This is the information page about the shipwreck Uc 77 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 3.281 N,1 16.548 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. Admiral gardner
2. Africa
3. Agen
4. Amplegarth
5. Andaman
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Ashley
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Belford
11. Blanc nez
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Cabo espartel
17. Cachalot
18. Charente
19. Christianssund
20. City of dresden (possibly)
21. Colbert
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. De fontaine
26. Dinard
27. Dorothy j (possibly)
28. Dotterel
29. Efford
30. Eidsiva (probably)
31. Electra
32. Eleonora
33. Emma
34. Emma (possibly)
35. Empire lough (probably)
36. Empress of fort william (probably)
37. En avant
38. Eustratios (probably)
39. Excellence pleske
40. Falcon (probably)
41. Fearless
42. Flachsee
43. Flandres
44. Francesco ciampa
45. G-42 (possibly)
46. G-asad
47. Gad 23
48. Gladys
49. Gloire a sainte therese
50. Grit (probably)
51. Grosser kurfurst
52. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
53. Halcyon
54. Harcalo
55. Henry moon
56. Heron
57. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
58. Hmhs anglia
59. Hms aragonite (part of)
60. Hms aragonite (part of)
61. Hms aries (possibly)
62. Hms artic trapper
63. Hms blackwater
64. Hms brazen
65. Hms carlton
66. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
67. Hms city of dundee
68. Hms cleon
69. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
70. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
71. Hms glen boyne
72. Hms kingston galena
73. Hms lydian
74. Hms marcella
75. Hms myrmidon
76. Hms napia
77. Hms niger (possibly)
78. Hms northumberland (probably)
79. Hms othello ii
80. Hms peridot
81. Hms restoration (possibly)
82. Hms rodino
83. Hms stirling castle (probably)
84. Hms torbay ii (probably)
85. Hms tranquil
86. Hms war sepoy
87. Hms weigelia
88. Hmsm b2
89. Holland
90. Hundvaag
91. Hydaspes (possibly)
92. Ilaro
93. Iltis (possibly)
94. Ines
95. Ira (possibly)
96. Jacob luckenbach
97. James harrod
98. Jokai
99. Josephine willis
100. Kabinda
101. Kadru
102. Katharina kolkmann
103. Kielce
104. Kirsten skou
105. Koenigshaven
106. L'armandeche
107. La fleche
108. Lady stella
109. Latona
110. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
111. Le pelerin de la mer
112. Le tregor
113. Leicester
114. Leila najia
115. Leo
116. Lighter 83
117. Lizzonia
118. Loanda
119. Lord hamilton (possibly)
120. Luray victory
121. Lusitania
122. Mahratta
123. Mahratta ii
124. Maloja 1
125. Malta (probably)
126. Marie-ange loic
127. Mercator
128. Merel (part of)(possibly)
129. Mersey
130. Milbanke (probably)
131. Moise
132. Monarch
133. Moorside (probably)
134. Mrav
135. Murillo
136. Nancy moran
137. Naranco
138. Negrier
139. Newcastle
140. Nicolaw
141. Niki
142. Norman
143. North eastern victory
144. Northfleet
145. Nunima
146. Ocean king (possibly)
147. Ousel (probably)
148. Phoenix
149. Polgrange
150. Portslade (possibly)
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. River levan
154. Rochester castle (possibly)
155. Roode zee (possibly)
156. Rooswijk
157. Rydal force
158. Rynanna
159. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
160. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
161. Sabac
162. Saint ronan (possibly)
163. Saint ronan (possibly)
164. Salbya (possibly)
165. Sambut
166. Samida
167. Santagata
168. Santagata (?part of)
169. Sea serpent
170. Seine
171. Shenandoah
172. Sir russell
173. Spanish prince
174. St cecilia
175. St claire (possibly)
176. Strathclyde
177. T s webb
178. Teeswood
179. Texaco caribbean (after section)
180. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
181. The queen
182. Tokufuku maru
183. Toromoree
184. Toward
185. Traquair (probably)
186. Trooper
187. Tusnastabb (possibly)
188. U 11 (possibly)
189. U 16 (possibly)
190. U 48
191. U 8
192. Ub 103 (possibly)
193. Ub 108 (possibly)
194. Ub 109
195. Ub 12 (possibly)
196. Ub 31 ?
197. Ub 38
198. Ub 55 (probably)
199. Ub 56 (possibly)
200. Ub 58 (possibly)
201. Ub 78
202. Ub-33 (probably)
203. Uc 46 (possibly)
204. Uc 63
205. Uc 77 (possibly)
206. Uc 78 or uc 79
207. Unity
208. Virgo sancta
209. Vittoria claudia
210. W a scholten
211. Wheatman (possibly)
212. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: UC 77 (POSSIBLY)

Length 49.5 meter, width: 5.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 493 ton

Cause: built by weser ag, bremen. oil engines of 250 bhp, twin shaft. 2 x bow & 1 x stern torpedo tubes. 1 x 8.8cm gun. on diving to get through the dover barrage left a trail of air bubbles and leaking oil. was depth charged by dover patrol drifters hm ships kessingland and golden gain.

Year of registration: 1960

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1960, last detected: 20160910

Details measurements/cartography: H5824/60 3.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 61FT. FIXED BY DECCA. (HMS SCOTT, 20.5.60). H5824/60 26.4.61 LOCATED 111.5DEGS, 3.4M FROM FOLKESTONE LT, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S CLOSE SE. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 41FT, FOUL AT 43FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53 IN GEN DEPTH 70FT. FIXED BY DECCA. (HMS EGERIA, 10.4.61). CHART AS WK 6FMS 5FT WITH LT BUOY CLOSE SE.

- NM 1026/61. H5824/60 30.9.63 WK DISPERSED & SWEPT CLEAR TO LEAST DEPTH OF 45FT. (TH, 25.7.63). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 2032/63. 7.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.0MTRS [LAT]. NC 1892. H4199/78 16.8.78 LOCATED 19.10.77 IN 510315N, 011638E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.5 IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS, LENGTH 46MTRS. LYING 060/240DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). CHART AS WK 18MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/82/22 21.9.82 IDENTIFIED AS SUBMARINE. SITTING UPRIGHT WITH CONNING TOWER BROKEN OFF. GUN IN SITU. BOW & OUTER HULL EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. (P G WEATHERLEY, 15.9.82). NCA. HH090/921/01 28.11.00 EXAM'D 15.10.00 IN 5103.277N, 0116.547E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 18.3, FOUL 18.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.2 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 37MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. DCS3 HT 4MTRS. LIES 093/293 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 921). AMEND TO SW 18.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091760 19.01.17 EXAM'D 10.09.16; IN 5103.281N, 0116.548E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.12MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS, LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HEIGHT 3.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 050/230 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND PROBABLY LIES ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 18.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 3.281 N,1 16.548 E

 

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