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Now, for the first time, the real saga of the u869 can be told in full. The initial theory was that the u869 was the victim of a circularrunning torpedo, one which malfunctioned and homedin on the sub that launched it. German submarine u869 was a type ixc40 uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during. The fate of the u869 reexamined, by john chatterton. His diving credits include more than 150 dives to the passenger liner andrea. Bernie chowdhury would author the book, the last dive, about the deaths of.

After commissioning, the boat and crew underwent nearly a year of training at various bases in the baltic in order to become battle ready. Finding the submarine, one of the last undiscovered german uboats sunk off the american coast during the second world war, has been of interest to historians, world war ii buffs and divers for many years. German submarine u869 was a type ixc40 uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii, whose wreck was discovered off the coast of new jersey in 1991. The movie rights have been purchased by 20th century fox. It changed somewhat since i last dove it about 6 or 7 years ago. John chatterton, who risked his life to discover the german submarine u869 at a depth of 230 feet off the new jersey coast, spoke for many in the volume when he asked, why go through all this. German submarine u862 was a type ixd2 uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii. He had a german first name but was certainly of lithuanian descent on the fathers. Uss san francisco, uss pintado, uss hartford grounding, german submarine u869, soviet submarine s363, uss chopper, uss newport news, uss s39, hms m2, uss grayling. Gary gentiles selfpublished, nonfiction book shadow divers exposed. U 571, world war ii german submarine u 595 scuttled and sunk off cape khamis, algeria 111442 u 701 sunk by us army attack bomber no. In 1991, the discovery and subsequent identification of the german submarine u869, off the coast of new jersey, was the subject of a television documentary, hitlers lost sub, a twohour special for the popular nova series on pbs.

Perfect for those interested in german u boat lore during ww ii. The details of the discovery and identification of the uboat were documented in a two hour nova program, hitlers lost sub, and in a new book shadow divers by robert kurson. Technical, deep wreck diver britannic, lusitania, andrea doria, titanic. John chatterton, who risked his life to discover the german submarine u 869 at a depth of 230 feet off the new jersey coast, spoke for many when he asked why go through all this. There are some timid souls who will never get past the first point.

The discovery of the wreck of a german submarine off the coast of new jersey in 1991, and its positive identification as the u869 six years later, was a project that involved some interesting research, and challenging diving. Jun 30, 2004 what they found in the atlantic, at the perilous depth of 230 feet less than 60 miles from brielle, was the german submarine u 869, long thought to have sunk off gibraltar in 1945. The recent flight of space shuttle discovery, the ongoing debate over hubble space telescope servicing, and the general activities of space programs around the world demonstrate that risk. Citeseerx from the chief historian the recent flight of. Aug 24, 2017 richie has explored and documented wellknown shipwrecks such as the andera doria, rms titanic, and the hmhs britannic, but it was the identification of the wwii german submarine, u 869, which catapulted his diving career into the world of television and underwater documentary filmmaking. United states submarine accidents download ebook pdf. The true adventure of two americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of world war ii audio cd abridged, audiobook, cd. Read online the uss greeneville submarine disaster and download the uss greeneville submarine disaster book full in pdf formats. In addition to being compellingly readable on every page, the book offers a unique. It is a true story and the uss torsk ss423 is a floating museum in baltimore, md.

The torpedos in this boat found there target by sound so when the boat supposedly fired during a turn it missed the. Dec 08, 2017 technical, deep wreck diver britannic, lusitania, andrea doria, titanic. Nov 23, 2010 submarine u 869 is the sub that was found by bill nagle, and john chatterton. Otto brizius was the youngest of the crew at age 17. Ww2 german u boats of the kriegsmarine, torpedo junction submarine book store specializing in submarine and uboat history books, submarinebooks,com sub, wwii ww11 ww2, us ussvi united states submarine veterans organizations of 2nd second world war two ww ii 2 11 ll sub vets veteran subvets submarine force museum submarine museums united states. In this animated feature, lead yourself on a selfguided tour of u 869, a type ixc40 u boat that sank for reasons.

