SM UC-42, Sunken German U-boat near Roche Point, Ireland.
The UC-42 submarine wreck rests at a depth of 25 meters off the southern coast of Ireland, with sections of its steel hull still intact.
The German Imperial Navy submarine UC-42 sank on September 10, 1917, when one of its own mines detonated during a mission near Cork Harbor.
The submarine wreck serves as an underwater memorial site, documenting the naval engineering capabilities and military strategies of World War I German forces.
Marine archaeologists and technical divers can access the wreck site during favorable weather conditions through local diving operations based in Cork.
The submarine carried advanced mine-laying mechanisms of its time, featuring six torpedo tubes and eighteen naval mines for deployment against enemy vessels.
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