U-3523 has been found

[Jimbuna]

The German U-boat U-3523, which was sunk by depth bombs in Skagerrak by a British B24 Liberator aircraft on 6 May, 1945. The day before, the German forces in Denmark, Northwest Germany and the Netherlands had surrendered, and the U-boat was not on a war patrol, but probably on the run.

That is quite a find but sadly, the surrender notice had been served a day earlier and they were probably unaware unless they were enroute to a scuttling or surrender point.

[Aktungbby]

Sunk 6 May 1945 at 1839hrs by depth charges from a British

STILL DAYLIGHT AND 123 METERS DEEP .... THE ANGLE LOOKS LIKE A HIGHSPEED 'CRASH' INTO SOFT MUCK-THE LIBERATOR DEPTH CHARGES WOULD'VE BEEN SET SHALLOW SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THE SCHNORKEL HAD BEEN SET. GIVEN THE ABILITY TO USE CODE TO TRACK U-BOATS THE PROBABLE MK 24 'OSCAR' OR:

Their Liberators now carried sonobuoys, air-delivered sonar transmitters able to detect U-boats moving under water. Once the sub’s location was marked, PB4Y-1 crews could then drop a Zombie, also known as the Mk 24 acoustic homing torpedo, on their unsuspecting prey.

... OBLT MÜLLER, WITH NO COMBAT PATROLS TO HIS CREDIT IN U1000, DAMAGED BY AIR-DROPPED MINES, AND USED FOR PARTS OR HIS LAST COMMAND: U3523, CAN HARDLY HAVE BEEN EXPECTED TO SURVIVE HIS LAST SUNSET FROM A HIGH-TECH LIBERATOR VIII OF 224 SQUADRON COMIN' IN LOW FROM THE WESTERN SKY!

[Cybermat47]

I had no idea that any XXIs were destroyed in combat.

I suppose the wreck will be left alone, as it is a war grave.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

That is quite a find but sadly, the surrender notice had been served a day earlier and they were probably unaware unless they were enroute to a scuttling or surrender point.

More pointless deaths

[Catfish]

Why were they attacked?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Why were they attacked?

Good question and one to which I've no answer but it is possible all U-boats were ordered to stay in harbour and not make any attempts to escape capture maybe?

[Aktungbby]

https://theconversation.com/sunken-nazi-u-boat-discovered-why-archaeologists-like-me-should-leave-it-on-the-seabed-95492

The British cruiser HMS Exeter, which was sunk in the Java Sea on May 1, 1942, has been entirely removed from the seabed for scrap. And wrecks from the 1916 Battle of Jutland that also lie partly in Danish waters have seen industrial levels of metal theft. These examples serve as a warning that organised criminals will target shipwrecks of any age for the metals they contain.

https://theconversation.com/were-mapping-wartime-shipwrecks-to-explore-the-past-and-help-develop-green-energy-projects-93689 https://rcahmw.gov.uk/world-war-one-u-boat-partnership-project-gets-green-light-from-heritage-lottery-fund-for-wales-year-of-the-sea-2018/