U864 Operation Caesar

[Bellman]

Only once have two submarines duelled to the death. In February 1945 HMS Venturer hunted down and sank the U-Boat U864, a craft on a deadly secret mission.

Lookout for the programme on the BBC TWO (9pm, Friday 5 January)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/launch_vid_timewatch.shtml

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll definatley check it out.

[STEED]

I made a note of it two weeks ago. :p

[Bellman]

Maybe you tied a knot in it ? ;)

[Dan D]

Only once have two submarines duelled to the death. In February 1945 HMS Venturer hunted down and sank the U-Boat U864, a craft on a deadly secret mission.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/launch_vid_timewatch.shtml


Happy new year and all.

HMs Venturer vs. U 864 =
"This is the only known incident in all of naval warfare in which one submarine sinks another while both are submerged." (quote u-boat.net).

Subs sinking subs, that happened more than once in WWII.
example:
http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/specials/special_battle_by_moonlight.htm
Drebbel*s page.

More subs sinking u-boats:
http://uboat.net/fates/sub-sunk.htm

[Bellman]

Yep the submerged bit makes the U864 incident unique, apparently.

[toonsis]

This just sounds too outrageous to be true with the equipment of the day. Amazing story if the hit was really done the way its told:salute: