Where is the U 55 wreck located?

The U 55 wreck is located at coordinates 48 24.106 N,5 31.922 W.

How deep is the U 55 and where exactly is it located?

The U 55 lies at a depth of about 88 meters and is located at coordinates 48 24.106 N,5 31.922 W.

The seabed around the U 55 lies at approximately 100 meters deep.

The wreck of the U 55 was discovered in 1975.

The U 55 had a tonnage of 753 tons.

The U 55 is classified as a submarine.

Field	Value
Wreck Category	non-dangerous wreck
U 55 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	48 24.106 N,5 31.922 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 48.401767 Longitude: -5.532033
Wreck Depth	88 m
Water Depth	100 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	U 55
Type	submarine
Flag	DE
Length	65.8 m
Width	5.8 m
Tonnage	753
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Jan 30, 1940
Original Detection Year	1975
Last Detection Year	2021
Original Source	national HO/authority charts
Surveying Details	24.10.75 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 482418N, 053148W [EUR] ON FRENCH 5316. BR STD. 12.1.78 SHOWN AS NDW ON FRENCH 6680 [INT 1708]. 14.7.86 SHOWN AS WK USC PA 88MTRS IN 482415N, 053151W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6989 [1986 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1985. NC 2643. 15.7.86 SHOWN AS WK USC ED 88MTRS ON FRENCH 7066 [1987 EDN] & WK USC PD 88MTRS ON FRENCH 6680 [1986 EDN]. INS AS WK USC ED 88MTRS. NC 2643. 5.3.09 SHOWN IN 4824.190N, 0531.940W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647. SEP 2009/000084718 20.1.10 SHOWN AS WK PD 88MTRS IN 4824.106N, 0531.922W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7066 [INT 1800] [3RD EDN 2006 CORRECT TO 25-37-09, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD.
Last Amended Date	Aug 18, 2021

SUNK BY A LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1985).

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