NC Wreck Diving - U-352

Group from "The" DIve Shop diving out of Morehead City, NC, on the WWII German U-Boat U-352.

[@tedwg7472]

This was an amazing wreck. I dived it a couple years ago twice. Can still look inside the conning tower and see a torpedo still loaded inside.

[@annettaharris9269]

Was the torpedo that you could see loaded from looking in the conning tower still live?

[@jamest6837]

my dad was in the pacific as a tailseat gunner in sbd dive bombers and won 4 air medals during the war.. i have been interested in ww2 history since i was a child..i dove the wreck 20 years ago and it remains the coolest war machine or battle site I've ever seen...like my dad would say when sailors got their ship sunk and died ''poor bastards''

[@wadesaleeby2172]

Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City dives this Uboat 22 miles offshore from Cape Lookout. I dove this once long ago. Impressive wreck.

[@tedwg7472]

Yeah, they were amazing. Got a lodge you can stay in for a pretty good price.

[@brucebear1]

Here is an excerpt from the official report of the sinking of U-352: " At 1709 EWT, the U-boat broke the surface at a 45 degree angle, down by the stern. ICARUS immediately opened fire with her 50 calibre M.G. on her starboard quarter and 30 calibre M.G. on the flying bridge. By that time she had moved to approximately 1,000 yards distance. Men were seen climbing from the U-boat’s conning tower. ICARUS swung around as quickly as possible to bring her 3-inch gun to bear. Her first two shells straddled the U-boat, then the gunner found the target. Of fourteen shots six direct hits and one ricochet hit were scored on the hull and conning tower. Thirty-three men tumbled from the conning tower in clock-like precision, swimming rapidly away from the boat. U-352 remained on the surface five minutes. She sank at 1714" Probably, some men were struck by gunfire from Icarus and killed immediately or injured and died in the water; those men would not have "gone down with the ship" but would have been unaccounted for. Icarus recovered 34 men, 4 injured, from the water. A total of 12 remained unaccounted for. (Note: The firing of machine guns at a surfaced sub was not to attempt to sink the U-boat but to prevent members of the sub's crew from manning the deck cannon and/or the anti-aircraft cannon and use them at the US patrol boat. The firing of the 3" gun on Icarus was to damage the U-boat and sink it but this cannon fire would also have helped to protect Icarus from gunfire from the U-boat.) The reported circumstances of the U-boat's sinking indicate that it sank with the hatches open, thus allowing major water entry during the sinking. The reports states that prisoners said that one officer was killed in the control room by the concussion of a nearby depth charge; also, one prisoner who was taken aboard USCGC Icarus had a severed leg; despite first aid, he died shortly afterwards before Icarus reached shore.

[@jurgenkominek4322]

Who are you and who says what you write there? After 2 sets of water bombs at a depth of 30 meters, everything in the boat broke that could have broken, so you wouldn't have had to shoot at it

[@brucebear1]

@@jurgenkominek4322 You may wish to read the official US Navy/Coast Guard report of the sinking. It will provide a lot of detail. www.uboatarchive.net/U-352A/U-352.htm Do have a pleasant day!

[@jurgenkominek4322]

@@brucebear1 Greetings from Germany, I am the son of the cook from U-352 Franz Kominek.Do have a pleasant day!

[@brucebear1]

@@jurgenkominek4322 Good day, Herr Kominek. Thank you for your comments. It appears that U-352 was a well-trained and happy crew. Your father was mentioned as being appreciated -- "GENERAL REMARKS ON U-352 U-352’s crew seemed to be content with the food on board. A standard dinner would comprise meat, potatoes, canned vegetables and fruit. The cook stated he baked and prepared roasts aboard. Two prisoners said the boat carried a supply of gin (Schnapps)." I am sitting today a few meters from the Atlantic on Bogue Banks of North Carolina (which gave the name to the US Navy escort carrier USS Bogue) in a place about 25 Naut. Miles from the location of U-352. The sun is shining warmly, the ocean is gentle - it is a lovely place to be. I hope that the U-Boat Archive section on U-352 was interesting to you. It provides many details -- others from the War are not so complete. I send you good wishes and hope that things are well with you and your family.

[@thepatriot8514]

brucebear1 that report touched me deep in the soul.

[@OSTARAEB4]

Such a sadness in the beauty.

[@BCHSV]

We were diving the 352 on the morning of 9/11. She is still one of my favourite wrecks.

[@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330]

Oh wow, what a day that must've been

[@cuhurun]

Glorious film quality makes this excellent vid even more watchable. Superb work !

