Dive into History - German U-boat Fates

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Each boat will have its own page here, hopefully with some charts and photographs, additionally the pages will have some contact information for those interested in diving these boats. I will only list diving operators who show these sites proper respect, especially the war graves.</p> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> #map_fates {width:590px; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;} </style> <div id="map_fates" align="center"></div> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> var mymap = L.map('map_fates').setView([50, -30], 3) L.tileLayer('/map-tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { attribution: 'map 漏 OpenStreetMap contributors | ship info by uboat.net', maxZoom: 10, }).addTo(mymap); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([41.52, 31.83], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u19.htm">U-19</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/1300.html">Hubert Verpoorten</a>). Lost on 11 Sep 1944.<br> <strong>7 Feb 2008</strong>. The 3 boats, <a href=\"/boats/u19.htm\">U-19</a>, <a href=\"/boats/u20.htm\">U-20</a> and <a href=\"/boats/u23.htm\">U-23</a>, scuttled in September 1944 off the Turkish coast have been located. They are reported to be in excellent condition. '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([41.17, 30.78], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u20.htm">U-20</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/375.html">Karl Grafen</a>). Lost on 10 Sep 1944.<br> <p><strong>7 Feb 2008</strong>. The 3 boats, <a href=\"/boats/u19.htm\">U-19</a>, <a href=\"/boats/u20.htm\">U-20</a> and <a href=\"/boats/u23.htm\">U-23</a>, scuttled in September 1944 off the Turkish coast have been located. They are reported to be in excellent condition.</p><p><strong>27 Dec 2009</strong>. The U-20 was dived on and photographed by Mr. Taner Aksoy. See our <a href=\"http://www.uboat.net/gallery/index.html?gallery=DivingI&img=1\">U 20 in the Black Sea</a> gallery.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([41.18, 30.00], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u23.htm">U-23</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/18.html">Rudolf Arendt</a>). Lost on 10 Sep 1944.<br> <strong>7 Feb 2008</strong>. The 3 boats, <a href=\"/boats/u19.htm\">U-19</a>, <a href=\"/boats/u20.htm\">U-20</a> and <a href=\"/boats/u23.htm\">U-23</a>, scuttled in September 1944 off the Turkish coast have been located. They are reported to be in excellent condition. '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.42, -5.12], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u33.htm">U-33</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/216.html">Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky</a>). Lost on 12 Feb 1940.<br> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([37.45, 0.03], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u74.htm">U-74</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/322.html">Karl Friederich</a>). Lost on 2 May 1942.<br> <p>U-74 is a regular dive just off Cartagena, Spain. We do not know the depth at which she rests. There is a dive clud called \"Puerto Almirante de Cabo de Palos\" that dives the site on August 16, 1997.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([35.92, -75.22], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u85.htm">U-85</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/383.html">Eberhard Greger</a>). Lost on 14 Apr 1942.<br> <p>The wreck is located approximately 18 miles east of Nags Head, NC. The depth is about 100 feet and currents can be very strong in that area making this an advanced dive.</p><p><em>This wreck is a German war grave and should be respected as such</em></p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.58, -7.65], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u155.htm">U-155</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/11.html">Friedrich Altmeier</a>). Lost on 5 May 1945.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_9.html\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([47.65, -3.57], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u171.htm">U-171</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/923.html">G眉nther Pfeffer</a>). Lost on 9 Oct 1942.<br> <p>Near Lorient and Isle de Groix at 40m depth.