U-864
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Oct, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1070) | ||
| Launched | 12 Aug, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 9 Dec, 1943 | Korvkpt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 9 Dec, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1944 - 9 Feb, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 9 Feb, 1945 in the North Sea west of Bergen, Norway, in position 60.46N, 04.35E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Venturer. 73 dead (all hands lost). | |||
General notes on this boat
On 9 Feb, 1945 the British submarine HMS Venturer, commanded by James S. Launders, torpedoed and sank this boat. This is the only known incident in all of naval warfare in which one submarine sinks another while both are submerged.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Annoucements related to this boat
U-864 not fully located yet? (3 Mar, 2007)U-864 in the news again (21 Dec, 2006)
U-864 off Norway - wreck photos! (6 Oct, 2005)
U-864 possibly raised off Norway (9 Jun, 2005)
U-864 recovery plans due on May 20th (5 Mar, 2005)
U-864 discovered by Norwegian vessel KNM Tyr (21 Oct, 2003)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-864 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Submarines versus U-boats, Jones, Geoffrey, 1986 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |