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 55 48.162 N,8 21.86 W (55.735666666667, -8.0593333333333)

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.

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Length 75 meter, width: 11 meter, tonnage 900 ton

Cause:

Year of registration: 1965

Water depth above wreck: 130 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1965, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H1173/66 2.6.66 H1173/66 2.6.66 EXAMINED 2.10.65 IN 554809N, 082146W. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 408FT IN GEN DEPTH 435FT. NO SCOUR IN SAND. APPEARS TO BE TOO BIG TO BE A U-BOAT. (HMS DALRYMPLE). BR STD. H3740/69 9.7.69 H3740/69 9.7.69 SURVEYED BY DIVERS FROM SV HELP IN 1956. FAIR SONAR CONTACT. A U-BOAT STANDING 28FT IN 440FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, LTR DTD 4.7.69). AMEND TO WK 65MTRS. BR STD. H2303/72 16.5.79 H2303/72 16.5.79 WK, PROBABLE SUB LOCATED IN 554803N, 082138W. POSN BY DECCA. (HMS GAVINGTON, SIGNAL DTD 15.5.79). NCA. 15.8.79 15.8.79 AMEND TO WK 120MTRS. NC 2723. H3740/69 29.6.79 H3740/69 29.6.79 LOCATED IN JUNE 1979. CONFIRMED SUBMARINE. DECK PLATING & FRAMEWORK IN ROTTEN CONDITION. 3 HATCHES ALONG PORT SIDE OF DECK FOR'D. ENTANGLED WITH NETS AND OCCASIONAL TRAWL WIRES. GOOD VISIBILITY. LEAST DEPTH 121MTRS [APPROX 1MTR TIDAL RANGE]. APPROX LENGTH 73MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. HEIGHT 10-12MTRS. LYING 340/160 DEG. THOUGHT TO BE A U-BOAT, TYPE VII. (HMS RECLAIM, 15.6.79). NCA. 17.4.07 17.4.07 LOCATED IN 5548.157N, 0821.845W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 130MTRS. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 4.8MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 135/315 DEGS. INTACT. SCOUR ALONG BOTH SIDES. AMEND WK 124MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 9.4.10 SEP 20070063006 9.4.10 SHOWN AS WK 122MTRS IN 5548.162N, 0821.860W [WGD] ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRELAND BATHY DATA. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, SCOUR ALONG BOTH SIDES

Position: 55 48.162 N,8 21.86 W

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