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.47, -7.30], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u218.htm">U-218</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_1.html\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([56.62, 11.85], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u251.htm">U-251</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/1045.html">Franz S盲ck</a>). Lost on 19 Apr 1945.<br> <p>This boat was recently found and is now a regularly dived site. She lies at roughly 32 meter depth and has been dived onto since at least August 1993.</p><p>Her location is 57.37N, 11.51E or just southeast of the Danish island of L忙s酶 and south of the Swedish city of G枚teborg.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([51.25, -9.83], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u260.htm">U-260</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/59.html">Klaus Becker</a>). Lost on 12 Mar 1945.<br> Discovered in 1985 by Colin Barnes it has become known as the Glandore sub. The boat lies at about 150 feet (44m) depth. The boat is only 2 miles off the village of Union Hall in Southern Ireland. This boat is regularly dived onto and it completely intact. A torpedo is right next to the hull on the ocean floor. '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([46.10, -1.60], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u263.htm">U-263</a> (KrvKpt. <a href="/men/commanders/885.html">Kurt N枚lke</a>). Lost on 20 Jan 1944.<br> This site is at 27m depth near La Rochelle. '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.83, -10.08], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u281.htm">U-281</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_8.html\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([58.73, -4.48], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u297.htm">U-297</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/10.html">Wolfgang Aldegarmann</a>). Lost on 6 Dec 1944.<br> <p>British newspapers have been reporting the find of U-297 some 16 miles west of Orkney Islands.</p><p>The boat was discovered in 285 feet of water in May 2000 by divers Ian Trumpness and Kevin Heath of Stromness.</p><p>The boat had been believed to have been lost in the Pentland Firth.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([58.15, -2.38], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u309.htm">U-309</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/742.html">Herbert Loeder</a>). Lost on 16 Feb 1945.<br> <p>July 2001. 63 metres to the seabed, 60 metres on the wreck.Dive team: John Thornton, Stuart Murray, Ian Huntington, Tim Hayes, Wolfgang Kanig. The team were diving a mixture of open circuit and closed circuit trimix</p><p>(this is not fully confirmed but very likely U-309)</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([54.62, 18.83], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u346.htm">U-346</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/719.html">Arno Leisten</a>). Lost on 20 Sep 1943.<br> Apparently she is an ideal dive site at 54 37\'38\"N, 18 50\'40\"E at depth of 49-56 meters.<p>According to the site \"Baltic Wrecks\" she is located at 54 37\'29\"N, 18 50\'26\"E (http://www.balticwrecks.com/en/wrecks/u-346/).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([34.35, -76.58], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u352.htm">U-352</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/974.html">Hellmut Rathke</a>). Lost on 9 May 1942.<br> <p>The boat, discovered in 1975, lies in 110 feet deep water east northeast of Morehead City, NC. 15 were killed when the boat was lost but 32 survived. Currents can be very strong in that area making this an advanced dive.</p><p>Update: You can see some diving images of this boat here.</p><p>This wreck is a German war grave and should be respected as such</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([49.87, -0.80], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u390.htm">U-390</a> (Oblt. (R) <a href="/men/commanders/346.html">Heinz Geissler</a>). Lost on 5 Jul 1944.<br> <p>U-390 has been dived onto but we\'re not sure about the conditions there, like depth, visibility and alike.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([50.37, -1.73], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u480.htm">U-480</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/foerster.htm">Hans-Joachim F枚rster</a>). Lost on 29 Jan 1945.<br> The wreck of U-480 was discovered by divers in 1998 south of Isle of Wight in the position listed above.