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Re: U805
Posted by:
ted cutler
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Date: November 22, 2001 05:47PM
<HTML>Thanks for the information, I have seen the picture on the net. Best regards.hubertus wrote:
>
> U-805 Commander Richard Bernardelli, 17.3.45. left for
> the Atlantic.
> u-805 and five other outward-bound boats joined to
> form Seewolf group from 14.4.45 N of the Azores. the boats
> were to sweep west-wards across the north atlantic convoy
> routes in an effort to draw some of the hunting groups from
> british coastal waters.
> During the nights of 18/19th and 19/20th u-805 was
> sighted on the surface by USN Leigh light liberaters of
> VPB-14 from Teceira, at 420 miles N of Flores, Azores and 50
> miles from the escort-carrier USS Mission Bay. Theboat
> submerged each time before an attack could be made. During
> the night of the 20/21st she was located and attacked with
> depth-charges for two hours by the destroyer-escort USS
> Mosely,again she escaped.
> The Seewolf group plan failed and by the 24th only
> u-805 and u-858 had not been sunk. U-805 patroled in the
> Halifax area.
> When the war ended she was still at sea. U-805s
> commander radioed his position in the morning of 9.5.45 and
> rendezvoused with the destroyer-escorts Uss Otter and Varian
> on the 13th,15 miles S of Cape Race. Thewarships had come out
> from Argentia.
> the boat went into the Portsmouth navy yard at
> Kittery,Maine,where she surrendered on 14.5.45. The crew was
> interrogated there aboat missile-launching equipment being
> fitted to u-boats.
> U-805 was used for victory visits to ports on the US
> east coast. she was later used experimentally by the US navy.
> the boat was scuttled on 4.2.1946 off the east coast.
>
> there is a color picture of u-805 arfter surrrender on
> this net.
>
> hope this helps ,hubertus.</HTML>
>
> U-805 Commander Richard Bernardelli, 17.3.45. left for
> the Atlantic.
> u-805 and five other outward-bound boats joined to
> form Seewolf group from 14.4.45 N of the Azores. the boats
> were to sweep west-wards across the north atlantic convoy
> routes in an effort to draw some of the hunting groups from
> british coastal waters.
> During the nights of 18/19th and 19/20th u-805 was
> sighted on the surface by USN Leigh light liberaters of
> VPB-14 from Teceira, at 420 miles N of Flores, Azores and 50
> miles from the escort-carrier USS Mission Bay. Theboat
> submerged each time before an attack could be made. During
> the night of the 20/21st she was located and attacked with
> depth-charges for two hours by the destroyer-escort USS
> Mosely,again she escaped.
> The Seewolf group plan failed and by the 24th only
> u-805 and u-858 had not been sunk. U-805 patroled in the
> Halifax area.
> When the war ended she was still at sea. U-805s
> commander radioed his position in the morning of 9.5.45 and
> rendezvoused with the destroyer-escorts Uss Otter and Varian
> on the 13th,15 miles S of Cape Race. Thewarships had come out
> from Argentia.
> the boat went into the Portsmouth navy yard at
> Kittery,Maine,where she surrendered on 14.5.45. The crew was
> interrogated there aboat missile-launching equipment being
> fitted to u-boats.
> U-805 was used for victory visits to ports on the US
> east coast. she was later used experimentally by the US navy.
> the boat was scuttled on 4.2.1946 off the east coast.
>
> there is a color picture of u-805 arfter surrrender on
> this net.
>
> hope this helps ,hubertus.</HTML>
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ted cutler | 11/22/2001 02:36AM |
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ted cutler | 11/22/2001 05:47PM |
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