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RE: U 997
Posted by:
Steve Cooper
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Date: March 14, 2001 05:06PM
A better book may be \"U-Boat 977\" by Heinz Schaeffer. It is the autobiography of the captain of the 977.
Schaeffer intended the boat to be a gift to Argentina, but they turned it over to the US who then blew it up. My guess as to why is Argentina had little use for a U-boat, particulary since spare parts would be hard to find. It was of more use to curry favor with the US. The US had all the U-boats it wanted so they disposed of it.
Schaeffer intended the boat to be a gift to Argentina, but they turned it over to the US who then blew it up. My guess as to why is Argentina had little use for a U-boat, particulary since spare parts would be hard to find. It was of more use to curry favor with the US. The US had all the U-boats it wanted so they disposed of it.