Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack U 671, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 50 23.684 N,0 19.081 E (50.6952667, 0.5621167)
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Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.
Name: U 671
Länge67.1 meter, Breite: 6.1 meter, Tiefgang: 4.9, Tonnage 871 ton
Ursache: 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).
Jahr der Registrierung: 1944
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 41 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 3 cm
Bekannt seit: 1944, zuletzt detektiert: 2013
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: 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.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Kommentar Forscher: INTACT, BOWS WSW
Position: 50 23.684 N,0 19.081 E