<p><a href=\"http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wreck_tours/524988/wreck_tour_138_the_u480.html\">More information</a> (external link)</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([-27.28, -47.53], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u513.htm">U-513</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/guggenberger.htm">Friedrich Guggenberger</a>). Lost on 19 Jul 1943.<br> <p>July 2011. The wreck of the U-513, sunk off Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil on 19 July 1943 has been located. The boat was located by the Schurmann family. They have a nice website, u-513.com, dealing with the discovery. The boat apparently lies in 75 meters of water.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([40.15, -69.73], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u550.htm">U-550</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/401.html">Klaus H盲nert</a>). Lost on 16 Apr 1944.<br> <p>Announced discovery on 23 July 2012.</p><p>Discovery dive team site: <a href=\"http://www.bradsheard.com/u550.html\">http://www.bradsheard.com/u550.html</a> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.58, -7.77], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u637.htm">U-637</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_10.html\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([50.53, -0.38], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u678.htm">U-678</a> (). Lost on 7 Jul 1944.<br> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([59.43, 24.12], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u679.htm">U-679</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/23.html">Eduard Aust</a>). Lost on 9 Jan 1945.<br> <p>Discovered in August 2015 by Immi Wallin and her Subzone team off the Estonian coast. The position given here, from Soviet MO-124 attack, is probably not correct as I\'ve not seen the exact position of the wreck. Read Immi Wallin <a href=\"http://www.suunto.com/sports/#!/SuuntoDive/14152\">describe the dive</a>.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([34.83, -74.92], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u701.htm">U-701</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/197.html">Horst Degen</a>). Lost on 7 Jul 1942.<br> <p>This boat lies in 100 feet (33m) deep waters of Cape Hatteras, USA. She was discovered in 1989 by a team ledby Uwe Lovas.</p><p><em>This wreck is a German war grave and should be respected as such</em></p><p><strong>Update:</strong> You can see some diving images of this boat <a href=\"/gallery/\">here</a>.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([68.72, 16.57], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u711.htm">U-711</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/lange.htm">Hans-G眉nther Lange</a>). Lost on 4 May 1945.<br> <p>This is a very well documented dive-site. It was probably been dived since roughly 1979-80 and also 2-3 years ago. The u-boat is standing on the seabed at approximately 50 meters depth, the deepest part being the stern.</p><p>The boat is looking good, except for the rear part of the tower which is damaged from the sinking. The U-711 is located in Kilbotn, near Harstad (North Norway) in position N 68 deg. 43,717`, E 016 deg. 34,600`.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([50.33, -0.57], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u741.htm">U-741</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/907.html">Gerhard Palmgren</a>). Lost on 15 Aug 1944.<br> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([49.05, -3.22], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u767.htm">U-767</a> (Oblt. (R) <a href="/men/commanders/188.html">Walter Dankleff</a>). Lost on 18 Jun 1944.<br> <p>The discovery of U-767 a type VIIC U-boat lost in action was recently discovered by the Starfish Enterprise team whilst exploring Deep wrecks off North West France.</p><p>The first images from the wreck can now be seen on the page here below as well as historic images of the vessel and the entire story of her loss not forgetting the escape of a single man from a depth of 75m.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([51.27, -8.08], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u772.htm">U-772</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/961.html">Ewald Rademacher</a>). Lost on 17 Dec 1944.<br> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.53, -7.50], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u778.htm">U-778</a>.