SMIT TAK - Another angle on the story of raising German U-boat U534

Watch this different angle on raison the German U-boat 534 which allegedly would have gold onboard

[@hughthompson6781]

I got a personal guided tour round this when it was in one piece in Birkenhead by an ex submariner who worked at the museum. I was the only person there so he had all the time in the world. This is what he told me, as I recall it. I cannot say whether it is true or not. In late 1944 the boat was taken over by the SS. The SS was a purely military organisation and had neither aircraft or ships. It was sent to Danzig in Poland (now Gdansk) and given a complete overhaul despite other U Boats needing urgent repairs. Once completed in early 1945 the Polish shipworkers were lined up against the wall of the dry dock and shot by the SS to prevent anyone talking. It was fuelled and provisioned for a long sea voyage. This was a time when both were in very short supply and Doenitz had withdrawn U boats from the Atlantic because of the rate of sinking by the allies. When the boat was ready to sail all non essential crew were sent below decks. It was usual for the crew to stand on the deck especially since this would possibly be the last time they would be seeing Germany. At this point a car drew up and a man in civilian clothes wearing a hat and with his collar turned up gotvout and went straight aboard. Nobody knows who he was. Fast forward. Going round the boat it was noticeable that small rectangles about a foot long had been recently cut out of the plating in a few places. This had been done crudely with a gas torch so was not part of the original overhaul and the edges were not corroded. From memory one was near the forward heads. Another was on the starboard forward side of the keel. There may we gave been others in parts of the boat I couldn't see. Neither were in places that had any relevance to storage of ammunition or any other supplies, nor were anything to do with the operation of the boat or the salvage operation. They appeared to be what those in the smuggling trade call 'concealments.' I asked the ex submariner what they were and he said he had no idea but they were nothing to do with operating the boat such as access to valves or anything else. They were just access to dead space. Your guess is as good as mine, but you have to ask yourself, why would someone go to the immense expense of salvaging a submarine of all things, empty the whole thing out, and then give it away to a foreign country? Nobody seems to know (or isn't telling) who the stranger was but he seems to be unaccounted for. It was fascinating to go round when it was in one piece. One of the things that was pointed out to me was the bank of valves used to control the flow of water round the ballast tanks. There were something like 30 of these in six rows of five or something like that. The valves were just like the ones you see in houses with a ring to turn which was slightly dished in the middle. But alternate rows had the ring back to front. On a shelf just below this was a large spanner, far too big to be used on the valves. The old boy explained that the alternate valve rings were so you could tell the difference in the dark and find ghecrow you needed. Then he rapped some of them with the spanner and each had a different musical note! This had been achieved by drilling little sockets in the metal. So not only could you tell which row was which by feeling which way round the ring was, you could then find the one you wanted by tapping it! It was a truly eerie experience because it was very much as it had been found. It had been hosed down but there was still mud everywhere. I couldn't go into the conning tower as it was too dangerous as the ladder wasn't safe and it had been blocked off. Or there was something else up there they wanted to hide! Maybe there's nothing to it, but if you were going to flee to South America you would want to take some pocket money wouldn't you? And if you were intercepted and searched you wouldn't want anyone finding 'stuff' would you? Oh, and about the torpedoes. Why take torpedoes to South America? The last thing you would be doing is attacking shipping and drawing attention to yourself. I read a book about another U Boat that escaped to Argentina. They sailed with all their torpedoes and had to keep them all to prove that none had been fired. On arrival in Argentina (a neutral country) or if intercepted they would be inspected. If there were any missing they would be assumed to have been fired at shipping as an act of piracy, accused of war crimes and the officers shot and the crew imprisoned. This happened to another UBoat which was in the Atlantic when the order to surrender came and legitimately fired some torpedoes. Instead of making for Africa they went to Argentina and as soon as the missing torpedoes were noticed they were imprisoned and returned to their home port, which by then was in Russian hands. It didn't end well for them. A bit of a ramble, but there is a lot about this we don't know!

[@manuellangius2896]

The pieces of metal cut out recently, maybe needed for non nuclear steel examples. Because these boats where build before the nuclear age. I just read a article that some countries asks the UK and USA for a permit to salvage the uboats from operation Deadlight because of their "clean" steel.

[@openroad6522]

Thanks for sharing!

[@codyking4848]

Sniff sniff.... smells like.... bullshit

[@VashStarwind]

Seems like a fake torpedo would be the place to hide all your good stuff. Checking some random torpedo that you knew nothing about, would be the last thing youd want to do..

[@1corrsfan]

Ur so lucky to have gotten a look round.. Had they cleared that debris and shite they showed towards the end of was it stacked up on top of each other.. The for sharing. ⚓

[@Utubin]

I love this and these types of documentarys. I could watch for a lifetime.👍

[@gaz3097]

I visited this U-boat in 2015. She's been cut into 3 pieces and is now a museum in Liverpool, all the contents from inside are on display including an enigma decoding device, nazi flags and other stuff.

[@robertdraper5782]

It's actually in Birkenhead across the river from Liverpool, I pass it a couple of time a week.

[@richierawson]

Yes the boat is In Birkenhead Wirral not Liverpool

[@MrMrliamo]

@@robertdraper5782 could I go and see it? Is it still on display? Liam from the west of Ireland

[@robertdraper5782]

@@MrMrliamo It a permanent display

[@RUFATIMANLI-bv8xj]

Video ended at the most interesting part..

[@geronimo5537]

Amazes me how there is still so much in there right where it was left. Almost like an abandoned house in time.

[@rayoeler3055]

Wonderful piece of history !

[@myverycoolusername]

still such an impressive operation, i never get over this

[@MegaBoilermaker]

I think that you may find that the suit was named the atmosheric diving suit as it operated at an internal pressure as of the surface - 1 atmosphere.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

JIM Suit and, damn it, I want one (yes, yellow & black) for beekeeping, albeit, mine must have an Air conditioner upgrade. That'll show them nasty bees who's boss!

[@MrMAC8964]

it was originally called the newt suit ,designed by a dude in my city.

[@agustisalva8259]

Amazing!!! Great file about this submarine!!!!!

[@AS-zk6hz]

If you visit Chicago go to the museum of science and industry. We have the captured u505 on display inside the it's well preserved. You can tour it inside and see it from the outside. A beautiful boat. A great tour. It's well preserved.

[@TheFulcrum2000]

Or if you live in Europe, visit the U995 in Laboe Germany :-)

[@davidm3maniac201]

Or go to Portsmouth. We have the Alliance submarine. Not cut in three either. 🇬🇧

[@grahamwilliamson4825]

The ingenuity of the German engineering at this time was second to none , I went on this u boat and a young man showed us around and underneath running boards they stored a full engine in greased paper for doing a full refurb at sea pistons crankshafts everything water proofing on the hull that they hadn’t seen before , temperred ballawheels that made a different musical note that the engineer could recognise in the dark

[@markmatthews1569]

Ive been in this UBoat when it was in Birkenhead Liverpool before it was cut into 3 sectons , They were stuill finding things at the time. All of her crew were under 21 years of age

[@EFFEZE]

Bet you nicked something being as in Birkenhead and that

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@EFFEZE they left the sub on bricks after nicking the wheels

[@kennethljungberg642]

Wow what a great moment !!!!

[@ronaldschumannjunior2716]

Milhões foram gastos em engenharia, materiais, mão de obra e muito, mas muito trabalho para resgatar esse submarino! A história do mundo é mais importante quando enxergada do ângulo certo!

[@tplugnickel]

Great video!

[@marthasullivan6738]

interesting, but i wish they had translated the former crew's comments......

[@spinaway]

@Michael Wolff Ha ha I thought i had gone simple reading the auto translate.

[@kloppskalli]

i dont remember them saying anything really interesting.

