SM U-8 1915
Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | SM U-8 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1915 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | submarine | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | German Empire | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Imperial German Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Depth | 30.0 m | Wikidata P4511 vertical depth |
| Sea / ocean | English Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | official dataset |
| Position | 50.9339, 1.2564 | Historic England Protected Wreck Sites, listed latitude/longitude (OGL v3) |
| Protected Wreck | List entry 1430265 | Historic England |
| Designated | 2016-07-21 | Historic England |
| Restricted area | 0.78 ha | Historic England |
| Grid reference | TR2890119986 | Historic England |
About the wreck
SM U-8 was one of 329 U-boats which served in the Imperial German Navy during World War I.
A Type U 5 submarine, she was built at Germaniawerft in Kiel between 1909 and 1911. The boat was launched on 14 March 1911 and commissioned into the Navy on 18 June. The boat was scuttled in the English Channel in March 1915.
Diving & visiting
This is a designated Protected Wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. Under the Act, diving on or otherwise interfering with the wreck inside its restricted area requires a licence; see the Historic England list entry for details.
Location
- Recorded position: 50.9339, 1.2564 (Historic England Protected Wreck Sites, listed latitude/longitude (OGL v3); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: English Channel
- Nearest coast: England
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SM U-8 (revision 1376583334), 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.
Protected Wreck data © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- SM UB-33 1918 · 2 km
- HMS Brazen 1940 · 10 km
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- SMS Grosser Kurfürst 12 km
- SM UA 1919 · 13 km
- HMS Glatton 21 km
Browse more: UK & Ireland wrecks · wrecks off England · English Channel · First World War
Further reading
- Historic England list entry 1430265 (official record)
- Wikipedia: SM U-8
- Wikidata Q2207366