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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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