Ub 130 Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Ub 130 Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 40.557 N,0 15.124 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.675950
  • Longitude: 0.252067
Wreck Depth 23.73 m
Water Depth 27 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name UB 130
Type submarine
Flag DE
Length 55.5 m
Width 5.8 m
Sonar Length 36
Sonar Width 10
Shadow Height 4
Orientation 65
Tonnage 520
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture 4,6,7,17
Original Detection Year 1939
Last Detection Year 2015
Original Source other
Surveying Details H075/39 17.10.39 WK IN 504037N, 001506E OR 174DEGS, 3.4M FROM BEACHY HEAD LIGHT. (NID, 1939). CHART AS NDW IN 504037N, 001506E. - NM 2368/39. H4959/73 4.4.75 EXAM'D 19.10.74 IN 504030N, 001518E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.8 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 SHADOW LENGTH 250FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 22.8MTRS [12FMS 3FT] IN REVISED POSN. - NM 1531/75. H1287/75 9.9.75 WK IN REPORTED POSN IDENTIFIED AS A SUBMARINE. LIES IN MAXIMUM DEPTH 125FT AND IS ORIENTATED SW/NE. HAS A 15DEG LIST TO PORT AND STANDS ABOUT 11FT HIGH - HIGH POINT NEAR GUN. CONNING TOWER IS DAMAGED WITH PORT OUTER SKIN BROKEN OFF AND LYING ON SEABED. OVERALL LENGTH BETWEEN 120FT AND 170FT. PROPELLERS SEEN. PERISCOPE IN RAISED POSN. COMPASS BINNACLE MISSING. HULL REASONABLY CORRODED WITH DAMAGE NEAR PORT BOW WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MINE. THERE IS ALSO A HOLE IN STBD SIDE NEAR FORWARD HYDROPLANES. EXAM'D BY DIVERS FROM HOUNSLOW BRANCH BSAC ON 31.8.75. (P CORNISH, 5.9.75). H1288/75 29.9.75 CONFIRMED AS WK OF A SUBMARINE. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 90FT AT LW. CONNING TOWER HATCH IS OPEN AND THE ENTRANCE TO WHICH IS VERY NARROW AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS TO DIVERS. (J WHITE, 27.9.75). H4121/76 3.8.76 HMS BEAGLE'S 1974 POSN CONFIRMED. EXAM'D 30.4.76. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.3 IN GEN DEPTH 29.2MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. LENGTH 75MTRS. REQUIRES NO FURTHER EXAMINATION. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). CHART AS WK 21MTRS [11FMS]. R/P. H1283/77/125 11.10.77 FULL REPORT ON STATE OF THIS WK IN H1283/77. (M J WEBB, 20.3.77). 17.3.78 APPLICATION TO PURCHASE THIS WK MADE BY M J WEBB & P CORNISH. (N/CP53577/77). 30.3.78 APPLICATION TO PURCHASE MADE BY METAL RECOVERIES (NEWHAVEN) LTD. (NCS111/1128). H1270/72 5.6.78 ALLEGED BY M J WEBB TO BE WK OF UB 113. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE WK NOT APPROVED. (N/CP53577/77/DC11[1]). 15.2.79 REPD AS BEING POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS UB 130 [WWI] FROM NUMBER STAMPED ON PROPELLER [PHOTO & 'BRASS RUBBING' OF MARKING SUPPLIED]. IN BROKEN STATE - IN THREE PIECES. (R A TODD, 11.12.78 [NCS111/1339]). NCA. H1310/84/32 6.9.84 DIVED ON IN 1984. HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY SALVAGED. HULL FRACTURED AND OPEN IN MANY PLACES. BOW FLATTENED, CONNING TWR AND PROPELLERS MISSING. STANDS ABT 5MTRS HIGH. (T W BENNETTO, 4.9.84). NCA. 30.3.89 REPORTED AS HAVING BEEN SOLD TO AND SALVAGED BY SPITHEAD MARINE SALVAGE CO. TORPEDO TUBES AND CONNING TOWER MISSING. GUN LIES ON SEABED ALONGSIDE WK. (MR MILLER, TELECON). HH100/351/05 21.5.92 LOCATED USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). SEP 2015/000083466 5.2.16 EXAM'D 18.07.15 IN 5040.557N, 0015.124E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.73MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27.73MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 36MTRS, HT 4MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. BROKEN UP WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Feb 5, 2016

Circumstances of loss

11.12.78 CEDED TO FRENCH AT END OF WWI. REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LOST WHILE BEING TOWED TO BRITISH BREAKERS FOR SCRAPPING. (R A TODD, 11.12.78).

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FAQ

Where is the UB 130 wreck located?

The UB 130 wreck is located at coordinates 50 40.557 N,0 15.124 E.

How deep is the UB 130 and where exactly is it located?

The UB 130 lies at a depth of about 23.73 meters and is located at coordinates 50 40.557 N,0 15.124 E.

How deep is the seabed around the UB 130?

The seabed around the UB 130 lies at approximately 27 meters deep.

When was the wreck of the UB 130 discovered?

The wreck of the UB 130 was discovered in 1939.

What country did the UB 130 belong to?

The UB 130 belonged to DE.

What was the tonnage of the UB 130?

The UB 130 had a tonnage of 520 tons.

What type of wreck is the UB 130?

The UB 130 is classified as a submarine.

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