Why did the British scuttle the u-boats surrendered after WWII?
WEBAug 1, 2018 · Two U-boats which had fled to Argentina were handed over to the US where they were scrapped, while one boat which had been interned was used by the Spanish navy until 1970. A detailed guide to the fate of U-boats can be found here .
German submarine U-222 - Wikipedia
WEBGerman Submarine U-222 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft yard in Kiel as yard number 652 on 16 June 1941, launched on 28 March 1942 and commissioned on 23 May under Oberleutnant zur See Ralf von Jessen.
75 Years Ago: The Last Nazi U-Boat Surrenders - The Maritime …
WEBJul 26, 2020 · Navy officials deemed Fehler, his passengers and officers of significant intelligence value and flew them from Boston to Washington, D.C., for further interrogation and processing. Meanwhile, the...
A ‘submarine graveyard’ has been found off the coast of England
WEBJul 23, 2013 · British archaeologists have discovered more than 40 German U-boats sunk during the first World War. Located just off England’s southern and eastern coast, the subs have been disintegrating for...
The Type VIIC U-boat U-222 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
WEBU-222. Men lost from U-boats. Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-222 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boats after World War Two - Fates - German U-boats of WWII ...
WEBThese are the German U-boats that surrendered at the end of World War Two and were spared from Operation Deadlight for one reason or another. They include the U-boats that were stationed in the Far East when the war in Europe ended and were taken over by the Imperial Japanese Navy in May 1945.
Permission to Come Aboard — Four Surviving WW2 U-Boats You …
WEBMay 31, 2014 · Those visiting Kiel, Germany can board and tour the U-995, a completely intact Type VIIC/41 U-boat. From September of 1943 to the end of the war, the 220-foot vessel conducted several patrols, sinking a total of …
The remains of the only visible WW1 German U-Boat wreck in the …
WEBApr 4, 2016 · Located in the Medway are the rusting remains of a WW1 German U-Boat, UB-122. The U-Boat was confiscated at the end of the Great War and was taken up the River Medway along with 25 other U-Boats to be scrapped on the Kent Coast in 1921.
First World War: Submarine Wrecks - Historic England
WEBHistoric England’s marine archaeologists carried out a four-year project spanning the 1914-1918 Centenary to exactly locate the wrecks of German U-Boats and British submarines that sank within territorial waters 12 miles off the English coast during the First World War.
How Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWII - MSN
WEBHowever, in the mid-1980s the discovery — or, rather, re-discovery — of three German U-boats entombed in an abandoned U-boat bunker in Hamburg brought to light an altogether unknown history.