This is the information page about the shipwreck Underwood, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 59.915 N,5 31.612 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alden gifford (possibly)
7. Alster (possibly)
8. Antwerpen
9. Arbel (probably)
10. Ardgarry
11. Arnside (possibly)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
14. Asia
15. Aurelien
16. Austria (possibly)
17. Balbec
18. Ballarat
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bill (part of)(possibly)
22. Bill (possibly)
23. Busby
24. Carpo (possibly)
25. Chimu
26. Christina
27. Christos markettos
28. City of cardiff
29. City of corinth (possibly)
30. City of westminster (& kul)
31. Congener
32. Conqueror
33. Corvus
34. Courtown
35. Denebola
36. Depois
37. Devon
38. Dunaskin
39. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
40. Enrico parodi
41. Eva (possibly)
42. Facto
43. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
44. Gallier (possibly)
45. Garthclyde (possibly)
46. Gemini
47. Glamorgan coast
48. Glendale
49. Grip (part of)
50. Helene (probably)
51. Hellopes
52. Hms anson
53. Hms royalo
54. Hms warspite
55. Hms warspite (part of)
56. Hockwold
57. Holland xix
58. Hopeful (possibly)
59. Iona
60. J duncan
61. Jose de aramburu
62. Joshua nicholson
63. Juan ferrer
64. Kate thomas (possibly)
65. Kildonan ?
66. Kilmaho
67. Kintuck
68. Lady cory-wright
69. Lake grafton
70. Lake grafton (possibly)
71. Liberty
72. Lincoln
73. Loe bar wk
74. Lorle (probably)
75. Lovat
76. Luna
77. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
78. Luxembourg (probably)
79. Lyminge
80. Marie roberts
81. Maroc
82. Mervyn (possibly)
83. Moorview
84. Mystique (possibly)
85. Nanna (possibly)
86. New pioneer
87. Nile
88. Noya (possibly)
89. Ocean harvest
90. Orion
91. Ospra
92. Phoenix 202
93. Phoenix 203
94. Pioneer (possibly)
95. Polesley (possibly)
96. Ponthieu
97. Primo ?
98. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
99. Reidar (possibly)
100. Rms mulheim
101. Sabre of newquay
102. Saint guenole
103. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
104. Saxon briton
105. Schiedam
106. Sea viper
107. Secil japan (bow section)
108. Secil japan (stern section)
109. Semper parates
110. Setubel(probably)
111. Sirius (possibly)
112. St anthony (possibly)
113. St chamond
114. Stabil (possibly)
115. Sylvia-mary z-525
116. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
117. Traute sarnow
118. Tungufoss
119. U 1018
120. U 1209 (possibly)
121. U 247 (possibly)
122. U 399
123. Umbre
124. Umdali mendi (possibly)
125. Underwood
126. Union star (parts of)(probably)
127. Veghtstroom (possibly)
128. Vigrid (possibly)
129. Vine branch (possibly)
130. Vinovia
131. Westwood (possibly)
132. Wild boar
133. William cory
134. Yewcroft
135. Zone (probably)

 

Name: UNDERWOOD

Length 80.2 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 1990 ton
Load: armament,vehicles,general and mixed goods

Cause: torpedoed by e-boat en route liverpool to portsmouth. owner at time of loss was the ministry of war transport. (c-in-c portsmouth). sunk by e-boat whilst en route from clyde, liverpool & milford haven to portsmouth with cargo of government stores including trucks & invasion barges. (ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20160613

Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 SUNK IN 495700N, 052800W. (TRADE DIV LIST, JAN 1944). H113/45 19.4.60 POOR SONAR CONTACT, POOR POSN, IN 495930N, 053130W. LENGTH 303FT, HEIGHT 42FT. DIRN 090/270DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H113/45 4.7.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT, FAIR POSN, IN 500000N, 053130W. LENGTH 303FT, HEIGHT 42FT. DIRN 090/270DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 29.12.44 GOOD SONAR CONTACT, GOOD POSN, IN 495936N, 053130W. LENGTH 303FT, HEIGHT 42FT. DIRN 090/270DEGS. (AUBD 301/32, ESCORT GROUP 9 29.12.44-25.1.45). 14.7.66 INS NDW IN 495936N, 053130W. R/S. H2979/74 24.7.74 LOCATED IN 495954N, 053136W USING DECCA. STATED TO BE SS 'UNDERWOOD' FROM PROPELLER BOSS. BOWS E. WK SINKING IN SAND BUT NO SCOUR. APPEARANCE OF BULGE OF STEEL IN SAND LIES ON PORT SIDE ABOUT 10FT HIGH. MUCH BROKEN UP. (E GILES, 1974). AMEND TO WK 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. H2979/74 17.2.76 FF IN 495957N, 053132W USING DECCA. LOCATED WITH MAGNETOMETER BUT NOT DIVED ON. (E GILES, HYDROSERVE LTD., 29.1.76). H2590/76 26.2.76 H2590/76 26.2.76 LOCATED IN POSN 495953.8N, 053132W [OGB] USING HI-FIX [2 LOP]. CLOSELY SOUNDED OVER GIVING LEAST E/S DEPTH 42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). AMEND TO WK 42MTRS [23FMS] IN REVISED POSN. NE 777. H1286/76/212 22.6.76 LOCATED USING DECCA. E/S TRACE SUPPLIED. LEAST DEPTH 141FT. (T E CAKEBREAD, 11.5.76). NCA. H5982/82 20.4.83 WKS SHOWN IN 500018N, 053104W AND 500007N, 053103W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)6, 1982. POSNS BY DECCA. NCA. SEP 2016/000091765 27.10.16 EXAM'D; 13.6.16 IN 4959.915N, 0531.612W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 47.06MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS, LENGTH 91.4MTRS, WIDTH 28.6MTRS, HEIGHT 3.24MTRS, ORIENTATION 100/280 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DETERIORATED AND PARTIALLY BURIED WITH BOW AND STERN SECTIONS TWISTED ON THE SEABED. (MMT, HI 1500). AMEND NDW 47 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 59.915 N,5 31.612 W

 

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