<br> <p>While in tow for the scuttling ground on 4 December, 1945 she foundered and sank roughly 11 miles NE of the Inistrahull Light, in position 55.32N, 07.30W.</p><p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_7.html\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([41.22, -71.45], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u853.htm">U-853</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/332.html">Helmut Fr枚msdorf</a>). Lost on 6 May 1945.<br> <p>This boat lies in 130 feet (42m) deep waters roughly 6 miles north east of Block Island and south of Newport, USA. The boat still contains remains of most of the 55 men who perished when she was sunk on May 6, 1945, in the last U-boat action as such in WWII.</p><p>This wreck is a German war grave and should be respected as such</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.42, -7.25], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u861.htm">U-861</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2002 (see <a href=\"/articles/index.html?article=43&page=8\">his report</a>).</p><p>44 metres depth.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([39.55, -73.03], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u869.htm">U-869</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/871.html">Hellmut Neuerburg</a>). Lost on 11 Feb 1945.<br> <p>A German U-boat was found off the coast of New Jersey, USA on 2 Sept, 1991 by several divers. On 31 August, 1997 these same divers reported evidence that the boat they found is the U-869 (knife inscribed with a U-869 crew member\'s name, UZO torpedo aiming device, machinery-numbers from the engine room). This location is at 39.33N, 73.20W in about 230 feet (around 73m) of water. She is thus a very advanced dive site.</p><p>This wreck is a German war grave and should be respected as such</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.52, -7.40], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1009.htm">U-1009</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2002 (see <a href=\"/articles/index.html?article=43&page=3\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.28, -6.73], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1014.htm">U-1014</a> (Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/360.html">Wolfgang Glaser</a>). Lost on 4 Feb 1945.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_6.html\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([56.17, -10.08], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1104.htm">U-1104</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2002 (see <a href=\"/articles/index.html?article=43&page=5\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([38.13, -76.55], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1105.htm">U-1105</a>.<br> The boat was sunk during US Navy trials in the lower Potomac River of the coast of St. Mary\'s County on. Mistakes in archiving the coordinates of the site resulted in the boat being lost until it was re-discovered on June 29, 1985 by a team led by Uwe Lovas. The boat lies in 91 feet deep water with 65 feet of water over her.</p><p>The U-1105 site is one mile west of Piney Point, Maryland at latitude 38.08.10N, longitude 76.33.10W. This is now a Maryland historic shipwreck preserve dive site. '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([50.55, -0.93], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1195.htm">U-1195</a> (Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/176.html">Ernst Cordes</a>). Lost on 6 Apr 1945.<br> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.47, -7.33], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1271.htm">U-1271</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2002 (see <a href=\"/articles/index.html?article=43&page=12\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([41.15, -8.68], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u1277.htm">U-1277</a>.<br> <p>U-1277 is a regular dive just off Oporto, Portugal. She is at 30m depth.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.62, -7.50], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u2506.htm">U-2506</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2002 (see <a href=\"/articles/index.html?article=43&page=11\">his report</a>).</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([55.55, -7.63], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u2511.htm">U-2511</a>.<br> <p>Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see <a href=\"/history/deadlight_2001/day_2.html\">his report</a>). About 20-30m underwater visibility [at the time] - 69 metres depth.