[@JonMichael001]

I expect, for a few minutes anyway, that the boat felt almost alive again, with the activity going on around it. They say ships have no soul, but I think 'they' are wrong. Great video. Thank you for posting it.

[@OSTARAEB4]

I love your choice of music for this amazing piece. Makes you realize the waste of war and the young men that perished had parents. So sad.

[@OSTARAEB4]

Dear Sir, thank you. I had to visit again. I see life with the fish and peer into this history from my chair and desk. I'm sure it would be awesome to see in real life but I admit I don't have the strength to do this. I see such a sadness but I wasn't alive then but my father and mother were from American shores. I find it scary our government kept this secret as U-boats were so close to us and kept secret. Yet, the video and the music, the music was perfect and leaves me emotional. I hope no diver EVER brings any "mementos" up. I feel that's a curse and disrespectful. They fought for their cause as did we. I suppose I'm especially emotional because the men in these U-Boats and whatever Navy are young enough to be my son. I see their faces at a red light when I glance over to the next car and think of what I didn't know when I was their age. How could I really?! I cry in my silence.

[@theycallme4799]

@@OSTARAEB4 touching.

[@theall-usechannel8916]

Also makes you realize just how much of a banger Hans Zimmers score for Man of Steel was

[@jdog3708]

Great video, sir. Been there many times. Love that site!

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

The video is perfect. So many Divers . The bubbles are more plentiful than a Larence welk show . Keep making great videos. 😁

[@robertfromcalifornia4111]

The History Guy says it was sank by USCGC Icarus. Depth charges destroyed it and forced it to surface. Once surfaced, the Icarus captain opened fire, not realizing the sub crew wanted to surrender. These Germans were the first American POWs.

[@marvinthiessen3454]

After the Allies dramatically improved their radar techniques combined with long-range reconnaissance planes, the hunters quickly became the hunted. The turning point was May of 1943 when Germany lost 41 U-Boats and 37 others were damaged.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

@@tomcurry8234 It seems that many of the political activists who are NOW trying to destroy Mt Rushmore(along with pretty much ALL American historical statues, even including Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, US Grant, etc), dont even know what state Mt Rushmore is in! 🤔🤨Not to turn this into a political forum, but right now there are A LOT of powerful, influential people from the left side of the political spectrum, who are trying to destroy and re-write FACTUAL American history, with utterly dishonest, subversive ideologically motivated pseudo-history, where America is PURELY EVIL, purely oppressive, and has NO redeeming qualities! See: "The 1619 Project"(and much of the revisionism being taught in our schools by leftist teachers/professors. 👎😡👎 👉 The whole point of this, is to undermine & subvert all support for American democracy and freedom among the public, to be replaced with global, Marxist authoritarianism. But as is ALWAYS the case with Marxist revolutions, the people are COMPLETELY unaware of what it is exactly that they are "signing up for"! 😔😓😞🙁😟

[@alexaga3247]

@@tomcurry8234 Now Europe and North America are dead due to InterNAZIonalism - InterNAZIsm (leftists, antifa and of course communists - internazionalists).

[@bermudezhg]

@@HighlanderNorth1 : Check under your bed tonight, you never know if there are some dimwit hater communists !!

[@theswagman1263]

@@alexaga3247 lmao because leftists are totally in power in the west. people like you are detached from reality. neoliberalism, both dem and GOP, is what's destroyed the west, along with globalisation.

[@dawor1761]

Also, the USA had developed new torpedo guidance systems. The torpedo would follow the sound of the sub's screw and get a direct hit.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

That’s one amazing bit of history right there and in such good condition afte all this time

[@TheLastRoman0000]

Good video. Thanks for sharing. I'll probably check out that dive site in 2021.

[@jdog3708]

See you there, bro

[@jbeerailroader6100]

Been there many times...one of the many beauties of the graveyard of the atlantic..

[@owenblake3357]

I have a place in the graveyard of the Atlantic my beach is Atlantic beach and my father has scuba dived here before

[@oremus2843]

Dived the U-352 back in the late 80’s. The history aspect of it made it an interesting dive but it was not that exciting. Dived the U-85 in the late 70’s. That was an exciting dive! The deck gun still intact, a torpedo visible in one of the torpedo tubes. Tons of marine life. Dark, cold water. Remember it like it was yesterday!

[@philipmayo8201]

I dove this 2 times back in the 1990's from Olympus Dive Center in Moorehead City NC. Very cool. They removed her deck gun and is mounted outside their place. They also have many artifacts the removed from inside her too on display in their shop. Even have the original turntable and german military songs on records and they still played! They saved uniforms and weapons. So nice they could bring them up to save so others can enjoy them as well. Otherwise they would be long gone to the salt water by now.

