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InfiniteRespect [2015-01-31 22:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, the exterior hull just rusted away... o_O

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diversdream [2010-09-07 23:48:20 +0000 UTC]

Details on U-155

U-155

Type IXC

Ordered 25 Sep 1939

Laid down 1 Oct 1940 AG Weser, Bremen (werk Numb 997)

Launched 12 May 1941

Commissioned 23 Aug 1941
Kptlt Adolf Cornelius Piening (Knights Cross)

Commanders 23 Aug 1941 - Feb 1944

KrvKpt Adolf Cornelius Piening (Knights Cross)

Feb 1944 - 14 Aug 1944
Oblt. Johannes Rudolph

15 Aug 1944 - Nov 1944
Lt. Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg

Nov 1944 - Dec 1944
Oblt. Johannes Rudolph

Dec 1944 - 20 Apr 1945
Kptlt. Erwin Witte

21 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945
Oblt Friedrich Altmeier

Career

10 patrols 23 Aug 1941 - 31 Jan 1942

4. U-Flottille (training)

1 Feb 1942 - 14 Aug 1944
10. U-Flottille (front boat)

15 Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945
33. U-Flottille (front boat)

Successes
25 ships sunk for a total of 126 664 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 13 785 tons
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of
6 736 GRT

Fate Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June 1945 for Operation Deadlight.
Sunk on 21 Dec 1945 in position 55.35N, 07.39W.

Wolfpack operations

U-155 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:

Westwall (8 Nov 1942 - 16 Dec 1942)

Attacks on this boat

19 Aug 1942
During an aircraft attack on U-155 a man was lost overboard. [Maschinengefreiter Konrad Garneier]

27 Apr 1943
While inbound to France the boat was attacked during the night by an unknown aircraft but managed to drive her off and reach France.

14 Jun 1943
Aircraft attack - aircraft shot down:

Polish Mosquito HJ648 (307 PAF Sqdn pilot S/L S. Szablowski PAF)

At 09.29 hours four Mosquito aircraft (3 from 307 PAF Sqd and 1 from 410 RCAF Sqd) attacked a group of 5 outbound boats (U-68, U-155, U-159, U-415 and U-634) in the Bay of Biscay.
The leading Mosquito first strafed U-68 and then U-155, but its port engine stopped after being hit by AA fire and the aircraft was forced to make a belly landing back at the base in Predannack.
A second Mosquito, piloted by F/O J. Pelka PAF, attacked too but its guns did not fire and the remaining aircraft did not attack due to the intense AA fire.

5 crew members aboard U-155 were wounded
- two of them badly.
The boat returned to base together with U-68 and recieved the doctor from her for medical treatment of the wounded men.

21 Nov 1943

U-155 was badly damaged in an attack by enemy aircraft.

23 Jun 1944

Mosquito aircraft (248 RAF Sqd P for Peter) attacked the boat.
2 men were killed and 7 more wounded.
The boat was almost in port when attacked and reached Lorient the same day. [Matrosenobergefreiter Karl Lohmeier, Mechanikerobergefreiter Friedrich Feller]

4 May 1945
Aircraft attack - aircraft shot down:
Mustang (126 RAF Sqd)

6 recorded attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

The crew of U-155 held their 25th meeting in September 1995!
"Onboard" were the former Commander Oblt. Rudolph and the British pilot who bombed the boat in 1944 when she was returning to her base in Lorient.

The first commander of U-155, Adolf Piening, invented the so-called Piening-Route as a means to travel the Bay of Biscay.

U-155 had the youngest U-boat Commander during the war, Leutnant zur See Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg.
He took over the command of U-155 on 15 August 1944.
He was 20 years and 3 months old at the time.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in August 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date.

Men lost from the boat

10 Mar 1942
When U-155 headed back from the US-East coast it lost I WO Oberleutnant zur See Gert Rentrop overboard.

19 Aug 1942
During an aircraft attack on U-155 a man was lost overboard. [Maschinengefreiter Konrad Garneier]

14 Jun 1943
When a Wellington aircraft (547 RAF Sqd) attacked the boat in the Bay of Biscay, one man died. [Bootsmaat Heinz Wilke]

