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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
determining actual crush depth is not easy since the subs which exceeded it did not come back.. 
the deepest recorded dive by a type VII which I have found so far was 250 meters (812 feet) by U-331, a VIIc, right after it sank HMS Barham. I have been reading Blair's books and am now up to spring 43.
It appears such deep dives were rare events. He mentions two dives by other boats, one to 750 feet (230 meters) and one to 675 feet (208 meters) as "scary" for the crew. Certainly serious enough to be recorded in the boat's log. |
Indeed. When it comes to uboats, it is very hard to separate the facts, from the myths. Especially when many of the myths, are believed as facts.