[@ericheine2414]

Nice visibility, gives you a better sense of proportion. At 115 ft that gives you some nice bottom time. Thanks for sharing.

[@haroldmclean3755]

Great Footage , Kudos 👍🤪

[@michelbillydolly3129]

splendide !

[@paulgrimm7842]

Great visibility

[@spring-jo8xv]

Let them rest in peace

[@cruzdawson3211]

2 things, 1. what is the depth at the sand??? 2. what dive center did you go out with??? (Also AWESOME VIDEO!!!)

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

I just went back and checked the dive log. The maximum depth I recorded on this dive was 114 feet. We went through the Olympus Dive Center (www.olympusdiving.com/) out of Morehead City, NC

[@cruzdawson3211]

Yeah I know them! they have wonderful customer service thanks Rich

[@jbeerailroader6100]

115 to the sand..Dont dive with olympus if you want to deco dive...

[@olentangy74]

Beautiful vid. You had a great dive with good viz and little rip. Two questions: does anyone do penetrations, and were you using nitrox?

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

Nitrox - yes Penetration - not that I know of. Considering that it's a maritime grave, that would be improper. Not to mention, those U-boats were pretty cramped.

[@kenmh7357]

Wow, thanks.

[@norms3913]

There was the U 85 that sunk off the coast of n.c. sunk by the destroyer U.S.S.. Roper 29 dead crew members were recovered and were buried at Hampton national cemetery next to ft. Monroe in Hampton Virginia

[@luigiaschettino5373]

Onore a questi marinai

[@fw1421]

Surprising shallow depth. Did the entire crew perish? Not much of the outer hull left.

[@jasoncarpenter6152]

That vis is incredible! Is this usual conditions?

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

Conditions vary based on weather and currents; I've been fortunate on the times I've been out to the U-352.

[@jdog3708]

Typically, during the summer months, the Gulf Stream moves close to our coast, south of Cape Hatteras, and brings warm, clear water with it. It’s not unusual to have 50-75’ viz and up to 80 degree temp on the sand on the offshore wrecks. Current and weather being a factor as well.

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Great.

[@Tom-io5os]

U-352 sits in 115 ft of water.

[@davidsanders1991]

thanks for the info.

[@cloudtail]

The body’s should still be in their then

[@derprovokateur3496]

cloud tail Nope, crew left, then sank the ship themselves.

[@kennygee2715]

Judging by the comments, it seems this u boat was known for a long time to be down there. I thought it was just discovered a few years ago.

[@michelbilly6942]

splendide

[@norms3913]

At least these sailors are on their eternal patrol

[@rangerjoe3711]

I have dived this wreck many times and it is heartbreaking to see how thieves have looted her over the years.

[@zapfogldorf]

It's been looted? That's brutal! Why can't people just look? That's terrible.

[@idlewild1964]

Ranger Joe the man who found the wreck owned a dive shop in Beaufort and many of the artifacts we're on display in his shop back in 1988!

[@modelleg]

You mean George Purifoy

[@brucebear1]

@EliteGamingSquad It would be hard to tell exactly the difference between looting and items that have deteriorated in more than 75 years, but the deck gun (probably would have been 88mm cannon in 1942) and the 20mm antiaircraft cannon are gone. The 20mm cannon was at one time (maybe 5-6 years ago) displayed on the dock in Beaufort NC with an information plaque on it, it has not been there when I looked there in the years since then and I don't know where it is now. Also, all the instruments and controls off the external bridge are gone. I have heard people say that they've seen flags, china plates, internal instruments and fitting (but I have no proof of this, having not seen them myself). The US Navy sent divers to disarm torpedoes and ammunition because of tales of divers tampering with them or taking parts for souvenirs. The Navy divers reported that some of the triggers on torpedoes were set to the armed position by tamperers or were within a hair's breadth of being armed. When the sub sank, men from its crew opened the hatches as a means of escape. That's why about 33 survivors and a few bodies of survivers who drowned trying to escape or died of battle injuries were recovered from the water by the Coast Guard Cutter Icarus - the boat that sank the sub. My understanding is that even though many hatches were open, there were some dry compartments and pockets in the sub when it was first located after being sunk for many (30 - 40) years. Those compartment were stripped of anything removable. (Again, I do not know this as a fact, since I did not see it but it's widely discussed in the area of Morehead City and Beaufort, NC.) Between survivors and bodies of casualties recovered, it is not likely that too many men went down with the sub but probably there were some. The German government today considers any sunken warship to be its property (and the government is supported by International law of the sea on this) and any warship that is known to contain human remains as a war grave. Tampering with a sunken warship that contains human remains is in the category of desecrating a cemetery.