After the unknown sub was identified as u869, chatterton and kholer did some followup and made personal contacts with several relatives from the submarine crew. In 1991, divers made the unexpected discovery a german submarine in 230 feet of water, 60 miles off the new jersey coast. He has explored and documented wellknown shipwrecks such as the andera doria, rms titanic, and the hmhs britannic, but it was the identification of the wwii german submarine, u 869, which catapulted his diving career into the world of television and underwater documentary filmmaking. The u869 was one of more than 1200 uboats that were constru.

German submarine u853 was a german type ixc40 uboat of the kriegsmarine during world war ii. Part of the story of the book is not only exploring the submarine but also trying to figure out which one it is. Modelle has never visited that wreck, which sits at a dangerous 240 feet below the surface, but he has sketched the wreck based on video captured by another diver. Feb 20, 2011 2005 visit to the infamous u who submarine, a type ix german wwii sub sunk in early 1945, and discovered by capt. A sub was sunk in that area about the time the u869 would have been there. Nagle discovered the resting place of a world war ii german uboat, a wartime loss. Submarine u869 is the sub that was found by bill nagle, and john chatterton.

During the second world war, few things inspired as much dread as the german uboat. German submarine u 869 was a type ixc40 u boat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii, whose wreck was discovered off the coast of new jersey in 1991. The discovery of the wreck of a german submarine off the coast of new jersey in. U853 saw action during the battle of the atlantic in world war ii. The new york times bestseller is currently being developed as a motion picture by universal studios. This is probably the most famous wreck off the coast of new jersey due to the attention received by the best selling book shadow divers and the nova documentary hitlers lost sub. The uboat, commissioned on january 26, 1944, displaced 1,120 tons surfaced, 1,232 submerged, was 251. Richie has explored and documented wellknown shipwrecks such as the andera doria, rms titanic, and the hmhs britannic, but it was the identification of the wwii german submarine, u869, which catapulted his diving career into the world of television and underwater documentary filmmaking. Robert kurson chronicled the story of u869s finding in the book shadow divers 2004. This is where chatterton enters the wreck, but on the u869 it is blown wide open. Shadow divers published in 2004 is a nonfictional book by robert kurson recounting of the discovery of a world war ii german uboat 60 miles 97 km off the coast of new jersey.

Divers find sunken german uboat off massachusetts coast. Read download the uss greeneville submarine disaster pdf. British submarine accidents, canadian submarine accidents, chinese submarine accidents, french submarine accidents, israeli submarine accidents, lost nuclear submarines, russian submarine accidents, soviet submarine accidents, submarines. We were also glad to meet david concannon, explorers club new york vicepresident. Oct 04, 2018 in 1991, divers found what they later learned was the wreck of u 869, a german submarine formerly thought to have been sunk off gibraltar. United states submarine accidents download ebook pdf, epub. She was commissioned on 25 june 1943 with kapitanleutnant helmut sommer in command. See more ideas about german submarines, submarines and german. U571, world war ii german submarine u595 scuttled and sunk off cape khamis, algeria 111442 u701 sunk by us army attack bomber no. Designed to attack unseen from below the surface and then creep away, it relied on stealth both to do its job and to survive. What they found in the atlantic, at the perilous depth of 230 feet less than 60 miles from brielle, was the german submarine u869, long thought to have sunk off gibraltar in 1945. The initial theory was that the u 869 was the victim of a circularrunning torpedo, one which malfunctioned and homedin on the sub that launched it. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

