Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak U 480, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 22.139 N,1 44.243 W (50.368983, -1.737383)

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 480

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

Oorzaak: 14.8.1943 type viic boat. built by deutsche werke kiel ag. launched 14.8.1943. commissioned 6.10.1943. served with 11 u-flotilla until her loss. commanded by oberleutnant zur see hans-joachim forster. all 48 crew lost. mined.

Jaar registratie: 1993

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 55 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 0 cm

Bekend sinds: 1993, laatst gedetecteerd: 2002

Details metingen/cartografie: HH100/351/08 9.11.93 HH100/351/08 9.11.93 WK OF WHAT IS THOUGHT A TYPE VIIC U-BOAT LOCATED OCT '92 IN 502204N, 0014410W USING DECCA. CHARTED DEPTH HERE IS 42MTRS BUT IS THOUGHT MORE LIKELY 60MTRS. WK LIES WITH 10DEG STBD LIST. HAS RUBBER MATTING ON MAIN DECK AND AA GUNS AFT OF CONNING TOWER, WHICH IS DAMAGED. NO GUN FOR'D. ALL HATCHES APPEAR TO BE CLOSED. FURTHER DETAILS TO BE FORWARDED. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED. (J WELCH, 13.10.93). NCA YET. POSSIBLY U 325, SUNK APR '45. HH100/351/08 12.9.94 HH100/351/08 12.9.94 WK LIES IN 502209N, 014408W [WGD]. HAS 30DEG LIST TO STBD. SECTION OF THE STERN LIES NEAR THE WK WITH CIRCULAR HATCH PARTLY OPEN (?TUBE DOOR). LARGE HOLE/RENT ALONG THE PRESSURE HULL FWD OF THE CONNING TOWER. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVE COMPUTER 51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 60MTRS. SEABED SHINGLE AND SCATTERED ROCKS. (J WELCH). INS AS WK USC 50MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/13 13.2.98 HH100/351/13 13.2.98 LIES IN 502205N, 014410W [OGB]. A LARGE GERMAN SUBMARINE OF WWII VINTAGE. HULL HAS 'ALBERICH' SKIN, A 4MM LAYER OF RUBBER DESIGNED TO MUFFLE ECHO REFLECTIONS. THIS TYPE OF SKIN DID NOT EXIST IN WW1. LOCATED AFTER FISHING GEAR FOULED THE HULL. REPORTED AS STANDING ABOUT 5MTRS HIGH IN 57-59MTRS. THERE IS A SUGGESTION THAT THE WK MOVES OR ROLLS AS CONNING TOWER HAS BEEN REPORTED BOTH UPRIGHT AND CLOSE TO THE SEABED. CINC REQUESTED. (D C WENDES, 28.1.98). NCA. 26.10.98 26.10.98 BELIEVED THAT WK IS U 480, SUNK BY MINE. (K TILDESLEY, NAVAL HISTORICAL BRANCH, TELECON 26.10.98). 2.2.99 2.2.99 POSN AMENDED TO 5022.150N, 0144.133W [WGD]. BR STD. HH100/351/14 18.2.99 HH100/351/14 18.2.99 IDENTITY OF BOAT AS U 480 IS CONSIDERED TO BE 99%. FURTHER DETAILS OF RESEARCH AND LOSS IN THIS LETTER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL BRANCH, 12.2.99). HH090/962/01 12.12.02 HH090/962/01 12.12.02 EXAM'D 19.6.02 IN 5022.139N, 0144.243W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. SCOUR 1MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 35MTRS TOWARDS 270DEGS AND 40MTRS TOWARDS 090DEGS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LIES 000/180DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT & INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO WK 55MTRS. BR STD. 10.12.03 10.12.03 CINC REMOVED ON DATA SUPPLIED JAN '98, LONGER THAN 5 YEARS. 21.2.07 21.2.07 IDENTIFIED BY SERIAL NUMBER OF CONNING TOWER RANGEFINDER. (SOUTH COAST SHIPWRECKS). 28.6.10 28.6.10 DIVE REPORT STATES THAT TAIL OF STERN IS BROKEN OFF & LIES ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE. STARBOARD SIDE PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROP LIE ON SEABED BETWEEN TAIL SECTION AND THE MAIN BODY OF WK. CONNING TOWER IS HIGHEST POINT. DEBRIS LIES OFF STARBOARD SIDE MIDSHIPS. DECKS DECAYED. FULL DESCRIPTION WITH PHOTOS. (DIVER MAGAZINE JUL '10)
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT, SCOUR EXTENDS E & W

Positie: 50 22.139 N,1 44.243 W

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