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  • Paul Pless
    pinko commie tree hugger
    • Oct 2003
    • 124776

    U805

    enroute to being scuttled

    Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
  • John of Phoenix
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2001
    • 31214

    #2
    Re: U805

    http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08469.htm identifies that picture as U-234. Whatever the number, it's an interesting story.

    "When it surrendered, U-234 was en-route to Japan with important cargo, as well as several high ranking German experts on various technologies, including two Messerschmitt production engineers. The cargo comprised three elements. Items for the Japanese Army and Navy, including mercury, optical glass, lead, zinc, steel, brass, thallium, uranium oxide and a very large number of Me 262-related technical drawings, production plans, patterns, forms and templates: considerable quantities of stores and ammunition for the German U-Boats and U-Boat bases that were still operational in the Far East: and several tons of diplomatic mail for the German Embassy in Tokyo. The most significant element of this cargo, which the British and Americans knew about in advance via ULTRA intercepts, were the Me 262 documents which, with the help of the two Messerschmitt engineers, could have enabled the Japanese to set up factories designed to produce up to 500 Me 262s a month within two years. Despite many rumours to the contrary, U-234 was not carrying any aircraft on board, and even today it is unclear what eventually became of the uranium oxide".

    Fate: "Surrendered at sea to Sutton (DE-771) on 14 May 1945 and escorted into Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 19 May 1945. By the end of May, U-234's crew and passengers had been taken into captivity, and its cargo had been unloaded, whilst the U-Boat itself remained at Portsmouth. It was then selected as one of the few U-Boats in which the US Navy had a medium-term interest, being given a minor re-fit in the latter part of 1945 prior to its use in trials in the first half of 1946. After that U-234 was berthed at Portsmouth until it was declared surplus to requirements. It was sunk on 20 November 1947 by the submarine Greenfish (SS-351) in torpedo tests approximately 40 miles north-east off Cape Cod on the US east coast".

    Last edited by John of Phoenix; 05-04-2015, 02:37 PM.

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    • WszystekPoTrochu
      Mikołaj
      • Oct 2012
      • 3241

      #3
      Re: U805

      interesting shape
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      • Gerarddm
        #RESIST
        • Feb 2010
        • 32443

        #4
        Re: U805

        I am once again reminded of an old adage told to me be a retired USN submariner: " there are only two kinds of ships, submarines and targets".
        Gerard>
        Albuquerque, NM

        Next election, vote against EVERY Republican, for EVERY office, at EVERY level. Be patriotic, save the country.

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