U-89 [+1918] WRECK

U-89 [+1918] WRECK

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U-89 [+1918]

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nationality:
german
purpose: war
type: submarine
subtype/class: Mittel U type submarine (ger.)
Mittel U type submarine (ger.) ref.: U-135 ? [+1921]
propulsion: diesel and batteries
date built: 1915
status:
live live
details
weight (tons): 946  disp (subm)
dimensions: 70,6 x 6,3 x 4 m
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 & Kiel
owner:
German Navy 1903-1919 (Imperial-Kaiserliche), Wilhelmshaven
captain:
complement: 39
about the wreck
depth: 60 max. / -- min. (m)
orientation:
protected:
war grave:
updates
entered by: Allen Tony
entered: 26/06/2007
last update: Lettens Jan
last update: 25/12/2008
 
 
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Lettens Jan01/10/2009
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system:WGS84
division:1'=1000
accuracy:good 40m~100m
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Method: Hyper-Fix Quality: Surveyed Accuracy: 25 m
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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.
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