What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records U 74 as Submarine (first World War)-(1916). 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 74 was a German U-boat (Type UB II) that sank in 1916 during the First World War. It was lost in the North Sea, likely due to a mine or depth charge attack, with no survivors reported; its wreck remains an important site for understanding early submarine warfare.
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Places near here
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