Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak U 1020, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 56 32.684 N,1 18.892 W (56.544733333333, -1.3148666666667)

De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.

Naam: U 1020

Lengte 67.1 meter, breedte: 6.1 meter, diepgang: 4.6, tonnage 871 ton

Oorzaak: lost by unknown cause in moray firth. probably mined. built 1944. missing off east coast of scotland with loss of all 52 crew. (die deutschen kriegsschiffe).

Jaar registratie: 2007

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 62 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 80 cm

Bekend sinds: 2007, laatst gedetecteerd: 2014

Details metingen/cartografie: SEP 2007/000064819 12.9.07 WK LOCATED IN 5632.684N, 0118.892W [WGD]. GEN DEPTH 61.3MTRS. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, APPROX HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS. (GARDLINE, HN DTD 27.7.07 FOR HI 1151). INS AS WK USC 55MTRS. BR STD. - PNM 4571/07 ISSUED. SEP 2008/000036575 15.4.08 EXAM'D 13.8.07 IN 5632.684N, 0118.892W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 57.3 IN GEN DEPTH 62.2MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP TO E & S. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 4.9MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS WITH BOWS E. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. GENERALLY INTACT, STERN APPEARS TO BE BROKEN AND PARTLY DETACHED. PERISCOPE IS RAISED AND GIVES LEAST DEPTH. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1151). AMEND WK 57MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. TYPE VIIC/41 WITH TWIN RUDDERS, SNORKEL AND LIFE RAFT CONTAINERS ON PORT SIDE. LOST DURING JAN '45 IN SECTION ONE OF BRITISH SN 17 MINEFIELD, LAID IN 1942, BUT STILL ACTIVE IN 1945. (K HEATH) 23.3.09 WK DIVED 18.3.09 IN 5632.684N, 0118.892W [WGD], LEAST DEPTH 59MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. SUBMARINE LIES OVER AT 45DEG WITH ATTACK PERISCOPE RAISED. KEY IDENTIFYING FEATURES INDICATE THAT THIS IS THE U 40. THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE PORT SIDE STERN OF THE SUBMARINE, WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH TORPEDO DAMAGE. CINC REQUESTED. (I EASINGWOOD, EMAIL DTD 23.3.09). WK [2215] AMENDED TO 'DEAD'. RETAIN AS WK 57MTRS. PNM 250/09 REMAINS IN FORCE. 1.6.09 WK DIVED AND POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS U 1020 BY MARTIN SINCLAIR. VESSEL IS A TYPE VIIC/41, BUILT POST AUGUST 1944 AS FITTED WITH RADAR. LOST DURING JAN '45 IN SECTION ONE OF BRITISH SN 17 MINEFIELD LAID IN 1942, LIMITS OF SECTION WERE: [A] 5635.5N, 0115.0W; [B] 5635.6N, 0113.0W; [C] 5615.4N, 0138.6W; [D] 5615.4N, 0140.8W. MINES WERE SET TO 10FT DEPTH. CINC REQUESTED. (K HEATH, TELECON & E-MAILS 27.5.09 & 1.6/09) IDENTITY AMENDED. [2215] U 40 AMENDED BACK TO LIVE. NCA. 26.6.14 CINC DELETED, MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. 25.6.14 DIVED 31.5.14 IN 5632.684N, 0118.893W [WGD]. CONFIRMED AS TYPE VIIC BOAT BY SCHNORKEL CONFIGURATION. CONNING TOWER, TORPEDO LOADING HATCH AND AFTER HATCHES SEEM TO BE OPEN. LIES WITH 45 DEG LIST TO PORT WITH THE PERISCOPE IN THE RAISED POSN. STEM HAS TYPICAL MINE DAMAGE. MOST LIKELY TO BE u1020. (S HADDOW, SHADOW-MARINE, EMAIL DTD 2.6.14). NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Positie: 56 32.684 N,1 18.892 W

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