Mystery german submarine in 85 metres (280 feet)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- During the first World War, the Germans built large numbers of submarines and many have yet to be found or identified. This was the second dive on a UC-type 2 minelaying submarine lying in 85 metres (280 feet) in the English Channel.
We new that it was going to be a challenging dive and that the only way to identify the submarine was by scrubbing the props to remove concretion and find identifying serial numbers. Find out how we got on!
You can see the video from the first dive - • 85 metres deep - unkno...
That was a good dive one of my favourites from last year. Great video as well, it’s nice to have a dive video with narration.
Thought you might enjoy it - the photo of you is still one of my favourite underwater ones!
This was a great dive bud i used to dive but cant due to health issues love from aberdeen scotland.x
Look on the bright side, you have been there done that 👍
Many years ago, when I was young, I was a professional diver… (OK, MANY MANY years ago). I know what a challenge this is and salute you gentlemen.
Thanks so much for those kind words!
Great video and I can appreciate your frustration in trying to identify the wreck. I researched, located and dived UC75 off the East coast of Yorkshire back in 1989 but at a much more manageable depth of 35m. Very, very similar to your suspected UC68 though with the mine tubes clearly visible. On UC75 the bow tubes were totally exposed, still attached to the pressure hull together with a very impressive stern tube sticking out into free water due to damage at the stern. Lots and lots of lost netting particularly around the deck gun, stern tube and around the props.
The forard hatch was open on UC75 although the rear hatch was sealed. Apart from physical damage incurred by being rammed by HMS Fairy, it looks like water ingress through this open hatch probably sealed the submarines fate.
I finally identified the sub with the help of Horst Bredow of the U Boat museum in Cuxhaven, from a brass circular plate attached to the starboard torpedo tube door giving the tube number, date of manufacture and manufacturers name. Perhaps the bow tube you located on the seabed could maybe be used for this?
Unfortunately UC75 was extensively salvaged in the subsequent years as its position became common knowledge. Such a shame as it was a magnificent site and not least, being a war grave.
Best of luck with your project and do take care at these (to me) worrying depths!
Wow thanks for letting me know about your experience and what a great result!
If you look at my video from the first dive you can see that this submarine also had an impressive stern tube now that all the (non-pressure) hull has rotted away.
I doubt we'll go back but thanks a lot for the suggestion about the torpedo tube - was the plate at the front or rear of it?
The plate was on the rear door of the tube just held on with small brass screws. My team and I dived UC75 many times but never physically removed anything apart from the odd crab and lobby. I did remove the plate however once I got wind of salvage divers becoming interested in the site though. I donated it to the U boat museum and as far as I am aware it is still exhibited there.
I didnt notice the stern tube on your first video but will certainly go back and have another look.
I do have some video of early dives on UC75 but quality is poor, being HI 8 tapes! Visibility is usually poor as well, 3 to 4m being good. And tides are fierce.
Massive respect though for what you and your mates do. I was literally cringing when I saw you at 80 odd metres underneath the netting and cutting it away on the first video.😅
Safe diving and I look forward to more in the future.
Awesome video. Could watch them all day. No need to apologise for the length or detail either. The longer the better as far as we are concerned. An amazing find. Cheers from Tasmania, Australia.
Thanks very much and glad that you enjoyed it - more to come when I get the chance to put them together!
NZer here - great video and great dive!
I love the sea but the idea of diving scares me. If I dived off a boat, I would have to immediately see the sea-bed as soon as I left the boat - I could never dive in a place where that wasn't the case.
Some US Navy carriers apparently have "swim calls" where the guys dive off the carriers - the idea of doing that and having miles of dark, scary ocean beneath you scares the bejeezus out of me!
I'm interested in the ancient Roman naval battles like the Battle of Actium and the Battle of Cape Ecnomus. As far as I know, neither place has been explored by divers and I think they would be fascinating sites to dive! The wooden ships have probably rotted away but there should be a few of the metal "bow rams" that they used, scattered around the sea-bed.
I love the detail and length of these videos. I know nothing of diving but you surely got me hooked 😃
Thank's so much for sharing these unique experiences with the rest of us 🙏
Excellent dive ...thanks for sharing...would love to see the 1st dive...be safe....
No problem at all, it's here - th-cam.com/video/-lSZ3bHkrfs/w-d-xo.html
Yes, please! I would like to see video of the first dive as well /Teknosofen
It's this one - th-cam.com/video/-lSZ3bHkrfs/w-d-xo.html
@@D33pUK THX!
Great vid! What torches do you use? They look like HID because of the tight beam pattern. Cheers, happy diving 😁
Awesome dive guys. So much to see on the bottom. Been 50 meters down on the President Coolidge in Vanuatu. Couldn't imagine what its like down 80 Meters and
pitch black as well. Hope to see some more of your adventures.
Thanks so much, I'd love to dive in the Pacific so I'm jealous of you.
More deep and dark videos on my channel with plenty more still to show!
Again Awesome video !
@@reYouMad thanks for saying so, more to come!
Superb video! Having seen the holes in the pressure hull, the open hatches and the ready use ammo, I think your theory is spot on, This boat was in a running fight and it lost. I would think that there has to be a record of this, though i personally wouldnt have a clue where to look. Thanks for a very cool vid!
Glad you enjoyed it, there's no record that we can find but I guess it's possible that the other vessel was sunk as well!
@@D33pUK Now that wreck would be a cool one to find and link!
@@shootingwithmitch5921 It certainly would, we regularly dive other wrecks nearby so perhaps one day we might find it!
I dived uc65 a sister of this one but only 48m..very good condition & a strange place to be..I did see dead sailors swimming down the side so I decided my brain was hopefully faulty & time to finish my 12 min dive..I did it twice only hallucinating once. Hardly needed a torch at all & it was uk channel..funny to see this dive as I haven’t dived in a long time now (kids mortgage) but I recognised the mine shafts
You need to get a bread knife for cutting fishing nets