A long time ago i decided i wanted to to create a composite image of the german submarine u869. The torpedos in this boat found there target by sound so when the boat supposedly fired during a turn it missed the target and the torpedo picked up the sound of u 869 s propellers and circled back and destroyed its own ship. Shadow diver on the u869 narrated by john chatterton youtube. The u869 was one of more than 1,200 uboats that were constructed for the nazi war machine. I hadnt heard of your book, although should have as a former ussvi associate and a current uss cod advisory group member. This took some detective work, as neither us nor german records placed the u 869 anywhere near the eastern seaboard, and no submarine was recorded as sunk at the location of the wreck. In august we did a trip to the u 869 aboard joe mazraanis boat tenacious. After germanys surrender in may 1945, u862 put into singapore and was taken over by the imperial japanese navy under the name i502. Nov 15, 2015 after the unknown sub was identified as u869, chatterton and kholer did some followup and made personal contacts with several relatives from the submarine crew. In july 1995, after reading my book, dive into history. An engrossing saga of the suspenseful, intriguing, and dangerous underwater investigation of a mystery u boat. The u869 was a german submarine lost in the final days of wwii with all hands 56 men in 1945 off the coast of new jersey in 220 fsw. Its keel was laid down april 5, 1943 by ag weser of bremen.

Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. On july 23, 2012, after years of hard work, research and multiple field searches, the final resting place of the world war ii german submarine u550 was finally discovered. The boat is u 869, a submarine previously thought lost off the coast of morocco. The details of the discovery and identification of the u boat were documented in a two hour nova program, hitlers lost sub, and in a new book shadow divers by robert kurson. Uss pintado, uss hartford grounding, german submarine u869, soviet submarine s363, uss chopper, uss newport news, uss s39, hms m2, uss grayling, uss darter, chinese submarine 361, uss sturgeon, soviet submarine. On 31 august, 1997 these same divers reported evidence that the boat they found is the u869 knife inscribed with a u869 crew members name, uzo torpedo aiming device, machinerynumbers from the engine room. Successive dives over six years found evidence it was the u869. The snorkel was a twin airintake and exhaust tube that permitted a submerged submarine to operate its diesel engines instead of the much weaker electrical engines. U869, a type ixc uboat under the command of kapitanleutnant helmut neuerburg, left kiel, germany on november 23, 1944 for snorkel training at horten, norway. The history of submarine warfare off the jersey coast whyy. Jul 18, 2015 snuck out to the u869 yesterday 812 aboard the independence ii. The details of the discovery and identification of the uboat were documented in a two hour nova program, hitlers lost sub, and in a new book. Her keel was laid down at the ag weser shipyard in bremen, germany on april 5, 1943.

An engrossing saga of the suspenseful, intriguing, and dangerous underwater investigation of a mystery uboat. Hitlers lost sub, and in a new bookshadow divers by robert kurson. Diving german uboats off the east coast draugas news. I have a filing cabinet full of the research that we conducted. U869 was just one of the more than 1,100 uboats sunk, scuttled, captured, or otherwise lost to german forces during world war ii. From the earliest stages of submarine development to the highly sophisticated submarines of the world today.

Designed to approach its victims from below the surface, attack and then creep away, it relied on stealth both to do its job and to survive. The possibility of being attacked by a uboat nearly anywhere, anytime, was very. Meet world renowned explorer and diver john chatterton. It was when the first books about the submarine war were published after the war. This is the 14th in a series of essays on exploration by nasa s chief historian, steven j.

Kurson an account of two divers and their crew who discover and explore, over 5 year period, a wwii german submarine off the coast of new jersey in 1991. The u550 sinks ironically, a day before her victim photographed from uss joyce de317. In this animated feature, lead yourself on a selfguided tour of u869, a type ixc40 uboat that sank for reasons. Click download or read online button to get united states submarine accidents book now. A 78yearold man came forth and announced that he was the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Ww2 german u boats of the kriegsmarine, torpedo junction submarine book store specializing in submarine and uboat history books, submarinebooks,com sub, wwii ww11 ww2, us ussvi united states submarine. The u boat, commissioned on january 26, 1944, displaced 1,120 tons surfaced, 1,232 submerged, was 251. German submarine u 862 was a type ixd2 u boat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii. After germanys surrender in may 1945, u 862 put into singapore and was taken over by the imperial japanese navy under the name i502.

