NBM Dive Site Resource
U-5377 (Seehund) — Goodwin Sands
Offshore from Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
HMS Torrington sank the German midget submarine U-5377 in March 1945. Project Seahund divers identified and surveyed the wreck off the Goodwin Sands in 2012.
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Aquatic life at this dive site
What divers may encounter
Three reviewed connections are featured here. Sightings vary by season, conditions, and chance, so they are never guaranteed.
Aquatic life research in progress
NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.
Aquatic life research in progress
NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.
Aquatic life research in progress
NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.
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Photographs
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Dive videos
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Location map
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Recent field observations
Diver-reported temperatures
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Why divers know this place
Highlights
Divers measured and filmed the hull, including its shrouded propeller, torpedo fittings and external fuel-tank remains.
Shipwreck-only module
The wreck
This section appears only on shipwreck records and brings the vessel, its loss, present condition, access, and responsible wreck-diving considerations into one place.
- Vessel type
- German Seehund midget submarine, Type XXVII B / 127
- Year built
- 1945
- Year sunk
- 1945
- Cause of loss
- Sunk by depth charges on March 11, 1945, in an action led by HMS Torrington. Both crew members survived.
- Present condition
- The 2012 team documented an exposed hull with surviving propulsion and torpedo fittings. It found much of the tower cowling missing. Present conditions are unverified.
- Penetration guidance
- The team surveyed the exposed structure and reported a silted interior.
Before you arrive
Access notes
The report documents a 2012 survey. Current access, site conditions and operator support are unverified.
Plan within your training
Conditions and hazards
The survey reports strong tidal flow and a scour pit around the hull. The survey team found the interior had silted up.
Independent resource notice
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