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Re: U-Boats To Japan
Posted by: Derek Waller ()
Date: February 01, 2012 02:57PM

Dear Robert,

I have seen your message of 12 January which starts off by saying that only 4 (R) 4 U-Boats surrendered in the US in May 1945.

In fact I think that you really meant 5!

This is because you then list 5 U-Boats in the text of your message, albeit that the number of U-858 is muddled (you say U-585!).

For clarity, the 5 U-Boats that surrendered in the US at the end of the war were:

U-234, U-805, U-858, U-873 and U-1228.

Of these, U-234, U-805, U-873 and U-1228 were taken into Portsmouth Navy Yard very soon after surrendering at sea.

In the case of U-858, it was taken into Fort Miles, Lewes, Delaware, and then - as far as I can tell - it went straight to New London.

I have an extract from the PNY Daily Log Book for U-Boat movements between 15 May 1945 and 14 May 1954, and that records only U-234, U-805, U-873 and U-1228 arriving at PNY in May 1945. I also have info about U-858 being refitted in New London.

I hope that helps, and sorry to contradict you.

Yours aye

Derek

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Re: U-Boats To Japan ROBERT M. 01/03/2012 11:13PM
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Re: U-Boats To Japan ROBERT M. 01/11/2012 06:52PM
Re: U-Boats To Japan Joseph Chillino 01/12/2012 06:24PM
Re: U-Boats To Japan ROBERT M. 01/12/2012 07:19PM
Re: U-Boats To Japan Derek Waller 02/01/2012 02:57PM
Re: U-Boats To Japan ROBERT M. 02/02/2012 03:29AM
Re: U-Boats To Japan Derek Waller 02/02/2012 09:20AM
Re: U-Boats To Japan Chillino Joseph 01/02/2012 09:06PM
Re: U-Boats To Japan ROBERT M. 01/02/2012 11:37PM
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