What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records U 45 (possibly) as Submarine (first World War)-(1917). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
U 45 was a German U-boat, likely active during the First World War, possibly lost in 1917. Its exact fate remains unclear, but it may have been sunk in Scottish waters, contributing to the historical record of German submarine activity in the region during the war.
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Places near here
U-45: AtlanticSubmarine (20th Century) · 523 ydCumberland (ex. Wendland)Steamship (period Unassigned) · 4.2 miHms Transylvania: AtlanticArmed Merchant Cruiser (20th Century) · 13 miFoulObstruction (period Unassigned) · 15 miMaxton: AtlanticSteamship (20th Century) · 5.1 miSanta Amalia: AtlanticSteamship (20th Century) · 5.1 miMaxtonObstruction (period Unassigned)-(1917)(possible) · 5.7 miSanta AmaliaSteamship (period Unassigned)-(1917) · 5.7 miArca (possibly): AtlanticTanker (20th Century) · 5.9 miSanta Amalia (possibly)Steam Tanker (period Unassigned)-(1917) · 6.6 miBoka: AtlanticSteamship (20th Century) · 6.6 miNew Sevilla (possibly)Steam Tanker (period Unassigned)-(1940) · 7.5 mi