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 57 46.037 N,1 24.77 W (57.757033333333, -1.3633833333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1939
Water depth above wreck: 83 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm
Known since: 1939, last detected: 2009
Details measurements/cartography: H0127/39 9.11.39 H0127/39 9.11.39 NDW OF U BOAT LOCATED LYING E/W IN APPROX POSN 574700N, 012200W. POSN BY COMPASS BEARINGS. LEAST DEPTH APPARENTLY 44 IN GEN DEPTH 52FMS. (HMS SOMALI, HN). INS AS NDW PA. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE U-77 (UE CLASS MINELAYER). 19.5.76 19.5.76 AMEND AS WK USC PA 80MTRS. NC 278. HH091/155/01 20.1.10 HH091/155/01 & SEP 2010/000027978 20.1.10 EXAM'D 10.5.09 IN 5746.037N, 0124.770W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 76.71 IN GEN DEPTH 83.9MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 6MTRS NE FROM NE END. LENGTH 43MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 7.2MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEGRADED WITH FIN NOW BESIDE WK. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). BROKEN WITH PARTS IN LINE. DEBRIS CLOSE TO WK. MINOR SCOUR AT SW END. AMEND WK 76MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN, MINOR SCOUR AT SE END
Position: 57 46.037 N,1 24.77 W