Maritime record TR 44 NW 30 - UC46
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 4502 4155 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TR44SE |
District | DOVER, KENT |
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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.
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Record last edited
Sep 29 1994 12:00AM