U-89 [+1918] WRECK

U-89 [+1918] WRECK
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U-89 [+1918]

 
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nationality:
german
purpose: war
type of wreck: submarine
subtype/class: Mittel U type submarine (ger.)
Mittel U type submarine (ger.) ref.: U-135 ? [+1921]
propulsion: diesel and batteries
date built: 1915
details wreck
weight (tons): 946  disp (subm)
dimensions (m): 70,6x6,3x4
material: steel
engine: diesel engines (2400 hp), electric motor (1200 hp)
armament: 16 torpedoes, 6 T.T. (4 fwd, 2 aft), 105 mm deck gun or 88mm deck gun
power: 2400  h.p.
speed: 16.8  knots
about the loss
cause lost: rammed
date lost: 12/02/1918  [dd/mm/yyyy]
casualties:
about people
builder: Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig
owner: German Navy 1903-1919 (Imperial-Kaiserliche)
captain:
complement: 39
about the wreck
depth (m): 60 max. / -- min.
orientation:
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entered by: Allen Tony
entered: 26/06/2007
last update: Lettens Jan
last update: 25/12/2008
 
 
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system:WGS84
division:1'=1000
accuracy:good 40m~100m
remarks:Method: Hyper-Fix Quality: Surveyed Accuracy: 25 m
updater:Lettens Jan 
update:01/10/2009
ref. used: UK Hydrographic Office
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Lettens Jan06/08/2007

Wreck is 6 metres high. Broken in two. Aft gun is still attached to the stern. Bow gun is still there. Conning towers plates have fallen off giving access to the control room. Torpedoes are still visible in the bow tubes.

Lettens Jan01/10/2009

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Lettens Jan26/06/2007

[Fate of Uboats in WWI:] U-89; Cmdr. Bauck, III Flotilla . Rammed by escort ship ROXBURGH, off N.E. of Ireland, 12 February 1918. Rammed by HMS Roxburgh, 24 miles North of Malin Head, Ireland.
ref. used: Fate of U-boats in WWI

Lettens Jan01/10/2009

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