Ships hit by U-155

Date Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy

22 Feb 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Adellen 7984
UK
ONS-67

22 Feb 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Sama 1799
Norweg
ONS-67

7 Mar 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Arabutan 7874
Brazil

14 May 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Brabant 2483
Belgium

17 May 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Challenger 7667
USA

17 May 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
San Victorio 8136
UK

20 May 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Sylvan Arrow 7797
Panama
OT-1

23 May 1942
Adolf Cornelius Piening
Watsonville 2220
Panama

28 May 1942 A
dolf Cornelius Piening
Poseidon 1928
Netherlands

30 May 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening Baghdad 2161
Norwegain

28 Jul 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening Barbacena 4772
Brazil

28 Jul 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Piave 2347
Brazil

29 Jul 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Bill 2445
Norwegian

30 Jul 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Cranford 6096
USA

1 Aug 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Clan Macnaughton 6088
UK

1 Aug 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Kentar 5878
Netherlands

4 Aug 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Empire Arnold 7045
UK
E-6

5 Aug 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Draco 389
Netherlands

9 Aug 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
San Emiliano 8071
UK
E-7

10 Aug 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Strabo 383
Netherlands

15 Nov 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Ettrick 11279
UK
MKF-1Y

15 Nov 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
HMS Avenger (Escort Class Aircraft Carrier) 13785
RN
MKF-1Y

HMS Avenger (Cmd AP Colthurst RN) was hit by one torpedo, which ignited her bomb load and blew out the centre section of the ship.

She sank within two minutes.

The survivors were rescued by HMNS Glaisdale (Norwegain) (Lt Cmdr T Horve RNN) - further searching for more survivors proved fruitless.

12 were recovered alive from the water with 514 lost on board ship.

15 Nov 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening
USS Almaack (USN Cargo Transport) (damaged)
6736
USN
MKF-1Y

At 0414 hours on 15 Nov 1942, U-155 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy MKF-1Y about 120 miles northwest of Gibraltar and heard three detonations, but was not able to make visual observations.
The Ettrick and HMS Avenger were sunk and the USS Almaack was damaged.



6 Dec 1942 Adolf Cornelius Piening Serooskerk 8456
Netherlands
ON-149

2 Apr 1943 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Lysefjord 1091
Norwegian

3 Apr 1943 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Gulfstate 6882
USA

24 Oct 1943 Adolf Cornelius Piening
Siranger 5393
Norwegian

147,185

26 ships sunk (140,449 tons)
and 1 ship damaged (6,736 tons).

Adolf Cornelius Piening
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)

Successes
25 ships sunk for a total of 126,664 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 13,785 tons
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 6,736 GRT

Adolf Cornelius Piening
Korvettenkapitän
(Crew 30)

Born 16 Sep 1910 Süderende, Tondem
Died 15 May 1984 (Aged 73) Kiel

Ranks
1 Apr 1930 Offiziersanwärter
9 Oct 1930 Seekadett
1 Jan 1932 Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1934 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1934 Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1936 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1939 Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1943 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

21 Nov 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
27 Jun 1940 Iron Cross 1st Class
13 Mar 1942 U-boat War Badge 1939
13 Aug 1942 Knights Cross

U-boat Commands

U-155 23 Aug 1941 to Feb 1944
8 patrols (459 days)

Personal information
Adolf Piening began his navy career on the armored cruiser Deutschland, then spent a few years on torpedo boats and minesweepers before transferring in October 1940 to the U-boat arm.
After the usual training he made one patrol on U-48 as Kommandantenschüler in June 1941.

In August 1941 he took command of U-155.

He was very successful with this boat and on 15 November 1942 sank the British escort carrier HMS Avenger (13 875 tons).

In March 1944 he became the commander of the 7 U-Flotilla.
On 30 April 1945 he laid mines outside St Nazaire with U-255.

After the war he spent more than two years in Allied captivity.

In 1956 the later Kapitän zur See Adolf Piening joined the Bundesmarine, serving for 13 years.

Piening is famous for the so-called Piening Route which he invented as a means to escape Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay.

Patrol info for Adolf Cornelius Piening

U-boat Departure Arrival

1. U-155
7 Feb 1942 Kiel
27 Mar 1942 Lorient
49 days

2. U-155
24 Apr 1942 Lorient
14 Jun 1942 Lorient
52 days

3. U-155
9 Jul 1942 Lorient
15 Sep 1942 Lorient
69 days

4. U-155
7 Nov 1942 Lorient
30 Dec 1942 Lorient
54 days

5. U-155
8 Feb 1943 Lorient
30 Apr 1943 Lorient
82 days

6. U-155
10 Jun 1943 Lorient
16 Jun 1943 Lorient
7 days

7. U-155
30 Jun 1943 Lorient
11 Aug 1943 Lorient
43 days

8. U-155
18 Sep 1943 Lorient
19 Sep 1943 Brest
2 days

9. U-155
21 Sep 1943 Brest
1 Jan 1944 Lorient
103 days

10. U-255
28 Apr 1945 La Pallice
30 Apr 1945 St Nazaire
3 days

9 patrols, 462 days at sea

Stephen Aussie

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diversdream [2010-09-07 22:59:18 +0000 UTC]

For those unaware -

What was Operation Deadlight?