[@ianhopcraft9894]

@Michael Wolff Yes, how very true that is, even after all these years and might I add: "You can see her manliness risk for the York of Huntington losing".

[@kingjames7273]

Operation paper weight lol not for our ears somebody gonna get very rich if that nazi gold is there

[@trreb1]

@Michael Wolff "plus we give or take up his orgins when people come for hours". When I saw that part I lost it, LOL. It's around the 3:18 mark.

[@toki89666]

11:36 I'm pretty sure those are MG-13 magazines. That would be very cool to have one from a wrecked U-Boot.

[@darhergraficos]

they are not, they are flak 37 magazines The U-534 carried the rare Twin 3.7 cm Flakzwilling M43U on the DLM42 mount. This was one of the best AA weapons of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. The DLM42 mount was used mainly on the Type IX as it was too heavy for the Type VII U-boats. The 3.7 cm Flak M42U was the marine version of the 3.7 cm Flak used by the Kriegsmarine on Type VII and Type IX U-boats.

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@darhergraficos wow you know your stuff. Did you serve in the forces

[@boboala1]

Well-done!

[@jdraver]

raised it perfectly then cut it up lol madness

[@madseavets]

It was in Birkenhead for years. Then a developer wanted to turn the warehouses by the dock into luxury apartments. They wanted the dock area for parking so the u-boat and everything else had to go. Most of the other ships were scrapped. At least the u-boat is still on display, even if it's in sections.

[@geronimo5537]

I'm annoyed they could destroy any of those artifacts.

[@felixcat9318]

The main reason for sectioning the vessel was that of economy, in that the costs involved to move it intact were unaffordable, so the sectioning enabled the vessel to be saved from being scrapped because it was then able to be transported at a cost the owners could manage. In many ways, having the hull sectioned allows a greater audience to see the artefact close up. Being held on the Mersey is quite appropriate as many of the submarines victins would have sailed to or from that river. Excellent salvage operation, beautifully executed by absolute professionals.

[@praeceptor]

Ok, so the mighty Praeceptor is going to give you what you are craving for: a transcription of what the German former crew members were saying. And a shoddy translation of it. It's gonna be huge, it's gonna be great, and very, very powerful.... So, please note: I am going to translate this in the wrong direction, from native to foreign language. Flaws will occur, though they are not intended. 2:40 "Wir haben da oben geboxt. Hoch! Raus, raus! Wir müssen raus, nich? Das ging dann auch gut. Die haben danach aufgehört zu schießen, nachdem die gemerkt haben: das Boot ist verloren." [We boxed at each other, up there. Up! Out, out! We need to get out, eh? That worked well. They stopped shooting after they had realised: the boat was lost.] 2:53 "Ich hab noch soviel Gedanken gehabt, dass ich mein Käppi abnahm, über die Ohren, meinen Tauchretter aufgeblasen, nach Backbord, Anlauf genommen, nach Steuerbord, und dann ins Wasser rein." [I still was mindful enough to take down my cap, pull it over the ears, inflated the escape set, over to portside, took a run-up starboard and then into the water.] 3:08 "Als ich rauskam, oben, am Turm, lag das Boot schon schief im Wasser. Und hab gesehen, als wie ich ím Wasser war, dass wir übers Heck abgesoffen sind, und der Bug kam vorne raus." [When I got out, up at the (conning) tower, the boat was already listing in the water. And (I) saw, when I was in the water, that we were sinking stern side, and the bow was lifted.] 7:05 Mostly indistinctive chatter. 7:44 "(...) jetzt in Anlauf genommen ist, dass das Boot gehoben wird... Das war mein erster Ausruf: Wenn das Boot gehoben wird, biste da! Naja , und nu(n) woll(e)n wir mal sehen, was wird, nä." [(Incomplete sentence) (...) is going to be attempted, that the boat will be hoisted ( in the meaning of salvaged)... My first exclamation was: you will be there! And now let's see how it's going to turn out, eh?]