[@toki89666]

You can see that the hatch on the conning tower has been stolen. People have no damn respect.

[@FrAnC3sCoN123]

what camera did you use?

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

The video footage was recorded using a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition. I used the GoPro Studio software to remove some of the fisheye effect when I was putting it together.

[@yaknbo]

Rich Stanage hello. So the wreck is only in 30-40’ of water? I only ask as I am familiar with gopros depth specs. Thank you. This is the best wreck video I’ve ever seen.

[@tobiaszistler]

The complete outer shell of the uboat is gone How can some uboats still have them and some not ?

[@kn4cc755]

Sea conditions and location. But current, salinity and temperature mostly. Those deeper last longer. It's colder down there and that slows the corrosive effects of the seawater. Fast currents speeds it up. Coastal waters are more salty than oceanic. On the U352, all three are present. It's relatively shallow, lots of current usually and it's not far offshore. It'll be gone before long. As will they all.

[@idlewild1964]

I dove the U352 in November 1988! Not long afterwords a bad storm struck over the wreck blowing sand out of the exposed stern uncovering one of the 10 crewmembers who parished when the USS icarus sank it in 1942! My understanding at the time was the remains we're returned to Germany for burial!

[@patrickmccrann991]

Not USS Icarus but USCGC Icarus. She was a Coast Guard Cutter.

[@kn4cc755]

Your understanding is correct. All that remains that could be found, were repatriated. But the site was not excavated. The sea is its own master. It covers and uncovers things constantly. I was on the 352 just after George and his crew found it. Got blown out three times before we made the first dive. It was quite intact then, even had its deck gun. You could actually do a penetration dive but it was dicey. The depth, tank capacities and gas made for serious planning. My logs for that era are buried in storage a continent away but I'm going to say it was 1973-4.

[@AcePhantom01]

What class is this u boat? I don’t recognize the con tower design

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

German submarine U-352 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-352).

[@stevemariner6768]

It’s because so much has rotted away, all the outer hull and most of the details of the conning tower have gone.

[@crystalcoastdayboat2531]

I am interested in putting this video on display in my store. I was wondering if i could possibly get your consent before hand

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

Absolutely!

[@crystalcoastdayboat2531]

Thank You!

[@constitution_8939]

I wonder who has her deck gun and AA Gun because it looks like she has been relieved of them. Given the chance long ago, they'd be in my barn right now all Ready to Fire too.

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

I believe one of those guns is on display at the dock of Olympus Dive Center (www.olympusdiving.com/). I found a photo on their Facebook page (facebook.com/olympusdivecenter/photos/a.10151468652625379/10158116114555379)

[@ericb4127]

It's gonna take a lot of time in steel wool to get that seaworthy again.

[@arthurking7949]

Nice video... didnt you feel something when you were in front of these acuatic grave?

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

Always, when I'm diving the U-352.

[@getmorecontent.]

What did you feel at U-352 oOOH and any strange dreams when sleeping?

[@thomassteenburg7220]

how are they identified by number??

[@zmaschannel4808]

This was the second U boat sank by the US in WW2 and the first German POWs captured by the US in the war. It is also a war grave. I just started diving in the last year..... about how many dives do you think someone should have before they go on this dive?

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

Olympus Dive requires an Advanced Diver certification to dive the U-352. Nitrox certification is strongly recommended. I had over 60 dives the first time I dove the U-352. I would suggest at least 20-30, some of which should be blue water (not quarry) dives. She lies in about 115 feet of water, so plan accordingly.

[@hansguenter6263]

U-352, vor der US-Küste von einem Kutter der Küstenwache schwer beschädigt und von der Crew selbst versenkt.....;

[@AdamWomble]

how much is a charter and who runs it

[@Lilnasty-jo3dc]

Adam Womble call the Olympus Dive shop in Morehead City NC! They do it all the time! They have items from U352 in the shop, very cool to see!