</p> '); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([24.88, -85.25], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<a href="/boats/u2513.htm">U-2513</a>.<br> <p>This XXI boats lies at 228 feet depth (ca. 75m) at 24.53N, 85.15W near Dry Tortugas, west of the Key West, USA.</p> <p>This boat has been dived to by US Navy divers, the first dive was probably made in 1952 by 12 divers.</p> '); </script><p class="caption">This map shows 43 positions of U-boat dive sites worldwide. The map is clickable and zoom-able (with the mouse-wheel).</p><p><img src="/media/maps/googlemarkers/red_Marker.png"> indicates war loss, <img src="/media/maps/googlemarkers/blue_Marker.png"> indicates post-war scuttled boat.</p><h3>U-boats on this page</h3><p><a href="/boats/u19.htm">U-19</a>, <a href="/boats/u20.htm">U-20</a>, <a href="/boats/u23.htm">U-23</a>, <a href="/boats/u33.htm">U-33</a>, <a href="/boats/u74.htm">U-74</a>, <a href="/boats/u85.htm">U-85</a>, <a href="/boats/u155.htm">U-155</a>, <a href="/boats/u171.htm">U-171</a>, <a href="/boats/u218.htm">U-218</a>, <a href="/boats/u251.htm">U-251</a>, <a href="/boats/u260.htm">U-260</a>, <a href="/boats/u263.htm">U-263</a>, <a href="/boats/u281.htm">U-281</a>, <a href="/boats/u297.htm">U-297</a>, <a href="/boats/u309.htm">U-309</a>, <a href="/boats/u346.htm">U-346</a>, <a href="/boats/u352.htm">U-352</a>, <a href="/boats/u390.htm">U-390</a>, <a href="/boats/u480.htm">U-480</a>, <a href="/boats/u513.htm">U-513</a>, <a href="/boats/u550.htm">U-550</a>, <a href="/boats/u637.htm">U-637</a>, <a href="/boats/u678.htm">U-678</a>, <a href="/boats/u679.htm">U-679</a>, <a href="/boats/u701.htm">U-701</a>, <a href="/boats/u711.htm">U-711</a>, <a href="/boats/u741.htm">U-741</a>, <a href="/boats/u767.htm">U-767</a>, <a href="/boats/u772.htm">U-772</a>, <a href="/boats/u778.htm">U-778</a>, <a href="/boats/u853.htm">U-853</a>, <a href="/boats/u861.htm">U-861</a>, <a href="/boats/u869.htm">U-869</a>, <a href="/boats/u1009.htm">U-1009</a>, <a href="/boats/u1014.htm">U-1014</a>, <a href="/boats/u1104.htm">U-1104</a>, <a href="/boats/u1105.htm">U-1105</a>, <a href="/boats/u1195.htm">U-1195</a>, <a href="/boats/u1271.htm">U-1271</a>, <a href="/boats/u1277.htm">U-1277</a>, <a href="/boats/u2506.htm">U-2506</a>, <a href="/boats/u2511.htm">U-2511</a>, <a href="/boats/u2513.htm">U-2513</a> (43 boats).</p><h3>Sorted by country</h3><p><strong>Brazil</strong>: <a href="/boats/u513.htm">U-513</a>. <strong>Denmark</strong>: <a href="/boats/u251.htm">U-251</a>. <strong>Estonia</strong>: <a href="/boats/u679.htm">U-679</a>. <strong>France</strong>: <a href="/boats/u171.htm">U-171</a>, <a href="/boats/u263.htm">U-263</a>, <a href="/boats/u390.htm">U-390</a>, <a href="/boats/u767.htm">U-767</a>. <strong>Ireland</strong>: <a href="/boats/u260.htm">U-260</a>, <a href="/boats/u772.htm">U-772</a>. <strong>Norway</strong>: <a href="/boats/u711.htm">U-711</a>. <strong>Poland</strong>: <a href="/boats/u346.htm">U-346</a>. <strong>Portugal</strong>: <a href="/boats/u1277.htm">U-1277</a>. <strong>Spain</strong>: <a href="/boats/u74.htm">U-74</a>. <strong>Turkey</strong>: <a href="/boats/u20.htm">U-20</a>, <a href="/boats/u19.htm">U-19</a>, <a href="/boats/u23.htm">U-23</a>. <strong>United Kingdom</strong>: <a href="/boats/u778.htm">U-778</a>, <a href="/boats/u2511.htm">U-2511</a>, <a href="/boats/u861.htm">U-861</a>, <a href="/boats/u637.htm">U-637</a>, <a href="/boats/u281.htm">U-281</a>, <a href="/boats/u1014.htm">U-1014</a>, <a href="/boats/u218.htm">U-218</a>, <a href="/boats/u155.htm">U-155</a>, <a href="/boats/u33.htm">U-33</a>, <a href="/boats/u2506.htm">U-2506</a>, <a href="/boats/u1104.htm">U-1104</a>, <a href="/boats/u1009.htm">U-1009</a>, <a href="/boats/u1271.htm">U-1271</a>, <a href="/boats/u309.htm">U-309</a>, <a href="/boats/u297.htm">U-297</a>, <a href="/boats/u480.htm">U-480</a>, <a href="/boats/u741.htm">U-741</a>, <a href="/boats/u1195.htm">U-1195</a>, <a href="/boats/u678.htm">U-678</a>. <strong>United States</strong>: <a href="/boats/u85.htm">U-85</a>, <a href="/boats/u352.htm">U-352</a>, <a href="/boats/u550.htm">U-550</a>, <a href="/boats/u701.htm">U-701</a>, <a href="/boats/u853.htm">U-853</a>, <a href="/boats/u869.htm">U-869</a>, <a href="/boats/u1105.htm">U-1105</a>, <a href="/boats/u2513.htm">U-2513</a> (43 boats).</p> <h3>Related material</h3> <p><a href="/articles/43.html">Operation Deadlight Expedition II</a>. 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