What is recorded here
The public map records U-1020 as a wreck. Recorded loss date: 1945-01-09.
U-1020 was a German U-boat, part of the Type VIIC class, lost on 9 January 1945. It was scuttled by its crew while under tow, following damage sustained during the Battle of the Bight; no lives were lost, and it carried no significant cargo.
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U-1020Submarine (20th Century) · 37 ydJenny Lind: North SeaSteam Drifter (20th Century) · 1.3 miA/c PhantomAircraft (20th Century) · 3.0 miAnna CharlotteCraft (period Unassigned)(possible) · 4.9 miSunray: North SeaTrawler (20th Century) · 4.0 miUnknown: North SeaCraft (period Unknown) · 4.8 miHms Blackmorevale: North SeaMinesweeper (20th Century) · 8.2 miRoland: North SeaSteam Trawler (20th Century) · 8.4 miHms BlackmorevaleSteam Trawler (period Unassigned)-(1918) · 8.4 miOswinSteamship (period Unassigned) · 9.3 miCocos (possibly): North SeaCraft (20th Century) · 9.3 miDesabla: North SeaTanker (20th Century) · 9.5 mi