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After surrendering at sea to HMS Magpie and Amethyst on 9 May 1945, U-249 was escorted to Weymouth Bay and met by the Boom Defense Vessel Northlyn where Commander N.P. Weir and a contingent of Polish sailors boarded and acepted the boat's surrender

Oberleutnant Kock and his officers talk with Polish sailors

Polish sailors board the boat and take charge of the German crew mustered on the foredeck

Oberleutnant Kock turns away from Commander Weir after signing the surrender papers - The UZO torpedo aiming device with binoculars attached can be seen between the two men

Most of the German crew are removed

U-249 displays the image of a British Mosquito aircraft on her bridge - on March 23, 1945 the boat was attacked and damaged by a flight of Mosquitoes of 235 Squadron - Aircraft "Q" flown by F/LT J.A. Williams was shot down and the pilot taken prisoner - the boat returned to Bergen the next day to offload F/LT Williams and wounded crewmembers

FuMB-29 Bali G.S.R. antenna can be seen to the far right just aft of the raised attack periscope - the antenna for the FuMO Hohentwiel Radar is retracted into the slot in the foreground

 

U-249 Commander Oberleutnant Uwe Kock (far left) looks on as Royal Navy Lieutenant Bill Elliott oversees docking - the boat is flying her commissioning pennant from the removable flag pole - the antenna for the FuMB-35 (Funkmess-Beobachtungs-Gerat) Athos G.S.R. and raised attack periscope can be seen to the right

Personal gear is offloaded and the last of the German crewmembers prepare to leave the boat. 

The next set of photos is believed to be of the boat docked in Portland about May 10, 1945. 

U-1023 arrives and is docked outboard of U-249

USN CAPT Hunt and RN RADM Scott sign the surrender papers

German crewmembers assist in the removal of torpedoes

The 37 mm. automatic gun and twin 20 mm. guns can be seen on both boats

 

German crew leaves the boat

The crew's personal belongings are piled on the dock