Irish Wrecks On-Line - U-89 (No. 945)

*Vessel Type:*	Type U-81 Class	*Location:*	Co. Donegal
*Date of Loss:*	13th February 1918	*Place:*	Malin Head
*Cause of Loss:*	Rammed	*Boat Dive from:*	Portmore Pier
*Charted Depth:*	60m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 3
*Height of Wreck:*	6m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2811
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude:*	55 38 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Sand & rocks	*Longitude:*	07 32 West
*Average Visibility:*	25m +	*Diving Experience:*	Very Experienced

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Diving Information:

Broken in two.
Aft gun is still attached to the stern deck.
Bow gun is still there too.
Conning tower plates have fallen off giving access to the control room.
Torpedoes are still visable in the bow tubes.
Congers frequent the wreck.
Warning!! Has torpedoes on board.

Historical Information:

A U-81 Class, she was built in March 1916 by Kriegsmarinewerft, Kieln and measured 65.22 x 6.09 x 3.96 metres and grossed 998 tons.
Surfaced 200 yards from the cruiser "HMS Roxburgh" which promptly rammed "U-89" amidships and cut it in two.
Her commander was Captain Leutnant Bauck.
There were no survivors.

Source Publications:

"Irish Wrecks Database"

by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

Last update - 02-Nov-2005