Den tyske ubåten U 864 ble senket 9. februar 1945 i Nordsjøen utenfor Bergen av torpedoer fra den britiske ubåten HMS Venturer. 73 tyske seilere mistet livet, hele mannskapet på U 864...
Den tyske ubåten ble oppdaget av det norske fartøyet KNM Tyr på våren 2003, tre kilometer vest for øya Fedje på en dybde av 140 meter. Grunnet en farlig last av kvikksølv, vil de norske myndigheter iverksette tiltak for å forsegle vraket, eller muligens heve hele ubåten...

The German submarine U 864 was Sunk 9 February 1945 in the North Sea west of Bergen by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Venturer. 73 german sailors lost their lives, the whole crew of U 864. The German submarine was discovered by the Norwegian vessel KNM Tyr in the spring of 2003, three kilometers west of the island of Fedje on a depth of 140 meters. Because of hazardous cargo of quicksilver, Norwegian authorities will in the near future seal of the wreck, or possibly salvage the whole submarine...

 

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U 864
  
Steel
       
Tons: Built: Homeport: Cargo:
1616 ( surfaced ) Bremen ( D ) 1942 Bergen ( N )  

 


Underwaterpictures: © Geoconsult \ Kystverket
N 60.46, E 04.35

U864: ( information from Uboat.net )
Laid down 15 Oct, 1942 AG Weser, Bremen
Commissioned 9 Dec, 1943 Korvkpt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
Commanders 9 Dec, 1943 - 9 Feb, 1945 KrvKpt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
Career 1 patrol 9 Dec, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1944 4. Flottille (training)
1 Nov, 1944 - 9 Feb, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)

U864 \ type IXD:
Displacement: 1616 ( surfaced )
2150 (total)
Length: (m) 87,60 oa
Beam: (m) 7,50 oa
Draught: (draft) 5,40 m
Height: 10,20 m
Power: (hp) 4400 (sf)
1000 (sm)
Speed: (knots) 19,2 (sf)
6,9 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots) 23700/12 (sf)
57/4 (sm)
Torpedoes: 24
4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines: 48 TMA
Deck gun: 105/45
150 rounds
Crew: 55-63 men
Max depth: ca. 230 m

 

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33 Unterseebootsflottille
The 33rd Flotilla was founded in September 1944 under the command of Korvkpt. Georg Schewe with the long range boats returned from the lost French bases. The flotilla's history ended in May, 1945 when Germany surrendered.
76 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service. 09.44 - 05.45 Flensburg
some boats in East-Asia (Penang, Djakarta)


Edited 29.06.2007