The End
A mass of surrendered German U-boats at their mooring at Lisahally, Northern Ireland. There are nine of the 21 class (1600 tons carrying 23 torpedoes), four of the 9 class (500 tons) and thirty nine of the 7 class (also 500 tons), a total of fifty two U-boats.
Operation Deadlight, November-december 1945 British and German personnel on the conning tower of an unidentified Type VII U-boat surrendered at Lisahally, 14 May 1945. Operation Deadlight was a post-war exercise to scuttle the surrendered U-boat fleet.
The Polish Navy during the Second World War The Polish Navy destroyer ORP Krakowiak towing German Type XXIII U-boat U-2337 out to sea for scuttling on 28 November 1945 during the Operation Deadlight.
ORP Krakowiak przygotowuje się do operacji holowania U-1165
Niemiecki okręt podwodny U-2337 holowany przez ORP Krakowiak.
Historical Overview
Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation of November 1945 – February 1946 to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies after the defeat of Germany near the end of World War II. After the surrender, political discussions continued between the Allies concerning the final disposal of the surviving German naval vessels, the result of which was an agreement to retain 30 U-boats in total, to be divided equally between the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union. The remainder would be scuttled.
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Unconditional surrender of Germany.
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