183. Uc 72 (possibly)
184. Ursus (part)
185. Vae victis
186. Vancouver
187. Volante (possibly)
188. Volscian (possibly)
189. Walsingham
190. Warrenpoint
191. Wearside
192. White ghost
193. Wychwood (possibly)
194. Yampa (part of)
195. Yampa (part of)
196. Yampa (part of)
197. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
198. Yassou
199. Ypapanti

 

Name: UC 72 (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1988, last detected: 20201010

Details measurements/cartography: H4024/86 18.2.88 SMALL FIRM SONAR CONTACT EXAM'D 31.8.87 IN 514844N, 013421E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.1 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. CONSIDERED BURIED METALLIC DEBRIS. MAGNETOMETER INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 25 TONNES. CHART AS OBSTN. (NP 1016, HI 373). INS AS OBSTN 15.1MTRS.

- NM 768/88. HH090/494/01 22.8.90 SMALL WK EXAM'D 29.6.90 IN 514844N, 013422E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [6 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. SONAR LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS WITH A LONG RIDGE OF SAND BUILT-UP DOWN STREAM. SMALL MAG ANOMALY OBSERVED. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 494). AMEND TO WK 15.1MTRS. BR STD. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 EXAM'D 18.8.93 IN 514843.6N, 013421.7E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.5, FOUL AT 15.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO SONAR HT. VERY SMALL CONTACT, ABOUT 6MTRS IN DIAMETER, AND ALMOST COMPLETELY BURIED. SLIGHT MAG ANOMALY. TRAIL OF DISPLACED SEDIMENT EXTENDS ABOUT 80MTRS E OF WK. (NP 1016, HI 573). AMEND TO SW 15.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/626/01 15.5.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 627). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). HH090/886/01 24.5.00 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. LIES PARTLY BURIED IN A SANDWAVE FIELD AND APPEARS TO BE INTACT. (NP 1016, HI 886). NCA. HH090/852/01 19.7.99 EXAM'D 17.6.99 IN 5148.761N, 0134.265E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.6, FOUL 15.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ONE DISTINCT PIECE OF WRECKAGE STANDING PROUD OF THE SEABED. RIDGE OF SEDIMENT EXTENDS 45MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 852). AMEND TO SW 15.6MTRS. BR STD. HH090/936/01 20.6.01 NOT LOCATED. GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 936). NCA. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 NOT LOCATED. (NP 1016 HI 993). NCA. HH091/078/01 20.1.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 5148.761N, 0134.253E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 16.6MTRS. SCOUR 1.3MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 62MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. LENGTH 12MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 1.0MTR. LIES 000/180 DEGS. NO DEBRIS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ONE DISTINCT PIECE OF WRECKAGE STANDING PROUD OF THE SEABED. (NP 1016, HI 1078). AMEND OSW 15.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/116/01 15.12.05 EXAM'D 29.7.05 IN 5148.762N, 0134.253E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.9, FOUL 16.2MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.23 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP EXTENDS 10MTRS TOWARDS 040 DEGS. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 1MTRS, HT 1.3MTRS. DEBRIS FIELD WITHIN 50MTRS. SMALL OBSTN WITH ASSOCIATED SCOUR. (NP 1016, HI 1116). AMEND OSW 15.9MTRS. BR STD. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 5.12.12 IN 5148.761N, 0134.252E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.55 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 7.6MTRS, WIDTH 6.6MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCOUR NOW DEEPER AS WK HAS SUNK INTO SEABED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AMEND OBSTN 15.5MTRS. SEP 2015/000083469 7.1.16 OBSTN EXAM'D IN 5148.762N, 0134.254E [WGD].(HI 1483, EGS (UK)). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000038066 27.2.19 EXAM'D 11.12.18 IN 5148.762N, 0134.254E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.568MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.9MTRS. LENGTH 7.2MTRS, WIDTH 2.51MTRS, HEIGHT 1.50MTRS. SCOUR 0.94MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 11.35MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. CIRCULAR WRECKAGE WITH NO CLEAR BOW OR STERN, WITH SCOUR PIT TO NE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1615, RRS TE5A). NCA. SEP 2020/000280429 23.11.20 EXAM'D 10.10.20 IN 5148.761N, 0134.254E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS, LENGTH 7.0MTRS, WIDTH 3.15MTRS, HEIGHT 1.15MTRS, ORIENTATION 45/225 DEGS. WRECK REMAINS LARGELY INTACT. (A-2-SEA, HI 1692). AMEND OBSTRN 15.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: CIRCULAR WRECKAGE, NO CLEAR BOW OR STERN

Position: 51 48.761 N,1 34.254 E

 

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