Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak U 48, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 17.346 N,1 31.576 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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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.
Naam: U 48
Lengte 64.9 meter, breedte: 6.1 meter, tonnage 940 ton
Oorzaak: Passage wilhelmshaven for patrol & return. bombed by allied aircraft. was fouled in the old net barrage. driven ashore & unable to refloat. she was attacked by hm drifters 'majesty' & 'paramount' aided by warships 'feasible' & 'gipsy', several crew being killed. (close's 'naval war in n. sea' & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 4 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 102 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2022
Details metingen/cartografie: H5854/47 STUMP OF MAST. DRIES 4FT. (HMS FRANKLIN, SURVEY [E8185], DTD 1947). 7.2.51 INS AS ST (DRIES 4FT). NC 1828. H927/60 30.9.60 NOT SEEN AT LWS. LARGE SAND BANK, DRYING APPROX 3FT, IN THIS VICINITY. (ECES, DTD 1959). AMEND TO FOUL.
- NM 906/60. H2421/62 23.8.62 NOT SEEN, NO SPECIAL SEARCH MADE. (HMS EGERIA, DTD MAY 1962). NCA. H2234/71 5.6.73 WK OF SUBMARINE IN 511730N, 013124E. POSSIBLY THE U-48. (NEWS CUTTING). CONFIRMED AS SUBMARINE, CONNING TOWER IN 511719N, 013138E USING HSA. (HMS ECHO). H2234/71 13.6.73 WK IN 511719N, 013138E USING HSA. DRIES 6FT. LIES WITH 45DEG LIST TO PORT IN GEN DEPTH 14FT ON HEADING ENE. (TH, SIG DTD 5.6.73). AMENDED TO ST, DRIES 6FT.
- NM 1240/73. 6.7.73 NOW SHOWN AS ST, DRIES 1.8MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 EXAM'D IN 511719N, 013138E USING HSA. DRIES 1.8MTRS BY VISUAL INSPECTION. (HMS ECHO). NCA. H1938/78 20.3.81 NOT FOUND. VISUAL INSPECTION AT LW SPRINGS FAILED TO LOCATE WK. PRESUME NOW COVERED WITHIN SANDS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMENDED TO ABEY. BR STD. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 PROPELLER STILL IN POSITION. MAIN DECK HOLED IN MANY PLACES & BOW EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. CONNING TOWER MISSING. FEW LIVE SHELLS NEAR FORWARDD END. (E KENT MARITIME TRUST, DTD 23.7.84). HH090/511/01 16.10.91 NOT FOUND. NOT ACTIVELY SEARCHED FOR. GEN DEPTH NOW 2MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 511). HH090/738/01 11.9.97 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT SEEN ON DCS3 OR E/S. (NP 1016, HI 738). AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA. HH091/294/01 - SEP 2010/000060716 8.4.10 LOCATED BY M/B IN5117.351N, 0131.529E [WGD]. NOT SURVEYED. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). INS AS WK (NO DEPTH SPECIFIED). BR STD. SEP 2010000037335 8.7.10 INS AS DANGER CIRCLE, WK, NO DEPTH SPECIFIED.
- NM 3613/10. RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 01.10.2021; IN 5117.346N, 0131.576E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.06MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. LENGTH 37.73MTRS, WIDTH 4.16MTRS, HEIGHT 1.17MTRS, ORIENTATION 102/282 DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13820). AMEND DW 3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2023000028014 5.7.23 lOCATED IN 5117.346N, 0131.576E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.17MTRS. NFS ( A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1769 - GS4 CHECKLINES). NFA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT
Positie: 51 17.346 N,1 31.576 E