[@jbrobertson6052]

Thank you for your translation the KZbin one sucks

[@BroWCarey]

Thank you. KZbin's closed caption translation was gibberish.

[@dahveed284]

Only 62 meters deep. Not very deep in the grand scope of the ocean. I'm glad they raised it.

[@tekpar89]

The hull itself is 76m long!!

[@IgorMint-tp2wm]

Крутая операция.Зачет.

[@jbrobertson6052]

This should have been hours longer but thanks for what is here Does anyone know if there is any other videos of this???????

[@Utubin]

You might have seen this already but figured I would share the link.👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWisopd_o9Z9g9U

[@davidhall1779]

Powerful story.

[@cesarferreirasantana6162]

Fantastic.

[@willi-fg2dh]

when i turned on closed captioning, it looked like everything was run through a bad German to Chinese translation program then into English by a native speaker of URDU who just didn't care.

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

willi0000000 : HA! That’s a good “interpretation!”

[@EFFEZE]

Lol

[@Mercmad]

The airmern who were flying the bomber, where were they from ?

[@marcryvon]

It's clearly said Scotland.

[@goprojoe360]

They were English and Australians based out of Tain Scotland. My father was on G for George Liberator.

[@andreaskaminski5098]

Wahnsinn ne Zeitkapsel 👍

[@leso204]

Needs updated vid' with english subtitles ...............

[@jaredhollinger328]

That's wild

[@KaitlynnUK]

Slightly different version, but with English translations of what the Kriegsmarine sailors said - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWisopd_o9Z9g9U

[@curtisducati]

Should have restored it not cut it up , I own lots of things from this U boat they auctioned loads off on Ebay that they didn't want for the museum , have lots of personal items from the crew including the captains gold tipped pen ! And his shaving things etc , did try to get the flag but no chance ! Did manage to buy an engine room work lamp from U-12 , it's next to my TV in my living room !

[@eriksimca9409]

amazing to see once enemies meet just as regular people

[@west2284]

Nu zijn we vrienden, het leven kan raar lopen, beter laat dan nooit.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@west2284 Ja.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@west2284 As an American, as a grandson of a Polish NCO , I have no ill will towards your people. In fact, my brother in law is of German origin. #Nomorebrotherwars

[@bradschwamberger1217]

So did they find anything of interest on board?

[@lriper4702]

The gold was salvaged in 1986, when it was originally found...

[@Jay5-0]

Was any gold recovered?

[@christianmadsen7997]

Sadly not

[@abdulkhafidtirtojoyo4511]

How about a German U boat submarine which found in Java sea Indonesia?

[@bw2442]

I wonder if there were any dry compartments? Probably not.

[@hughthompson6781]

The headspace contained trapped air so parts of the deckhand were preserved intact. The entrance to the officer's quarters had a strip of teak round it!

[@erikandersson1647]

Didn't even know they had sea cranes massive enough to muscle a sub up and out of the water like that!

[@oldshep2695]

The Russian nuke sub kirsk. was raised and that was titanic in size to this u boat..And as Cris Van Bekkum says SMIT TAK has done it all on salvage work..What them dont know , they would find out first..

[@razor1uk610]

@@dosgamer74 water, ammunition, mud & silt etc..

[@lee2217]

The betelgeuse is another interesting salvage You will find it on youtube

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@oldshep2695 yes saw the video on that. That sub was huge

[@johnnyguitar6639]

I remember this. Everyone was sooo hyped and thought they would find gold in it.Turned out, not surprisingly ,there was no gold.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Plenty of helmets on board.

[@johnnyguitar6639]

@Paddy le Blanc Cause there are supposedly a lot of Nazi gold.not accounted for. Personally I think it took the same route,as all the billions we lost in latest war

[@johnnyguitar6639]

@Paddy le Blanc No the war on terror,which seem to rain money on people

[@VashStarwind]

Or it was hidden inside a fake torpedo and they blew it up! haha

[@kloppskalli]

7:15 ''..buy you a drink'' JA JA.. 😁

[@VashStarwind]

Holy crap, those ammo clips at 11:36 werent even rusty or anything, i wonder if they still would have fired ha. Probably not, but dang they were in very surprisingly good condition

[@marcellino1956]

Should have spent more time on the raised sub then all that other stuff

[@ToyotatechDK]

Danmark 💪🏼💪🏼

[@rb67mustang]

Did they find anything out of the ordinary in U534? That's what I'd like to know.

[@lriper4702]

Everything was removed in 1986, when it was originally found.. we will never know

[@dietmargommlich5832]

Der blanke Wahnsinn ! Chapeau !!!

[@VashStarwind]

"Grab those rusty torpedos while your at it!" lol

[@auto_76]

Супер ! Очень интересно!

[@mohorovski]

Translation: Super! Highly interesting. I agree!

[@thee49-d3m]

we petitioned after raised not to be cut to no avail

[@richb.4374]

It would have been nice to know what the submarine crewmen said, not all of us speak German.

[@KaitlynnUK]

Slightly different version, but with English translations of what the Kriegsmarine sailors said - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWisopd_o9Z9g9U

[@tehallanaz]

I bet it smells really nice in there

[@granskare]

we should make sure the remains are undisturbed or are taken home for proper burial and that loved ones are informed.

[@CavZippo]

Seeing as she is a war grave, she should simply be left alone.

[@tweston800]

She isn't a war grave. Crew escaped the sinking.

[@granskare]

@@tweston800 that is good news. thanks:)

[@mickcarson8504]

What? After 70 years, loved ones? Pfft.

[@markmatthews1569]

@TheCamshafter DEPTH CHARGES Dropped by Liberators damaged it i was told when i visited it before it was cut into 3 sections. There was still power in the VARTA Batteries at this time and it was fitted with OSRAM Light Bulbs which still worked.

[@johnmcculloch5736]

So the German crew looking on aren't saying anything about the booty

[@777poco]

made no sense to have the old crew speak in German without a translation at least

[@pd1jap]

I thought it was cool to hear survivors speak. They didn't say anything very important. More like: As soon as they saw crew on deck they ceased fire. And : I went to deck, put air in my livesaver went to starbord made a run to the other side and jumped off.

[@derekh8964]

Turn on captions and it’s automatically translated.

[@fedediazdiaz4309]

Can someone provide me info about that Magazine named SIgNAL at 0:02 ? i remember when i was a kid a neighboor of mine had a similar one also Named SIGNAL ¿ can anyone provide me info about what it is?

[@enricol5974]

Signal was a propaganda magazine published by the nazi german army (Wehrmacht)

[@fandangofandango2022]

Big Time Engineering.

[@daandiks8747]

Dutch engineering 🇳🇱

[@clydecessna737]

This video taught me nothing: not about war, not about salvage or about submarines.

[@edgarhelbling6525]

It was not meant to. It was meant to lure idiots to click on it. Lazy twats will upload a phone book if it works. Shit quality, crap subject, and brit narrator. Thats all the brits seem to do these days.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

++@@edgarhelbling6525++ Would you rather the narrator had been a megalomaniacal american with a speech impediment, chip on his shoulder and plans to make the entire thing into a hollywood blockbuster? At least with a "brit narrator" there is no propaganda or problem understanding what he is saying. Perhaps you'd be better off watching the video "Still on Patrol. The Hunt for U boat 215" if you want a bit of self promotion, exaggeration and american style drama.

[@marcryvon]

Hey Clyde Make a little research by yourself, lazy twart ! Even by Google, dummy !

[@marcryvon]

@Hal 9000 👍 BTW, I like your name !!

[@charlestorruella8591]

Then don't watch it dumbass

[@ricksmith7357]

cool

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

If anyone wants a really good laugh, turn on the close captioning. It's soooo off, it's funny!

