Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak U 246 , op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 39.979 N,4 54.292 W (53.546566666667, -4.6729833333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Adela (possibly)
2. Alhambra
3. Angloman (possibly)
4. Ariel (possibly)
5. Arno mendi
6. British viscount
7. Carmelite (possibly)
8. Castilian
9. Conargo
10. Conovium (probably)
11. Cressado
12. Cressida
13. Dalewood (probably)
14. Dundalk
15. Fairearn (probably)
16. Fin-ar-bed
17. Florence
18. Grinder
19. Kenmare
20. La rochelle (possibly)
21. Marquess of bute (possibly)
22. Mary
23. Nadejda (possibly)
24. Penvearn
25. Sarpfos
26. Slieve bloom
27. Speedwell
28. Theme
29. Trieste
30. U 1024 (probably)
31. Waltham (probably)
32. Westward ho

 

Naam: U 246

Lengte 67.1 meter, breedte: 6.1 meter, diepgang: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton

Oorzaak: sunk at 0715 by a mine in the mine barrage qzx in the st george's channel. crew of 44 lost previously recorded as being sunk after being depth charged by hm ships havelock and hesperus and a flying boat. this was, in fact, against the already sunken wreck of u 246 and it brought personal belongings of a crew member of u 246 to the surface.

Jaar registratie: 1945

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 45 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 312 cm

Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 20220325

Details metingen/cartografie: SUNK IN APPROX POSN 534200N, 045300W. (GERMAN RECORDS AND LOSS BOOKS). H0109/45 DEPTH CHARGED. GAVE OFF OIL. CONTACT, 200FT LONG, 22FT HIGH, IN 534000N, 045330W. (WESTERN APPROACHES LIST, 1940/45). H03503/55 INS ON WK CHARTS. 21.8.72 INS AS NDW. NE 1411. H4827/75 24.1.77 EXAM'D 22.11.76 IN 533958N, 045414W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 49MTRS. LIES E/W. APPARENTLY BROKEN UP BUT NOT SPREAD OUT. (HMS FOX, HI 54/76). DCS3 TRACE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A SUBMARINE. CHART AS WK 39MTRS.

- NM 551/77. HH100/351/04 29.8.91 DIVED ON. LIES WITH BOW E, HARD OVER ON STBD BALLAST TANK. HATCHES TO CONNING TOWER AND CONTROL ROOM ARE OPEN. LARGE SUBMARINE, QUITE INTACT EXCEPT FOR SOME SPLITS IN HULL REVEALING THE INTERNAL MACHINERY. (K HURLEY, 23.8.91). HH100/351/15 20.12.99 HULL IS WELL BROKEN ALTHOUGH EASILY RECOGNISED. THE TORPEDO ROOM IS OPEN EXPOSING WHAT APPEARS TO BE LIVE TORPEDOES. THIS IS THE WK OF U 246. (J SHAW). HH100/351/17 30.8.01 LIES IN 5339.979N, 0454.292W [WGD] USING GPS. (A CORKILL, EMAIL DTD 29.8.01). AMEND POSN. BR STD. RSDRA2022000201003 12.10.2022 EXAM'D 25/3/2022; IN 5339.979N, 0454.292W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.24MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 60.94MTRS, WIDTH 31.5MTRS, HEIGHT 5.27MTRS, ORIENTATION 312/132 DEGS. WRECK IS LAID ON ITS SIDE WITH SEDIMENT DEPOSITS ACCUMULATED AROUND IT. SCOUR IS PRESENT TO THE NORTH OF THE WRECK AS DESCRIBED BELOW. A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1708, H525-7373). AMEND NDW 42MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck is laid on its side

Positie: 53 39.979 N,4 54.292 W

 

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