Maritime record TR 44 NW 30 - UC46

Summary

GERMAN TYPE UCII MINE LAYING SUBMARINE, 1917

Location

Grid reference TR 4502 4155 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR44SE
District DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Rammed and sunk by HM destroyer LIBERTY. Builder: A G Wesser Engine HP: 500 Propulsion: 2 x screw, oil engine Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm. gun; 7 x 50 cm. torpedoes; 3 x TT Owner: Germany Navy Master: Moecke Crew Lost: All Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: U-Boats Destroyed p44; SUB. p23; "The U-Boat", Rossler p332; MOD(N).Hyd.Wk.No.012302624

Vertical Datum: LAT Rammed and depth charged by HMS LIBERTY in Dover straits.

31-DEC-1970 Depth 30.8 in general depth 35m, negligible scour, seabed sloping, irregular and rocky, lying 350/170deg, approximately 125ft long.

20-JUN-1978 Contact confirmed as possible submarine, could be UC46.

24-APR-1978 In 51 07 13N, 001 30 07E, depth 30.8 in general depth 35m, no scour. Height 3.1m, lying NW/SE.(2)


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Hydrographic Office wreck index (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index.

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Record last edited

Sep 29 1994 12:00AM