U-1105 (1949): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

Name	U-1105	Wikidata label
Year lost	1949	Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
Era	Modern	derived from year
Ship type	U-boat	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	Scuttled	Wikidata P793 significant event: scuttling
Nationality / flag	Nazi Germany, United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Kriegsmarine, Royal Navy, United States Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	Battle of the Atlantic	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	Chesapeake Bay	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	United States	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 8 km from land
Position	38.1361, -76.5531	Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-1105, a Type VII-C/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, was built at the Nordseewerke Shipyard, Emden, Germany, and commissioned on 3 June 1944. Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Joachim Schwarz was given command. He would command U-1105 for the remainder of the war.

Diving & visiting

On 29 June 1985, the wreck of U-1105 was discovered by a team of sport divers led by Uwe Lovas, approximately one mile west of Piney Point, Maryland, at 38°08′10″N 76°33′10″W. In November 1994, it was designated as Maryland's first historic shipwreck preserve. The program, the first of its kind in the state, was designed to promote the preservation of historic shipwreck sites while making them accessible to the general public.

At the wreck site, the conning tower rises to within 68 feet of the surface. The wood covered main deck fore and aft of the conning tower is occasionally exposed by the drifting silt beds. The wreck is well preserved, and largely intact.

Location

Recorded position: 38.1361, -76.5531 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Chesapeake Bay
Nearest coast: United States

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-1105 (revision 1373299680), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “The wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).