 Den
tyske ubåten U 319 ble senket av et britisk B-24 Liberator fly sørvest
for Lindesnes 19. Juli 1944. Ubåten var under kommando av Oberleutnant
zur See Johannes Clemens, og hadde en besetning på femti mann.
U 319 var lagt ned ved ved Flender Werke i Lübeck 18. November
1942, og etter tester og klargjøring av ubåten hun overført
til Ausbildungsflottille i Stettin 4. Desember 1943. De
fikk ordrer for sitt første front oppdrag 1. Juni 1944, og satte
kursen mot Nordsjøen og Norge. Utenfor Lindenes ble U 319 oppdaget
og senket, og hele besetningen omkom. Vraket av ubåten er funnet
av sportsdykkere, og hviler på en dybde av førti til femti
meter. I norske aviser kunne man lese om funnet av denne ubåten,
og posisjonen ble en tid holdt hemmelig, både på grunn av
faren for eksplosiver som befant seg rundt vraket, men også for
å hindre plyndring.. Akterdelen på U 319 er helt ødelagt,
men resten av skroget er i god stand, helt overgrodd etter årene
på havets bunn. Og pga av dette, var det en stund vanskelig å
identifisere hvilken ubåt dette var. For å komme ut til
vrakstedet av U 319 trenger man pent vær og en båt...
The German submarine
U 310 was sunk by a British B-24 Liberator airplane southwest
of Lindesnes 19. July 1944. The submarine was under command of
Oberleutnant
zur See Johannes Clemens, and had a crew of fifty
men. U 319 was laid down at Flender Werke in Lübeck 18. November
1942, and after sea trials and the final completment the submarine
was transferred to Ausbildungsflottille
in Stettin 4. Desember 1943. They received their orders for their
first front mission 1. June 1944, and sat course towards the North
Sea and Norway. Outside Lindesnes U 310 was spotted and sunk,
and the whole crew perished. The wreck of the submarine was found
by sports divers, and rest on a depth of forty to fifty meters.
In Norwegian newspapers you could read about the finding of this
submarine, and the position was for a time kept a secret, both
because of the explosives around the wreck, but also to prevent
looting. The stern section of U 319 is completely destroyed, but
the rest of the hull is in a good condition, completely overgrown
after all the years on the seabed. ANd because of this, it was
for a while difficult to identify which submarine this was. To
get out to the wreck site you will need nice weather and a boat...
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Lübeck
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Stettin (
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Johannes Clemens
Born on 21 May, 1911 in Gotha.
Oberleutnant zur See ( 1 March 1943).
Died on 15. July 1944.
The 4th Flotilla was
founded in May 1941 under the command of Kptlt. Werner Jacobsen.
There, nearly 300 boats received their basic training.
History provided by
German
Kriegsmarine Encyclopedia;
With over 650 boats build, the Type VII was the most important
submarine in the German Kriegsmarine. Built between 1936 and 1944
those boats mainly operated in the North Atlantic, and were known
for the so called "Rudeltaktik" - a simultaneous night attack
of several surfaces U-Boats on allied convoys. Besides torpedo attacks
they could also be used for mine laying and were well known for their
maneuverability and fast diving speed. Shortly after the introduction
of the first model a improved version with a better maneuverability
(Type VIIB) was built. The most built variant was the Type VIIC whose
variant Type VIIC/41 was made of thicker steel to increase the diving
depth. Other variants include the mine laying Type VIID and the torpedo
supply variant Type VIIF. Today, one of those boats, U995, is on display
in Laboe, Germany.
Utdrag fra Fedrelandsvennen;
" Vi skal varsle Statens forurensningstilsyn og Forsvaret på
et senere tidspunkt.
Da håper vi også at marinen vil være villig til
å fjerne eksplosiver, slik at det ikke blir så farlig
å ferdes ved vraket. Både av hensyn til amatørdykkernes
sikkerhet og fordi vi ønsker å beholde vraket som "vårt"
en stund til, vil vi ikke røpe hvor funnet er gjort, sier han."
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