U 21 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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U 21 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 14.96 N,3 59.92 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 45 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | U 21 |
| Type | submarine |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 64.3 m |
| Width | 6.1 m |
| Tonnage | 837 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 22, 1919 |
| Original Detection Year | 1919 |
| Last Detection Year | 1988 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H2766/19 3.4.19 SANK IN 541430N, 035800E. POSN VERY APPROX. (BERLIN NM 784/19). NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. INS AS NDW ON 2181A. H3007/19 11.4.19 POSN NOW GIVEN AS 541500N, 040000E. (BERLIN NM 855/19). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H256/27 27.1.27 AMENDED TO NDW (WRECK) (1919). 7.2.69 AMEND TO NDW. NE 1405. 30.6.72 SHOWN IN 541500N, 040300E. (DANISH FISHERIES 5302 [1965] & 5402). 2.8.72 SHOWN IN 541455N 040320E. (DANISH FISHERIES 5304). 3.8.72 SHOWN IN 541510N, 040310. (DANISH FISHERIES 5404). 2.10.73 ACCEPTED FOR NL CHARTS FROM BA 2182B(M). (NL WK RECORDS). H3498/88 2.8.88 DELETE. (NETH NM 367/88). BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 1, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
FOUNDERED WHILST ON ROUTE TO SURRENDER TO BRITISH FLEET.
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