Campbell scott who knew that german submarine u869, long thought to have been sunk off gibraltar in 1945, was actually sunk by its own torpedo less than 60 miles from brielle, new jersey. U 869 was just one of the more than 1,100 u boats sunk, scuttled, captured, or otherwise lost to german forces during world war ii. They shared their memories and photographs with me, and i began to understand who the men of u869 were and what their lives had been like. Just got back from diving the wwii german submarine u869 with my team mate rich demarco. Sole survivor of u869 when a shorter version of novas hitlers lost sub aired in germany in april 1999, a remarkable thing happened. Her keel was laid down on 21 august 1942 by ag weser of bremen. Jul 18, 2015 a long time ago i decided i wanted to to create a composite image of the german submarine u869. Uboat 869 sank with all hands off new jersey in wwii. Looking aft from the collapsed bow of the german submarine u 869 note that the line is from abandoned fishing gearit is not the boats anchor line.

In 1991, divers found what they later learned was the wreck of u869, a german submarine formerly thought to have been sunk off gibraltar. Robert kurson is an american author, best known for his bestselling book, shadow divers, the true story of two americans who discover a sunken world war ii german uboat and for crashing through, the story of an entrepreneur who regains his eyesight after a lifetime of blindness. Smit tak another angle on the story of raising german uboat u534 duration. Researchers have discovered a world war iiera german submarine nearly 70 years after it sank under a withering u. Had a beautiful day on the water with glassy calm seas and a. She conducted three patrols, sinking two ships totalling 5,783 tons.

The u869 log book entries for this time period can be seen here. He has explored and documented wellknown shipwrecks such as the andera doria, rms titanic, and the hmhs britannic, but it was the identification of the wwii german submarine, u869, which catapulted his diving career into the world of television and underwater documentary filmmaking. German submarine u 869 was a german type ixc40 u boat of the kriegsmarine during world war ii whose wreck was discovered off the coast of new jersey in 1991. Had a beautiful day on the water with glassy calm seas and a great dive. Clive cussler robert kursons shadow divers, about the divers exploring a sunken shipwreck off the new jersey coast, is a gripping account of reallife adventurers and a reallife mystery. The same story was the subject of a book by robert kurson called shadow divers. The u869 was built at the deschimag shipyard in bremen and commissioned into the german navy on january 26, 1944. Using this clickable map, naval historian timothy mulligan. In the second essay in this series i wrote about the problem of balancing risk and exploration. This same story was the subject of a random house bestselling book by rob kurson, shadow divers. Snuck out to the u869 yesterday 812 aboard the independence ii. The unterseeboot 869, was a type ixc40 german submarine.

Oct 18, 2012 smit tak another angle on the story of raising german u boat u534 duration. Modelle has never visited that wreck, which sits at a dangerous 240 feet below the surface, but he has sketched. Hitlers lost sub aired in germany in april 1999, a remarkable thing happened. A german submarine discovered off the new jersey coast in 1991 inspired a book and a revised history. In 1991, the discovery and subsequent identification of the german submarine u869, off the coast of new jersey, was the subject of a television documentary, hitlers lost sub, a two hour special for the popular nova series on pbs. U 862 was laid down on 15 august 1942 by deschimag ag weser of bremen. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. A german uboat was found off the coast of new jersey, usa on 2 sept, 1991 by several divers. It was sunk off the american eastern seaboard by a combination hedgehog and depthcharge attack. On 31 august, 1997 these same divers reported evidence that the boat they found is the u 869 knife inscribed with a u 869 crew members name, uzo torpedo aiming device, machinerynumbers from the engine room. The boat underwent acceptance trails on january 17th 1944, and was then commissioned into the kreigsmarine on january 26 1944 as u869. A german u boat was found off the coast of new jersey, usa on 2 sept, 1991 by several divers. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat.