Published: 15:15, 20 December 2013 | | | A German U-boat from the First World War that lies encased in the mudflats of the Medway is causing quite a stir. Experts believe that the U-boat,. April 4, 2016 Heritage The remains of the only visible WW1 German U-Boat wreck in the UK Located in the Medway are the rusting remains of a WW1 German U-Boat, UB-122. The U-Boat was confiscated at the end of the Great War and was taken up the River Medway along with 25 other U-Boats to be scrapped on the Kent Coast in 1921.
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The River Medway, the hulk of German U-boat, believed to be UB122, which broke its tow while on its way to a scrapyard, lies preserved in tidal mudflats © Historic England 27196-027 Home Research Current Research Discover and Understand Military First World War Sea Submarine Wrecks U-8 (off South Varne buoy) UB-12 (off Ramsgate) UB-17 UB-30 UB-55 Situated within a creek on the River Medway are the Wrecks of 3 WWI German U Boats. At the end of WWI the Germans surrendered 100 of their U Boats due to the armistice, these were taken to Harwich, some of them being sent to naval dockyards for scrapping and some to the French Navy. Three of the U Boats were purchased by a Cement Works in Halling, Medway. It is believed this particular U Boat. BBC One Home Episodes Clips U-boat in the Medway Jeremy Paxman visits the wreck of a World War One German U-boat in the River Medway; part of a fleet designed to starve Britain into. The sub is, believed to be the UB-122, one of the roughly 100 German submarines turned over to Britain at the end of the war. The sub has been on the mudflats since 1921, but is in a remote area and is intermittently visible, depending on the tides and the action of storms. As reported in the Daily Mail:
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The wreckage of a German World War One U-boat remains marooned in a remote area of mudflats off the Kent coast where it has been lying for nearly 100 years. It is believed it could be UB122,. About Fjordr News Downloads Fjordr Blog A First World War U-Boat in the Medway (I) 12/4/2016 I was able to visit the remains of a First World War U-boat in the Medway in August 2016 with Alex Langlands and CiTiZAN in connection with the making of Britain at Low Tide for Channel 4 by Tern TV. 21 January 2016 Military History Artist's impression of what U-31 might have looked like The wreck of a World War One German U-boat has been found off the coast of Norfolk. Scans by windfarm. WW1 U-boat wreckage visible in River Medway. The wreckage of a German World War One U-boat remains marooned in a remote area of mudflats off the Kent coast where it has been lying for nearly 100.
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A First World War U-Boat in the Medway (II) type. They are referred to as 'coastal attack' U-boats, distinguishing them from minelaying U-boats of the UC types and the ocean-going types. The UB III type was introduced in summer 1917 and was the most numerous class of U-boat - a total of 89 were built (though not all before the end of the war). The U-Boats were brought to the River Medway to be scrapped. Mark Dunkley, of the English Heritage, mentioned that it was believed that it was the only visible U-Boat wreckage in the UK. "Some were sent to join the French Navy and some had their engines removed to be re-used in cement works at Halstead in Kent before being scrapped.
25 Share 2.9K views 6 years ago WW1 German submarine wreck (UB122), located in Medway estuary, Humble Bee Creek. This German U-boat was confiscated at the end of WW1 and towed to the. Medway UB-122 Submarine Wreck. SM UB-122 was a World War One German submarine, or U-Boat, in the German Imperial Navy which was first commissioned in March 1918 after a year of construction. The 183ft warship was armed with 10 torpedoes and a 3.46 inch deck gun which would have been operated by the 31 men and 3 officers onboard.
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