Scientists Explore Wreck of Sunken U-Boat off Rhode Island

Commander Wallace · 09-04-15, 01:08 PM

A number of articles have been recovered from a German U-boat U-853 including an assortment of wreckage and clothing. Included above are the captain’s cap, artificial lungs, a mattress and pillow, a life raft, a towel, and what appears to have been part of her flagstaff. The sub was destroyed by depth charges dropped in shallow water by the USS Atherton, a destroyer escort shown May 16, 1945.

" quote " The submarine, U-853, was sunk in the Battle of Point Judith by Coast Guard and Navy ships on May 6, 1945, the day after it took down the SS Black Point, the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in the Atlantic during the war. The scientists from the

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/scien...island-n421916

U-576 was also found in addition to a U.S freighter off of North Carolina. Scuba divers have been making dives on this U-Boat and Black Point for decades. The U-boat is considered a war grave and is the property of Germany. The team notified the German embassy of the expedition and assured them they wouldn't actually touch the boat, according to Michael Brennan, an archaeological oceanographer at the Ocean Exploration.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-north-n231301

It will be interesting to see if the wreck is indeed deemed a war grave and left alone or if recovery efforts will be made like that of U-534 resulting in it's exhibition at Birkenhead, U.K .

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,017 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Scientists Explore Wreck of Sunken U-Boat off Rhode Island A number of articles have been recovered from a German U-boat U-853 including an assortment of wreckage and clothing. Included above are the captain’s cap, artificial lungs, a mattress and pillow, a life raft, a towel, and what appears to have been part of her flagstaff. The sub was destroyed by depth charges dropped in shallow water by the USS Atherton, a destroyer escort shown May 16, 1945. " quote " The submarine, U-853, was sunk in the Battle of Point Judith by Coast Guard and Navy ships on May 6, 1945, the day after it took down the SS Black Point, the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in the Atlantic during the war. The scientists from the http://www.nbcnews.com/science/scien...island-n421916 U-576 was also found in addition to a U.S freighter off of North Carolina. Scuba divers have been making dives on this U-Boat and Black Point for decades. The U-boat is considered a war grave and is the property of Germany. The team notified the German embassy of the expedition and assured them they wouldn't actually touch the boat, according to Michael Brennan, an archaeological oceanographer at the Ocean Exploration. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-north-n231301 It will be interesting to see if the wreck is indeed deemed a war grave and left alone or if recovery efforts will be made like that of U-534 resulting in it's exhibition at Birkenhead, U.K . Last edited by Commander Wallace; 09-05-15 at 06:48 AM.