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U-19 U-20 and U-23 found off Turkey - (7 Feb, 2008 - 18:54)

The 3 small boats, scuttled in Sept 1944 off the Turkish coast have been located. They are reported to be in excellent condition.

Check out this this link.

U-534 being broken up into 4 pieces - (6 Feb, 2008 - 21:07)

The British media is reporting on the process of the breaking up of the U-534 and the plans of re-opening it as a tourist attraction in four pieces.

Some links
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7230098.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/england/merseyside/7230011.stm



A diver died while filming the U-778 (13 Oct, 2007)
U-2359 has been found (8 Oct, 2007)
U-778 to be raised? (20 Aug, 2007)
Soviet WWII submarine SC-305 discovered (3 Jul, 2007)
U-864 not fully located yet? (3 Mar, 2007)
Lothar-Günther Buchheim has passed away (1 Mar, 2007)
U-864 in the news again (21 Dec, 2006)
U-534\'s future in doubt (22 Jan, 2006)
U-455 located off Genoa, Italy (23 Oct, 2005)
U-864 off Norway - wreck photos! (6 Oct, 2005)
U-869's final fate discovered (23 Jul, 2005)
U-864 possibly raised off Norway (9 Jun, 2005)
U-602 reported as found off Ibiza (8 Apr, 2005)
Japanese sub U-401 found off Oahu, Hawaii (22 Mar, 2005)
U-864 recovery plans due on May 20th (5 Mar, 2005)
U-505 project in Chicago on schedule (3 Mar, 2005)

2004


U-215 has been located (16 Jul, 2004)
U-505 being moved (12 Apr, 2004)

2003


Wreck of UB-88 discovered (18 Nov, 2003)
U-864 discovered by Norwegian vessel KNM Tyr (21 Oct, 2003)
U 93 from WWI found! (8 Aug, 2003)
Kurt Baberg passed away on 31 Mar 2003 (17 Jun, 2003)
Kptlt. Heinz Franke passed away (21 Apr, 2003)
U-767 located (26 Mar, 2003)
6 Biber midget submarines located in Norway (22 Mar, 2003)

2002


Wreck of Ark Royal located (19 Dec, 2002)
U-505 to have its original periscope back (14 Sep, 2002)
Operation Deadlight Dives II (2 May, 2002)
Seehund recovery off Holland (14 Mar, 2002)
U-176 found? (11 Jan, 2002)

2001


US Navy re-assesses USS Eagle 56 (1 Sep, 2001)
U-869 memorial dive (5 Aug, 2001)
Lt Cdr Ronald 'Pluto' Westlake has passed away (1 Aug, 2001)
Operation Deadlight U-boat dives completed (27 Jul, 2001)
U-309 found by divers? (6 Jul, 2001)
Operation Deadlight U-boat dives (23 Jun, 2001)
U-166 wreck located (9 Jun, 2001)
Two Seehund boats recovered in the Baltic (31 May, 2001)
U-boat found off Norway (24 May, 2001)
Over 400 pictures of U-564 found in England (15 Mar, 2001)
The wreck of U-297 located (12 Mar, 2001)
New Biography of Otto Kretschmer (1 Mar, 2001)

2000


Freiherr Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen has passed away (17 Aug, 2000)
Klaus Bargsten has passed away (13 Aug, 2000)
Günther Krech has passed away (3 Jun, 2000)
Movie U-571 released in US (21 Apr, 2000)

1999


Das Boot on CD (22 Dec, 1999)
German submarines in Western Atlantic (2 Apr, 1999)
Hans Goebeler has passed away (8 Mar, 1999)
U-boats heading westwards again (28 Feb, 1999)

1998


U-Who confirmed as U-869? (7 May, 1998)

1997


Erich Topp in America (22 Dec, 1997)
U-869 located of New Jersey? (11 Nov, 1997)
U-505 needs repairs (11 Nov, 1997)
Das Boot European Releases (11 Nov, 1997)
Molch discovered near Stavanger, Norway (13 Oct, 1997)
The U-boats in Washington (9 Jun, 1997)
The U-boats heading Westward (1 Jun, 1997)
The Das Boot website (10 Apr, 1997)
German U-boats on the way to America! (5 Apr, 1997)