Operation Deadlight was the code name for the scuttling of the unwanted German U-boats which the allies got their hands on after the end of World War Two.
Most of these (if not all) operations took place from Lisahally, Northern Ireland or Loch Ryan, Scotland.
116 German U-boats were scuttled during the fall and and winter of 1945-1946 out of Ireland.

For some reason this is possibly the one aspect of the U-boat war that is the most difficult to get accurate information on.
Some of the U-boats scuttled seemed to have simply been "dumped" wherever seemed ideal at the time while others clearly went into
pre-selected locations.

On 12 Feb 1946 at 1004 hrs U-3514 received the distinction of being the last U-Boat sunk during Operation Deadlight.

Out of the 154 German U-boats surrendered at the end of the war, about 116 were sunk in deep water near Ireland in 1945-1946 during Operation Deadlight.
The 38 or so were used for various tasks and then sunk thereafter (like U-1105 sunk on explosives trial in the Potomac in 1948).

List of U-boats scuttled

Conventional boats

U-boat Type Fate

U-143 IID
Sunk on 22 Dec 1945 in position 55.58N, 09.35W.

U-145 IID
Sunk on 22 Dec 1945 in position 55.47N, 09.56W.

U-149 IID
Sunk on 21 Dec 1945 in position 55.40N, 08.00W.

U-150 IID
Sunk by gunfire in position 56.04N 09.35W from the British destroyer HMS Onslaught and patrol sloop HMS Powey on 21 Dec 1945.

U-155 IXC
Sunk on 21 Dec 1945 in position 55.35N, 07.39W

U-170 IXC/40
Sunk on 30 Nov 1945 in position 55.44N, 07.53W.

U-218 VIID
Sunk on 4 Dec 1945 8.9 nm of Inishtrabull, Northern Ireland.

U-244 VIIC
While being towed out to the scuttling ground by the tug Enchanter the tow broke and the boat was sunk by the Polish destroyer ORP Piorun with gunfire in position 55.46N, 08.32W that same day.

U-245 VIIC
Sunk on 7 Dec 1945 in position 55.25N, 06.19W

U-249 VIIC
Sunk on 13 Dec 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W

U-255 VIIC
Sunk on 13 Dec 1945 in position 51.16N, 13.38W.

U-278 VIIC
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.44N, 08.21W.

U-281 VIIC
Sunk on 30 Nov 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W

U-291 VIIC
Sunk on 20 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 09.08W.

U-293 VIIC/41
Sunk on 13 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

U-294 VIIC/41
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.44N, 08.40W.

U-295 VIIC/41
Sunk on 17 Dec 1945 in position 56.14N, 10.37W.

U-298 VIIC/41
Sunk on 29 Nov 1945 in position 55.35N, 07.54W.

U-299 VIIC/41
Sunk on 4 Dec 1945 in position 55.38N, 07.54W.

U-312 VIIC
Sunk on 29 Nov 1945 in position 55.35N, 07.54W.

U-313 VIIC
Sunk on 27 Dec 1945 in position 55.40N, 08.24W.

U-318 VIIC/41
Sunk on 21 Dec 1945 in position 55.47N, 08.30W.

U-328 VIIC/41
Sunk on 30 Nov 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

U-363 VIIC
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.45N, 08.18W.

U-368 VIIC
Sunk by naval gunfire on 17 Dec 1945 in position 56.14N, 10.37W.

U-369 VIIC
Sunk on 30 Nov 1945 in position 55.31N, 07.27W.

U-427 VIIC
Sunk on 21 December 1945 at 56.04N x 09.35W by unknown causes.

U-481 VIIC
Sunk on 30 November 1945 at 56.11N x 10.00W by unknown causes.

U-483 VIIC
Sunk on 16 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by unknown causes.

U-485 VIIC
Sunk on 8 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by unknown causes.

U-516 IXC
Sunk on 2 Jan 1946 in position 56.06N, 09.00W.

U-532 IXC/40
Sunk on 9 Dec 1945 in position 56.08N, 10.07W by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Tantivy.

U-539 IXC/40
Foundered while in tow for the scuttling grounds on 4 Dec 1945 in position 55.38N, 07.57W.

