More Surrendered U-Boat Pics

[leon21]

 

 

Here's three more pictures of surrendered or captured U-Boats.

 

Pic 1 of U-1023 taken in to Plymouth after surrendering c1945.

 

Pic 2 Capture and rescue of U-505 by American's.

 

Pic 3 Four surrendered U-boats (not sure were picture taken).

[Dave]

Great pics Leon. I'm not a U boat expert - is the RH picture WW1?

[leon21]

 

 

Sorry Dave posted the wrong picture, yes this picture is of surrenderd U-Boat's from WW1. Taken at New York Navy

Yard c1918-1919. All the U-Boat's were put on public display for a time at various locations.

 

 

Pic 1 another view of these U-Boat's UC97, UB148, and UB88.

 

 

Pic 2 This was the picture I ment to post of U-2513, U3008 and Possibly U-505. I think the picture was taken in New

Londen USA c1945

[RAF635SQ]

Definitely not the U505, she was in Bermuda in 1945. She then went to Portsmouth yard in Kittery and was left there until donated to the museum were she now rests.

[mr bridger]

nice pics,

[Greg]

Yes I think it is New London. I've been there several times and looks bang on to be the location. New London was also 'subland' for the US Navy till WWII. It still is a primary base though the US has several others. Most pre-WWII sub advances for the US came out of New London.

 

Sorry Dave posted the wrong picture, yes this picture is of surrenderd U-Boat's from WW1. Taken at New York Navy

Yard c1918-1919. All the U-Boat's were put on public display for a time at various locations.

 

 

Pic 1 another view of these U-Boat's UC97, UB148, and UB88.

 

 

Pic 2 This was the picture I ment to post of U-2513, U3008 and Possibly U-505. I think the picture was taken in New

Londen USA c1945

 

[Dave]

The WW1 boats are interesting too. What is the Difference between a UB and a UC boat?

[RAF635SQ]

The UB was a coastal torpedo variant and the UC was a mine layer.

I myself also find WW1 U-boats to be quite interesting

 

There is two old hulks of UB class U-boats in the middle of a marsh down here in Kent, they was towed there after capture to be taken apart and the hulks remain there to this day, its near impossible to get to them though without a helicopter or a hovercraft due to the mud and one also has sunk.

 

Up the river there is also a soviet cold war sub in the dock area and the famous Chatham naval museum that has coincidently got a cold war brit sub

[leon21]

 

 

Brief History and Fate of U-3008.

 

Type XX1 built by Blohm & Voss at Hamberg, commissioned 19th Oct 1944. Left Wilhelmshaven for

patrol on 3rd May 1945. On 21st June 1945 she was taken from Wilhemshaven to Loch Ryan, then

transferred to the USA in August 1945. She was then used for trails upto July 1948, then taken out

of service. Sunk after demolition tests in May 1954 and later broken up at Puerto Rico.

 

 

Here's some more pics.

 

Pic 1 View of U-3008 at Wilhelmshaven June 45, the two type 1X with her are U-806 (far left) and

U-155. the Light Cruiser Nurnberg is in the far left center.

 

Pic 2 Veiw of the Conning Tower with snorkel raised, Pic taken at Key West Station Florida July 47.

 

Pic 3 Capt.Everett.Hartwell.Steinmetz. was her Commander from Aug 1945.

 

pic 4 On sea trails 1948 before being taken out of service.