Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak U 671, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 23.684 N,0 19.081 E (50.6952667, 0.5621167)
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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 671
Lengte 67.1 meter, breedte: 6.1 meter, diepgang: 4.9, tonnage 871 ton
Oorzaak: 5.8.44 depth-charged and sunk by hm ships stayner and wensleydale. (c-in-c portsmouth, 5.8.44). 47 members of crew lost, 6 recovered who confirmed the boat's identitiy. (u boats destroyed).
Jaar registratie: 1944
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 41 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 3 cm
Bekend sinds: 1944, laatst gedetecteerd: 2013
Details metingen/cartografie: H067/44 10.8.44 LOCATED 175DEGS, 20M FROM BEACHY HEAD OR 502400N, 001730E. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 5.8.44). H3135/44 29.8.44 POSN 502348N, 001818E. (PORTSMOUTH LIST NO.51, 24.8.44). 7.11.44 HMS STAYNERS REPORT GIVES POSN AS 502354N, 001818E. SIGNAL DTD 7.11.44 REQUESTS EXAMINATION OF U 671 AND GIVES POSN AS 502300N, 000600E. 23.6.69 POSN 502300N, 000600E APPROX IN VARIOUS GERMAN RECORDS AND LOSS BOOKS. H4959/73 23.4.75 EXAM'D 9.10.74 IN 502345N, 001900E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 200FT. RECOGNISABLE AS SUBMARINE. LIES APPROX E/W. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 55/74). INS AS WK 36MTRS [19FMS].
- NM 1531/75. 15.6.76 POSITION COMPUTED FROM HIFIX COORDS SUBMITTED BY HMS BULLDOG FOR HI 55/74 IS 502342N, 001901.5E. NCA YET. AWAIT CLARIFICATION FROM SOISS. H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 8.7.76 IN 502339N, 001911E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. HMS BULLDOG'S POSITON WAS ONE LANE HIGH. CLEARANCE SWEEP ONLY UNDERTAKEN. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.6 IN GEN DEPTH 41.5MTRS. LIES 105/285DEGS. LENGTH 250FT. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). AMEND TO SW 30.5MTRS [16FMS 5FT] IN 502339N, 001911E [OGB]. BR STD. H1310/86/28 10.11.86 LOCATED USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 2.11.86). NCA. HH100/351/14 12.7.99 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. CONFIRMED AS LATE WW2 TYPE VIIC U-BOAT. VERY INTACT. (I MCCARTNEY, FAX DTD 12.7.99). NCA. 31.8.99 LIES AT AN ANGLE TO 45DEGS TO THE SEABED. STERN INTACT. LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE BOW, INDICATIVE OF A DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEP'99). NCA.16.8.01 [EUT] POSN: 5023.690N, 0019.093E. NE 2450. HH100/351/22 14.11.06 DIVED ON 14.9.06 IN LISTED POSN. LIES INTACT LISTING TO STARBOARD SIDE. CONNING TOWER SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING CRUSHED. TWO MASTS, POSSIBLY RADAR, STILL ATTACHED. HATCHES OPEN. HULL BRIGHT ORANGE WITH RUST, NO SEALIFE PRESENT. LEAST DEPTH 39MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 44.7MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS, HEIGHT 6MTRS. LYING E/W, BOWS W, ON SHINGLE SEABED. PORT SIDE BOW DAMAGED, LARGE HOLE AFT OF BOW, PORT SCREW STILL IN PLACE. (GREGG THOMAS, FAX DTD 10.11.06). 20.1.14 EXAM'D 6.10.13 IN 5023.684N, 0019.081E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.69 IN GEN DEPTH 41.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 64MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 5MTRS. LIES 073/253 DEGS WITH BOWS SSW. INTACT. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1416). AMEND WK 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BOWS WSW
Positie: 50 23.684 N,0 19.081 E