U-541 IXC/40
Sunk on 5 Jan 1946 in position 55.38N, 07.35W.

U-637 VIIC
Foundered in tow and sank on 21 December 1945 at 55.35N x 07.46W.

U-668 VIIC
Sunk on 31 December 1945 at 56.03N x 09.24W by unknown causes.

U-680 VIIC
Sunk on 28 Dec 1945 in position 55.24N, 06.29W by gunfire from the British destroyer HMS Onslaught.

U-716 VIIC
Sunk on 11 December 1945 at 55.50N x 10.05W as an air target.

U-720 VIIC
Sunk on 21 December 1945 at 56.04N x 09.35W by naval gunfire.

U-739 VIIC
Sunk on 16 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W as an aerial target.

U-760 VIIC
She was interned at El Ferrol, Spain in 1943. Sunk on 13 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

U-764 VIIC
Sunk on 2 February 1946 at 56.06N x 09.00W as a target.

U-773 VIIC
Sunk on 8 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by unknown causes.

U-775 VIIC
Sunk on 8 December 1945 at 55.40N x 08.25W by gunfire.

U-776 VIIC
Foundered and sank on 3 December 1945 at 55.08N x 05.30W

U-778 VIIC
While under tow for the scuttling ground on 4 December 1945 she foundered and sank roughly 11 miles NE of the Inistrahull Light, in position 55.32N, 07.70W.

U-779 VIIC
Sunk on 17 December 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W, by gunfire from the destroyer HMS Onslow and the frigate HMS Cubitt.

U-802 IXC/40
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.30N, 08.25W.

U-806 IXC/40
Sunk on 21 Dec 1945 in position 55.44N, 08.18W.

U-825 VIIC
Sunk on 3 January 1946 at 55.31N x 07.30W by unknown causes.

U-826 VIIC
Sunk on 1 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by unknown causes.

U-861 IXD
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.25N, 07.15W.

U-868 IXC/40
Sunk on 30 Nov 1945 in position 55.48N, 08.33W.

U-874 IXD
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.47N, 09.27W.

U-875 IXD
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.41N, 08.28W.

U-883 IXD/42
Sunk on 31 Dec 1945 in position 55.44N, 08.40W.

U-901 VIIC
Sunk on 5 January 1946 at 55.50N x 08.30W by unknown causes.

U-907 VIIC
Sunk on 7 Dec 1945 in position 55.17N, 05.59W.

U-928 VIIC
Sunk on 16 Dec 1945 in position 56.06N, 10.05W.

U-930 VIIC/41
Sunk on 29 Dec 1945 in position 55.20N, 07.35W by gunfire from the British destroyer HMS Onslow.

U-956 VIIC
Sunk by naval gunfire on 17 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

U-968 VIIC
Sunk on 29 Nov 1945 in position 55.24N, 06.22W.

U-975 VIIC
Sunk at 55.42N 09.01W by British vessel Loch Arkaig on 10 Feb 1946.

U-978 VIIC
Sunk on 11 Dec 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W.

U-991 VIIC
Sunk on 11 Dec 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W.

U-992 VIIC
Sunk on 16 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

U-994 VIIC
Foundered under tow on 5 December 1945 at 55.50N x 08.30W.

U-997 VIIC/41
Sunk on 13 December 1945 at 55.50N x 10.05W by aircraft.

U-1002 VIIC/41
Sunk on 13 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by unknown causes.

U-1004 VIIC/41
Sunk on 1 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

U-1005 VIIC/41
Foundered while under tow on 5 Dec 1945 and sank at 55.33N, 08.27W.

U-1009 VIIC/41
Sunk on 16 December 1945 at 55.31N x 07.24W by naval gunfire.

U-1010 VIIC/41
Sunk on 7 Jan 1946 in position 55.37N, 07.49,1W by gunfire from the Polish destroyer ORP Garland.

U-1019 VIIC/41
Sunk on 7 December 1945 at 55.27N x 07.56W by naval gunfire.

U-1022 VIIC/41
Sank for unknown reasons on 29 Dec 1945 at 55.40N, 08.15W.

U-1023 VIIC/41
Sank for unknown reasons on 7 Jan 1946 at 55.49N, 08.24W.

U-1052 VIIC
Sunk on 9 Dec 1945 at 55.50N, 10.05W, by aircraft of 816 FAA Squadron of the Royal Navy.

U-1061 VIIF
Sunk on 1 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

U-1102 VIIC
Sunk on 21 December 1945 at 56.04N x 09.35W by naval gunfire.

