More than 100 German U-Boats were scuttled by the British after the end of World War II in Operation ‘DEADLIGHT’ off the NW coast of Ireland. Exactly where were they sunk? NORMAN FIELD (4642-1996) tells us the following:

BOAT	TYPE	REMARKS
U-1005	VII-C/41	Foundered while under tow on 5 Dec. 1945 and sank at 55.33N x 08.27W
U-1009	VII-C/41	Sunk by gunfire on 16 December 1945 at 55.31N x 07.24W. This boat was attacked in error by an aircraft of RAF Coastal Command after her surrender.
U-1010	VII-C/41	Sunk 7 Jan. 1946 at 55.77N x 07.49W Cause of sinking unknown
U-1019	VII-C/41	Sunk 7 Dec. 1945 at 55.27N x 07.56W by gunfire
U-1022	VII-C/41	Sunk 29 Dec. 1945 at 55.40N x 08.15W Cause of sinking unknown
U-1023	VII-C/41	Sunk 7 Jan. 1946 at 55.49N x 08.24W Cause of sinking unknown
U-1052	VII-C/41	Sunk 9 Dec. 1945 at 55.50N x 10.05W by aircraft of 816 Sqdn, Royal Navy
U-1061	VII-F	Sunk 1 Dec. 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by gunfire
U-1102	VII-C	Sunk 21 Dec. 1945 at 56.04N x 09.35W by gunfire
U-1103	VII-C	Sunk 30 Dec. 1945 at 56.03N x 10.05W by gunfire
U-1104	VII-C	Sunk 1 Dec. 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by gunfire
U-1110	VII-C/41	Sunk 21 Dec. 1945 at 55.45N x 08.19N by gunfire
U-1163	VII-C/41	Sunk 11 Dec. 1945 at 55.50N x 10.05W by aircraft
U-1165	VII-C/41	Sunk 30 Dec. 1945 at 55.44N x 08.40W Cause of sinking unknown
U-1194	VII-C	Sunk 22 Dec. 1945 at 55.59N x 09.55W by gunfire

As reported some months ago in the KTB Magazine, a group in England has gotten a license from HM Government to raise these scuttled U-Boats. The heavy metals such as steel, lead etc. will be sold for scrap. This steel is in demand by manufacturers of medical and surgical supplies, since this steel was made prior to the detonation of the 1st atomic bomb. Almost the entire German High Seas Fleet, scuttled in Scapa Flow after World War One, has been salvaged and used for just this reason. Steel made after the atomic detonation contains some trace amounts of radiation, and so steel made prior to this blast, without trace radiation, is in much higher demand than steel produced after the atomic blast.

This project is definitely not going according to plan. This group had intended to have at least one, if not more, U-Boats to the surface and to the breaker’s yard during summer of 1996 but that has not happened. We will keep you posted on any new reports as they happen. Perhaps 1997 will be the year but at any rate, you may rest assured that any breaking news will appear here on the pages of our KTB Magazine first.