U-1165 was towed out from Lisahally on 29 December 1945 by the Polish destroyer ORP KRAKOWIAK for destruction under Operation Deadlight, but the tow parted and U-1165 returned to Moville under her own power. The boat was towed out again on 30 December 1945, again by the Polish destroyer ORP KRAKOWIAK, and was sunk by gunfire from HMS OFFA (G 29) the following day, at 5544N x 0840W.
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I am seeking, on behalf of a film production company in Ottawa, Canada to contact any surviving crew members of the British River-class frigate HMS NENE involved in the sinking of U-536 in November 1943. It is that action in which the film company is particularly interested. HMS NENE was transferred later in the war to the Canadian Navy (as HMCS NENE) and I am in contact with surviving Canad
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You are aware of historisches-marinearchive.de/ ? Lists 51 crew members by name and rank for U-295.
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ATLANTIC JEOPARDY by Ludlam & Lund, published by Foulsham 1990 (ISBN 0-572-01577-1) is an omnibus edition of the three books 'PQ17 Convoy to Hell', 'Trawlers go to War' and 'Night of the U-Boats'. Good second hand selection available via abebooks.
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My special area of interest is in the surrender of U-boats to Loch Eriboll in May 1945. I have researched the thirty-three boats involved and have now turned to concentrate on the commanders of those boats. One aspect of the entire U-boat service intrigues me. Which individual U-boat commander served for the longest period in one boat and remained with that boat until the end of the War? The
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My interest in the U-boats surrendered to Loch Eriboll in May 1945 brought to my attention Operation Caesar, and I have carried out a good deal of research into the exercise as several of the Eriboll boats were (or were suggested to have been) involved. "Three Type VIIC boats from 13 Flotille based at Trondheim undertook Operation Caesar, commencing on 5 January 1945, leaving from the nav
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Thank you for the additional career data etc.
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OLAF LUBCKE was born 27 August 1919 in Osnabruck; died 5 February 1979, also Osnabruck. Promoted Kapitanleutnant 1 January 1945; no wartime service decorations. Lubcke commissioned the new type VIIC U-boat U-826 on 11 May 1944 and commanded the vessel until surrender on 11 May 1945. One active patrol, commenced 9 March 1945, lasting 64 days. U-826 was damaged by an RAF-laid mine during workin
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I am not entirely sure that this forum is the correct place for this topic, but since there is no dedicated listing for inter-war events, here goes:- Final closure on the fate of HM submarine POSEIDON appears to have emerged recently. POSEIDON, one of six Parthian-class Vickers subs was built in 1929 for the Royal Navy's China station, sank on 9 June 1931 during exercises off the no
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Friedrich-Georg Herrle whilst in command of U-307 was involved in an incident of this sort which could have resulted in court martial proceedings. Following his last patrol with U-307 Herrle returned the boat to Narvik in October 1944. The boat was long overdue for overhaul and Herrle took the boat to Trondheim. Whilst there he became involved in a fight with another officer outside the Offi
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Many thanks for that. Yes, I have Wynn's book, and that is the source of my query. I see no other references to Lt Brischke in any other boat or commander history, though. Previous references on this forum to U-255 in St. Nazaire have mentioned that the boat might have been used to bring in relief supplies; I wonder if Brischke undertook those sailings prior to the fall of the port, and
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Would any contributor be able to shed any light on the supposed command of this U-boat during the period when it was laid up in St. Nazaire August 1944 to March 1945? ObltzS Erich Harms commanded the boat between June 1943 and August 1944, when it was severely damaged to the extent that it was decommissioned and out of service between October 1944 and March 1945; then OL Helmuth Heinrich assum
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Thanks for that Spyker. You have a PM
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U-1108 was scrapped by Thomas Ward, Briton Ferry, Glamorgam during 1949; U-3017 was scrapped by J. Cashmore, Newport, |South Wales during 1949-50; Could either boat be a candidate for your mystery U-boat in Porthmadog ?
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U-boat to right is U-1305. Front left is U-293. Photograph was taken in Lisahally at the purported 'surrender ceremony' of 14th May 1945.
