U-869 the lost U-Boat

Venatore · 09-15-06, 10:25 PM

I was watching the doc of Hilter's Lost U-Boat on Austar last night and it ended with part two to follow next week. I couldent wait so I found the web site ....take the tour it very interesting.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostsub/

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-15-06, 11:26 PM

It is the story of U-869 that started my obsession with U-boats.

READ SHADOW DIVERS TOO!!! It is the book that the documentary is based on... and it is a page turner. I read it in about 36 hours... just couldn't put it down.

Venatore · 09-16-06, 12:58 AM

I can't believe it took six years for the U-boat to give up it's Identity and they lost three divers in the process. I was in these forums last night when the wife came scrambling down the hallway shouting theres a u-boat documentry on! well to me that was the same as ALARM!!!!!!. These men in the documentry were outstanding, they weren't taking stuff to sell it,stealing objects off the boat, and trying to make a profit, they just wanted to find out why this u-boat was there and which u-boat it was? then to find and locate the only surviver (still living) wow!

I will locate "SHADOW DIVERS" and buy it ! thanks for your feedback.

The Noob · 09-16-06, 01:53 AM

Wait...is that that boat wich should have been sunk near Gibraltar but failed to recieve it's new orders and thus got sunk near the US coast?

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-16-06, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Noob

Wait...is that that boat wich should have been sunk near Gibraltar but failed to recieve it's new orders and thus got sunk near the US coast?

Yes.

It appears that it was sunk by its own torpedo. Probably a T5 circle-runner. They fired it and it turned back on them. (apparently)

Venatore · 09-16-06, 03:04 AM

Poor bastards got all that bloody way just to have their fish turn against them

Does the captain know if he has a wild fish now making it's way back towards them ? :hmm:

09-15-06, 10:25 PM	#1
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	U-869 the lost U-Boat I was watching the doc of Hilter's Lost U-Boat on Austar last night and it ended with part two to follow next week. I couldent wait so I found the web site ....take the tour it very interesting. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostsub/ Last edited by Venatore; 09-17-06 at 07:48 AM.

09-15-06, 11:26 PM	#2
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	It is the story of U-869 that started my obsession with U-boats. READ SHADOW DIVERS TOO!!! It is the book that the documentary is based on... and it is a page turner. I read it in about 36 hours... just couldn't put it down. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

09-16-06, 12:58 AM	#3
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	I can't believe it took six years for the U-boat to give up it's Identity and they lost three divers in the process. I was in these forums last night when the wife came scrambling down the hallway shouting theres a u-boat documentry on! well to me that was the same as ALARM!!!!!!. These men in the documentry were outstanding, they weren't taking stuff to sell it,stealing objects off the boat, and trying to make a profit, they just wanted to find out why this u-boat was there and which u-boat it was? then to find and locate the only surviver (still living) wow! I will locate "SHADOW DIVERS" and buy it ! thanks for your feedback. Last edited by Venatore; 09-17-06 at 07:49 AM.

09-16-06, 03:04 AM	#6
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Poor bastards got all that bloody way just to have their fish turn against them Does the captain know if he has a wild fish now making it's way back towards them ? :hmm: Last edited by Venatore; 09-17-06 at 07:49 AM.

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09-16-06, 01:53 AM	#4
The Noob The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: de_dust2 Posts: 1,417 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wait...is that that boat wich should have been sunk near Gibraltar but failed to recieve it's new orders and thus got sunk near the US coast?