German Submarines in US Hands
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U-977 | Surrendered to Argentine Navy in Mar del Plata, Argentina 17-Aug-45. Transferred to US Navy arriving in Boston, Massachusetts 13-Nov-45 | Torpedoed by USS Atule off Cape Cod, Massachusetts 13-Nov-46 | |
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| U-1105 | Surrendered at Loch Eriboll, Scotland, on 10-May-45. Was briefly used for trials by the Royal Navy as N-16 and subsequently transferred to the US Navy arriving at Portsmouth , New Hampshire in 1946 for evaluation of her anti-sonar rubber coating. | Sunk in an explosive test 19-Sep-49 in the Potomac River off Piney Point, Maryland | |||
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IXC |
U-505 | Captured at sea by US Navy TG 22.3 4-Jun-44 arrived Bermuda 19-Jun-44. Used for trials and training. | On display in the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago | |
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IXC40 |
U-530 | Surrendered to Argentine Navy in Mar del Plata, Argentina 10-Jul-45. Transferred to US Navy | Torpedoed by USS Toro off Cape Cod, Massachusetts 28-Nov-47 | |
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U-805 | Surrendered to US Navy at sea 12 May-45. Arrived Portsmouth, New Hampshire 15-May-45 | Scuttled off Cape Cod, Massachusetts late 1947 | ||
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U-858 | Surrendered to US Navy at sea 10-May-45. Arrived Cape Henlopen, Delaware14-May-45. Used for trials. | |||
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U-889 | Surrendered to Canadian Navy at sea. Arrived 15-May-45 at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Transferred to Halifax. Transferred to the US Navy on 10-Jan-1946. | Scuttled at the end of 1947, after being used for torpedo trials off Cape Cod, Massachusetts late 1947 | ||
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U-1228 | Surrendered to US Navy at sea 11- May-45. Arrived Portsmouth, New Hampshire 17-May-45. Used for trials. | Scuttled off Cape Cod, Massachusetts 5- Feb-46 | ||
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IXD2 |
U-873 | Surrendered to US Navy at sea 11-May-45. Arrived Portsmouth, New Hampshire 17-May-45. Used for trials. | Broken up in 1948. | |
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XB |
U-234 | Surrendered to US Navy at sea 14-May-45. Arrived Portsmouth, New Hampshire 16-May-45. Used for trials. | Sunk by USS Greenfish off Cape Cod, Massachusetts 20-Nov-47 | |
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XVIIB |
U-1406 | Scuttled on 5- May-45 at Cuxhaven. Raised and transported to the US on the deck of the US transport vessel Shoemaker on 15-Sep-45. Studied but never repaired or put into service by the US Navy. | Broken up in New York harbor sometime after 18-May-48. | ||
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XXI |
U-2513 | Surrendered to Allied forces at Horten, Norway 8-May-45; Transferred Oslo on 20-May-45. Transferred to Lisahally, Northern Ireland 7-Jun-45. Transferred to US Navy in Aug-45 and used for trials and training. | Sunk off Key West, Florida during rocket tests by the destroyer USS Robert A. Owens 7-Oct-51 |
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U-3008 | Surrendered to Allied forces in Wilhelmshaven, Germany 8-May-45; Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan 21-Jun-45. Transferred to USA in Aug-45. Used for trials and training. | Taken out of service in Jul-48. Sunk after demolition tests in May-54. Broken up at Puerto Rico. | ||
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