U-864

Type

IXD2

 
Ordered5 Jun 1941
Laid down15 Oct 1942 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1070)
Launched12 Aug 1943
Commissioned9 Dec 1943Korvkpt. 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)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 9 Feb, 1945 in the North Sea west of Bergen, Norway, in position 60.46N, 04.35E, by torpedo from the British submarine HMS Venturer. 73 dead (all hands lost).

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General notes on this boat

9 Feb 1945. 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 to be raised after all (31 Jan 2009)
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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.