U-1009 Wreck

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Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		55 31.492 N,7 23.965 W
Latitude, Longitude
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  • Latitude: 55.524870
  • Longitude: -7.399420
Name U-1009
Type submarine
Date Sunk Jan 5, 1946
Original Source Brady et. al. 2012, 161-3; GSI Wreck Data; Miller 2000, 27; Möller & Brack 2004, 73; Rossler 1981, 54-5; Wynn 1997, Vol. ii, 215-16; www.periscopepublishing.com
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Wreck No: W10114, Place of Loss: Tory Island, Donegal. 29km WNW of, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data, Description: The U-1009 was one of 88 Type VII C/41 U-boats commissioned. It weighed 759 tons surfaced, measured 67m long and could carry a crew of up to 44 men. It was capable of 17 knots on the surface, had 2,800–3,200 horsepower engines and a range of 6,500 miles if travelling on the surface at 12 knots. It could reach a maximum depth of 250m and carried up to 39 mines and 14 torpedoes. It was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, launched in January 1944 and commissioned into service on 10 February 1944. This submarine was under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Klaus Hilgendorf for most of its service. It operated in British waters in January 1945 and was involved in an engagement with a patrol boat and a destroyer, but failed to sink either. It was also involved in weather-reporting duties during this period. No vessels were sunk or damaged by this U-boat. U-1009 survived the war intact and surrendered itself in Loch Eriboll, Scotland, on 10 May 1945, where it was designated to be scuttled, along with 115 other surrendered U-boats, off the northwest coast of Ireland as part of Operation Deadlight. On 5 January 1946 the submarine was deliberately sunk using gunfire after its tow cable broke 29km north of Tory Island. On the seafloor The wreck of U-1009 measures 46m in length, 6m in width and 1.7m in maximum height, with an average height of 1m. The submarine is orientated N–S on the seafloor. The multibeam sonar image shows the wreck to be partly buried and/or broken up. The conning tower and the forward end of the pressure hull are peppered with shellholes. The majority of the superstructure has come away, as have the bow tubes, and the top section of the schnorchel now lies on the seabed. The wreck was surveyed by the Geological Survey of Ireland in 2004 as part of the Irish National Seabed Survey. GSI Wreck No_171. ----------------------------

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Where is the U-1009 wreck located?

The U-1009 wreck is located at coordinates 55 31.492 N,7 23.965 W.

When did the U-1009 sink?

The U-1009 sank on Jan 5, 1946.

What type of wreck is the U-1009?

The U-1009 is classified as a submarine.

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