U-1103 VIIC/41
Sunk on 30 December 1945 at 56.03N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

U-1104 VIIC/41
Sunk on 1 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

U-1109 VIIC/41
Sunk 6 Jan 1946 in position 55.49N, 08.31W by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Templar.

U-1110 VIIC/41
Sunk on 21 December 1945 at 55.45N x 08.19W by naval gunfire.

U-1163 VIIC/41
Sunk on 11 December 1945 at 55.50N x 10.05W by aircraft.

U-1165 VIIC/41
Sank for unknown reasons on 30 Dec 1945 at 55.44N, 08.40W.

U-1194 VIIC
Sunk on 22 December 1945 at 55.59N x 09.55W by naval gunfire.

U-1198 VIIC
Sunk on 17 Dec 1945 in position 56.14N, 10.37W.

U-1203 VIIC
Sunk on 8 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

U-1230 IXC/40
Sunk on 17 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W, by gunfire from the British frigate HMS Cubitt.

U-1233 IXC/40
Sunk on 29 Dec 1945 in position 55.51N, 08.54W by naval gunfire from the destroyer HMS Onslaught.

U-1271 VIIC/41
Sunk on 8 Dec 1945 in position 55.28N, 07.20W.

U-1272 VIIC/41
Sunk on 8 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

U-1301 VIIC/41
Sunk on 16 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W by bombs from British aircraft.

U-1307 VIIC/41
Sunk on 9 Dec 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W by rockets from a British Firefly aircraft (FAA RN 816 Sqd) from the escort carrier HMS Nairana.

The Elektro boats

U-boat Type Fate

U-2321 XXIII
Sunk on 27 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Blyskawica.

U-2322 XXIII
Sunk on 27 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W, by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Blyskawica.

U-2324 XXIII
Sunk on 27 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W, by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Blyskawica.

U-2325 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Blyskawica.

U-2328 XXIII
Took on water and sank while under tow for scuttling location on 27 November 1945 at position 56.12N, 09.48W.

U-2329 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

U-2334 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

U-2335 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

U-2336 XXIII
Sunk on 3 Jan 1946 in position 56.06N, 09.00W by gunfire from the destroyer HMS Offa.

U-2337 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

U-2341 XXIII
Sunk on 31 December 1945 in position 55.44N, 08.19W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslaught and ORP Blyskawica.

U-2345 XXIII
Scuttled on 27 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W.

U-2350 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by naval gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

U-2351 XXIII
Sunk on 3 January 1946 in position 55.50N, 08.20W by gunfire from the destroyer HMS Offa.

U-2354 XXIII
Sunk on 22 December 1945 in position 56.00N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyer HMS Onslow.

U-2356 XXIII
Sunk on 6 January 1946 in position 55.50N, 08.20W by gunfire from the destroyer HMS Onslaught.

U-2361 XXIII
Sunk on 27 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Blyskawica.

U-2363 XXIII
Sunk on 28 November 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

U-2502 XXI
On 1 Jan 1946 she was taken to Moville, some 15 miles north of Lisahally.
From there she was sunk on 2 Jan 1946 at 1030 hours in position 56.06N, 09.00W.

U-2506 XXI
On 1 Jan 1946 she was taken to Moville.
From there she was sunk on 5 Jan 1946 at 1810 hours in position 55.37N, 07.30W.

U-2511 XXI
On 2 Jan 1946 she was taken to Moville.
From there she was sunk on 7 Jan 1946 at 19.40 hours in position 55.33, 07.38W.

U-3514 XXI
In Jan 1946 she was taken to Moville.
U-3514 was held in reserve in case that one of the other type XXI-boats given to the Soviets did not reach Russia intact.
On 7 Feb 1946 the order came to sink U-3514 as well.
On 9 Feb she left Moville and during the morning of 12 Feb reached the planned position.
At 09.36 hours HMS Loch Arkaig started the scuttling.
They needed some 30 minutes using 4 Inch guns, "Shark" depth-charges and "Squid" Mortars before U-3514 foundered, her last position recorded as 56.00N/10.05W at 10.04 hours.

Stephen Aussie

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tangofish [2010-08-02 21:10:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm actually surprised at how much colour you're getting that far down.
I expect to see some torpedo screw sea squirt macros next time ,)

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scubapic [2010-08-02 20:20:11 +0000 UTC]

Nice picture, especially at this depth light is not always good.

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tangofish [2010-08-02 14:45:18 +0000 UTC]

rebreathing?

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artisteri [2010-08-01 23:01:20 +0000 UTC]

Looks incredible!

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