U-29 (1945): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

U-29 1945

Image: NZSnowman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	U-29	Wikidata label
Year lost	1945	Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	U-boat	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	Scuttled	Wikidata P793 significant event: scuttling
Nationality / flag	Germany	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Kriegsmarine	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	Spanish Civil War, Operation Weserübung, Battle of the Atlantic	Wikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coast	Germany	Natural Earth (public domain)
Position	54.8200, 9.4300	Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-29 was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was laid down on 2 January 1936, launched on 29 August and commissioned on 10 November. During her career U-29 was involved in seven war patrols under the command of Kapitänleutnant Otto Schuhart.

Location

Recorded position: 54.8200, 9.4300 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
Nearest coast: Germany

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-29 (1936) (revision 1367247034), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).