Wreck: Name nicht bekannt (Submarine)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 17.986 N,3 21.15 W (50.299767, -3.352500)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1939
Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1939, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: H6052/39 22.8.39 NDW PA IN 501756N, 032107W. (HMS GLEANER). - FNM ACTION. H2502/51 24.4.51 POSN 501758N, 032103W. 26FMS OVER WK. HT ABOVE SEABED 12FT. (HMS SEAGULL). AMEND TO WK 26FMS. AUBD 303/101 26.2.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 501706N, 032030W LENGTH 190FT. HEIGHT 12FT. (ESCORT GROUP 2, 7.3.45). H2923/83 2.10.84 EXAM'D 4.6.84 IN 501757N, 032106W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4MTRS, LENGTH 85MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. LYING 176/356 DEG. (GARDLINE, HI 202). BR STD. HH100/351/14 31.8.99 DIVED IN 5017.93N, 0321.10W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. LENGTH 50-60MTRS, HT 6-7MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS. SEABED SAND & SILT. INTACT. CONNING TOWER WITH WHEEL INSIDE. HATCHES FWD OF TOWER ARE PARTLY OPEN. SOME NETS ON BOW. (S BASSETT, FAX DTD 28.8.99). NCA. 14.6.00 WK IS A U BOAT, ALMOST CERTAINLY A U CRUISER. INTACT BUT GUNS ARE MISSING. (I MCCARTNEY, TELECON 14.6.00). NCA. 26.4.13 EXAM'D 20.1.13 IN 5017.986N, 0321.150W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.29 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 65.5MTRS, WIDTH 11.7MTRS, HT 5.7MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. INTACT, UPRIGHT. TOWER IS HIGHEST PART. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?WW1, INTACT, UPRIGHT. BOWS S
Position: 50 17.986 N,3 21.15 W
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