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Is any contributor able to confirm the name of the (probably large) merchant vessel used as temporary accommodation for U-boat crews at Loch Alsh in May 1945? Arrested crews were held aboard a merchant ship for just a few days prior to being escorted by train to PoW registration & receiving centres, usually Camp 9 Kempton Park Racecourse, from where they were allocated more permanent camps.
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See also www.uboataces.com/articles-life-uboat.shtml
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For the definitive list of and fates of the U-boats surrendered in Norway see Derek Waller's piece in the ARTICLES section of this site.
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For definitive descriptions of the arrest and subsequent histories of the U-boats surrendered in US and Canadian waters see Derek Waller's excellent separate pieces in the ARTICLES section of this website.
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"Aspects of Alfriston" by Patricia Berry and Peter Longstaff-Tyrrell (ISBN 1857703251), a small local history publication, contains a reference to an attack by U-boat on the English south coast :- "In the afternoon of 31st August 1940 the structure (i.e. Exceat Bridge) was fired upon twice by U-91 as a token target during a recce of the Sussex coast". Exceat Bridge c
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The U-boat pens still exist in Bergen; I was there in February this year. They are located in an industrial area to the south of the city with public roads running adjacent. The pens themselves are not accessible to the public as they are in current industrial use, as concrete fabrication or construction units I believe. If you PM Vidart he may be able to assist you further. Contact might
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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the National Archives, Kew are two separate and distinct organisations serving separate and distinct purposes. You probably need the latter. And 30th January next is a Sunday. Will either or both be open on that day? Regards. *****************************************************************************
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Thanks for that. I have Tillessen's career data to the point where he relinquished command of U-516 in December 1944. All this is pretty straightforward stuff from www.uboat.net and www.ubootwaffe.net He is then said to have been transferred to command of a midget submarine flotilla and base until May 1945. I have Helmut Blocksdorf's history of the operations of the Kommando d
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Please could any member provide me with details of this Officer's later career, i.e. after he left command of U-516? I am seeking details of his command of the midget submarine (K-Verband) flotilla and of his Base Leader data from January 1945. Details of which flotilla, and where, and which Base, etc would be appreciated. I would also appreciate data concerning his captivity unti
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Peter Sharpe, in his "U-Boat Fact File" ISBN 1-85780-072-9, Midland Publishing, 1998 states "The loss of U-548 was previously confused with the loss of U-879. Fate : 19.04.45 depth charged by USN Destroyer Escorts Buckley, Reuben James and Scroggins (4219N X 6145W) 160 miles south-east of Halifax and lost with all 58 hands."
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Personnel data on this site indicate that Wolfgang Eickstedt, Commander of U-668 between November 1942 and April 1945, was awarded the Lappland Shield on 27 August 1945. Now that date is three months after the end of the War. Is the award date correct? If so, what circumstances permitted that award at that time? If the stated award date is wrong, what was the correct award date? ****
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Slightly off topic perhaps, but I have a reference to 95 Sqn RAF flying Sunderlands based at Bathurst, Gambia between 1943-45 being involved in tracking a U-boat returning from the Far East in March 1945. During the same search there is a reference to a Sunderland of 204 Sqn based at Jui, Freetown on secondment to Bathurst. No confirmed contact with the U-boat was recorded, though it later
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U-1009 was the first U-boat to enter a British receiving port after the capitulation of 8th May 1945. The claim made for U-249, at Portland/Weymouth, is now known to be incorrect. U-1009 surfaced and surrendered in the north Atlantic, between Shetland and the Faeroes, at 1200 on 9th May 1945 and was escorted into Loch Eriboll, northern Scotland at 0700 on 10th May by HMS BYRON of the 21st E
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The boat histories given in this site can be just as fallible as the Wynn and Sharpe publications. See my post on this forum dated 10th May last, which highlights errors of fact in seven of the thirty-three boats that surrendered into Loch Eriboll in May 1945. Publication of THE GREY WOLVES OF ERIBOLL is imminent.
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Today, May 10th, marks the 65th anniversary of the surrender of the U-boat fleet at sea. The first boat to report her position by radio under the surrender terms was U-1105; she was escorted into Loch Eriboll later that day. The first boat to be boarded at sea was U-249; she was escorted into Weymouth/Portland. The first boat to enter a British receiving port was U-1009; she was escorted int
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