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German submarine U-869

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in late 1943. Chatterton and Kohler based their theory largely on a lack of evidence to support other causes for sinking. They claimed there was no reported naval activity in the vicinity, thereby ruling out a sinking by attack. Moreover, the damage to the hull was from the outside and thereby ruled
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was supposedly sent to Africa, so this piece of evidence was initially disregarded. A few years later, they found part of the UZO torpedo aiming device, and a spare parts box from the motor room engraved with serial and other identifying numbers. On 31 August 1997 they concluded that the boat they
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believed it was a victim of her own torpedo, which may have become a "circle-runner". Torpedoes manufactured later in the war had acoustical seeking capability. It was theorized that the torpedo was initially fired in a turning pattern and when it missed her target, it picked up the sound of the
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The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when
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after the war's end; the submarine showed up on sonar, Berkey's destroyer depth charged the sub, it sank as evidenced by oil and debris that floated on the surface; the destroyer's crew was allowed to place a broom upside down atop the mainmast coming into New York, which meant "clean sweep".
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war patrol without success. It suffered no casualties to her crew until it was lost on 11 February 1945, with all but one of 56 crew members dead. The surviving crew member, Herbert Guschewski, was not on board, as he became ill just before the patrol.
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had a displacement of 1,144 tonnes (1,126 long tons) when at the surface and 1,257 tonnes (1,237 long tons) while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), a
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shortly before the boat's departure. Like the families of the crew, Guschewski did not know what happened to his fellow sailors until 1999. He watched a program which eventually became the PBS
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Educational website companion to PBS NOVA documentary originally broadcast 14 November 2000. Includes "virtual tour" of submarine and account of survivor.
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episode "Hitler's Lost Sub" and contacted the producers shortly afterward, who interviewed him and placed a portion of it in the 2000 American broadcast.
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producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft)
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area. Postwar investigators upgraded the rating from "G—No Damage" to "B—Probably Sunk", leading to an erroneous historical record that
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surfaced, she could travel 13,850 nautical miles (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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Only one crew member survived by virtue of not having been aboard. Second Radio Officer Herbert Guschewski came down with
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submarine's propeller. At least two other German U-boats supposedly have been lost due to their own torpedoes:
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out an internal explosion. This problem also affected the US submarine force at least twice, as seen with
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producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two
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of 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a
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63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
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News story including photographs of surviving divers. Accessed 15 November 2006.
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Hellmut Neuerburg in command. Neuerburg went down with his boat. The wreck of
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German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary
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of 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in). The submarine was powered by two
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The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths
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The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths
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and then subsequently damaged with a depth charge by the accompanying
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his belief that the two U.S. destroyer escorts attacked the wreck of
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Contributing to their findings are two damage holes in the wreck of
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to move her area of operations from the North American coast to the
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Divers Tell Tale Of Mystery Sub: U-Who? 6-Year Search Nets Answers
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was destroyed on 11 February 1945 by two U.S. destroyer escorts,
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suggesting that the U-boat was initially damaged with a
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4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
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after the U-boat had been struck by her own torpedo.
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German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
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attack on a submerged contact in the Atlantic, near
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1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
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18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced
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Index

U-869
Nazi Germany
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau
AG Weser
Bremen
Type IXC/40
submarine
t
long tons
o/a
pressure hull
diesel engines
electric motors
nmi
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32
deck gun
3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42
2 cm (0.79 in) C/30
4th U-boat Flotilla
33rd U-boat Flotilla
Kptlt.
Type IXC/40
U-boat
Kriegsmarine
World War II
laid down
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau
AG Weser

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