[@guitardds]

I am Padi Certified, any other requirements? Love to do this dive

[@spencerhetmanski5167]

AdventuresOfTheKanFam What type of certified, you have to be at least AOW to dive the U 352 because just Open Water you have a max depth of 60 ft / 20 M. This wreck sits in 115 ft / 35m of water

[@charlesg7926]

They SAY you need your “advanced” but to be honest bcuz the bottom (sand) is only 115 feet, so you’re fine doing it. It’s not like doing the Great Blue Hole (which has a bottom of 300 feet). If your buoyancy messes up on this one, you won’t die, is my point. But if you mess up a dive on the blue hole… you’re done lol.

[@dieterbartels205]

Es ist traurig alles in Englisch??? Warum??das

[@dawor1761]

Hey, who took the gun?!

[@danielleclare2938]

Where is the deck gun?

[@ianmelrose8590]

13 chaps died on her rip to them

[@transnerdboy]

may nazis never rest in peace

[@dado500]

@@transnerdboy why nazis? Maybe they were locksmits,plummers,car mechanics who Got a call from drift service? Say no to them and you Got a Bullet on the head

[@transnerdboy]

@@dado500 most germans at the time were pro- nazi party. these men themselves were sinking cargo ships like the one they sank and is abt 100 meters away. a nazi is a nazi.

[@unsuspiciouschair4501]

@@transnerdboy they weren't nazis. They were fighting for Germany not for Hitler

[@transnerdboy]

@@unsuspiciouschair4501 who do you think was running germany/the war? who do you think admiral doenitz was answering to? all branches of the third reich's military fell under nazi command. therefore, nazis.

[@thehollandcowboy]

open the hatch on the tower

[@rzr2ffe325]

The music makes me think of the 1940's German war machine lol

[@davebadge41]

It is a WARGRAVE

[@getmorecontent.]

Can you actually hold your breathe when diving? Nice video. Google Earth brought me here. Any strange dreams when sleeping?

[@rangerjoe3711]

Most divers are familiar with a technique called "skip breathing" where you may cut your respiration rate by 33-50%. It will extend your air a good bit but it can be very dangerous in deep dives because the carbon dioxide and nitrogen concentration in your blood will rise markedly, leaving you at greater risk for the bends or that is called hypercapnia.

[@jasoncarpenter6152]

Number one rule while diving: Never stop breathing. You may not be moving up or down vertically but all it takes is a large “swell” to pass overhead without your knowledge and you could have an over expansion or lung rupture.

[@jamesdenny4734]

What was that... no narration, nothing to tell what it is ?

[@charlesbruce8560]

How deep?

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

114 feet to the sand

[@paulgee8253]

Conditions look perfect. What size, type tanks were used ? thnx

[@MrSwimswithsharks]

A lot of folks rent 100 cu ft cylinders filled with 28% Nitrox. I use my own cylinders - 130 cu ft steel cylinders filled with 28%, with a 40 cu ft aluminum pony cylinder

[@paulgee8253]

thanx. great video

[@pesamas0000]

This look like sunked by crew for some reason

[@mollycaz1]

Could they raise this sub ?

[@harrisoncurrey1578]

Craig E why?

[@mollycaz1]

@@harrisoncurrey1578 to put in a Museum they've done that with other subs

[@harrisoncurrey1578]

Craig E eh it’s a wartime wreck I’d say let it rest

[@mollycaz1]

@@harrisoncurrey1578 you may be right

[@luorr]

I think it would fall apart if they tried to raise it

[@danielsinclair1368]

Praise the lord they got out before they scuttled their u boat

[@desert1cop]

They won't respond,beneath some people

[@slender_0434]

oof that submechanophobia lmao

[@angelaprestwood1351]

who ever came up with those stupid flippers has caused very worn out legs

[@user-wj2qp1ig5s]

Dude, give me titanic not some 10 ft down tourist attraction shh...

[@wadesaleeby2172]

Why? You can't dive there aquaman.

[@markhill7596]

it's a graveyard.

[@briandavenport8971]

Ear rape

[@user-cz2hj5fy3q]

Доломали уже, ничего не осталось! Всё что можно было снять уже сняли! Уроды!

[@davidsanders1991]

The music sucks. there is no music U/W.

[@wadesaleeby2172]

But apparently stupidity from the peanut gallery...

[@user-oj2pi5tf7g]

Какое-то неполное видео. Побывать в таком месте и не заплыть внутрь?? Я понимаю, что погибшая лодка объявлена братской могилой и всё такое прочее из морских законов, и 100% процентов дайверы были внутри лодки, и решили выложить фрагмент. С расчёта на то, чтр зритель схавает, сойдёт и так. Или не бздите никого и снимайте то, что сами видете, или не снимайте вовсе. Халтурщики и фуфлыжники!

[@southafricandominion]

dreadful music no need