[@PieAndChips]

[MUSIC]

[@jaimieboy999]

Urbex at elite level lol

[@emilevanessen1680]

ADS means Atmospheric diving suit ...

[@hueyh9773]

Filming with great but show me the gold you didn't do that

[@Dba8er]

lots of sour kraut on board back in the day.

[@shotfirer-yf7ub]

..oops

[@puttyanimal3909]

I know of the Lancaster named G-George. Is there a surviving Liberator as well?

[@goprojoe360]

George was struck off charge and scrapped from what I can find out. My father was on George that sunk U534. Please email me if you think George is still around, as I have been looking for it for years? [e-mail]

[@gone547]

@@goprojoe360 there is a Lancaster bomber, callsign 'G' for George on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra along with an Me-109, Me-262, P51 Mustang, Mosquito, Kittyhawk, Zero and numerous other WW 1 & 2 aircraft. Get in touch with them (AWM) for details on George. As a kid in the 60s and before the War Memorial was properly secured, Iwould climb aboard G for George and examine the plane from tip to tail, seating myself in all the various crew positions, I also recall the cleaners would stow their mops and buckets in the fuselage via the square door on the r/h side and that is how I gained entry. Being a skinny kid I also accessed and examined the WW1 British tank, a French Renault 2 man tank, a Jap midget sub and played with many other artifacts including a German MG 34 twin mount, relics that are all now untouchable. I was like a kid in a lolly shop but held a genuine interest and treated everthing with the respect they deserved. A respect ingrained in me by my father who fought in North Africa and The Pacific theatres and didn't live too long after discharge, finally succumbing to the effects of the numerous wounds he had received.

[@gone547]

@@goprojoe360 Wikipedia will give you what you are after regarding G-for-George.

[@starfireix8207]

@@goprojoe360 If it's the Lancaster, then it's on display at the War Memorial as mentioned by John. My Grandfather was the last pilot who flew it around Papua New Guinea while also flying it around Australia before it made it's rest at the Museum.

[@TheAaronmh]

Some subtitles would have been nice. Good show, though.

[@Inferalanding]

The closed captioning function worked well for me

[@Crashed131963]

@@Inferalanding Probably does not know what the CC thingy is for. LOL

[@reluctantanorak]

Shame there are no subtitles or voiceover for the German speakers. Walked through U534 around 2002 when on the dockside at Birkenhead and it was made clear there had been no treasure in it, was just one of the last routine patrols (from Kiel to Norway) caught by a depth charge from planes to which U534 successfully returned fire, all but 3 of 52 crew were rescued. In 2002 much of the interior and its contents were as found including a small section at top of an internal bulkhead which was still clean despite all the flooding.

[@rdvrlrn]

speaker 1: “we were banging on the ceiling. out, out. we need to get out. it worked well. they stopped shooting after they noticed the boat was lost.” speaker 2: “i had enough sense to remove my hat, pull it over my ears, inflate my diving equipment, run from port to starboard and into the water.” speaker 3: “when i came out up at the tower, the boat already lay askew in the water. i saw that we’d sunken at the rear and that the bow was raising at the front.” speaker 2: “when it was made clear that the ship would be raised, my first reaction was - i’ll be there. we shall see what comes of it.”

[@ecclesiastes_]

Восстановили или нет?

[@christianmadsen7997]

Not. Cut in 3 Pieces and is now on museum in Liverpool

[@derekstocker6661]

Interesting video BUT why are the translations so poor on some video's, you see the news on TV sometimes that are nothing like what is being said, we are in the 21st Century, why cannot whoever does these sometimes meaningless translations and sub titles get it right, is it really that difficult? Apart from that, good programme.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

Translation task was sent to the lowest bidder

[@user-pe1rq1kj6s]

Молодцы!

[@uncommonsense6635]

When they mentioned deep. 62 meter is rather shallow as far as the ocean is concerned.

[@EFFEZE]

Think he just meant deep for that area of the ocean

[@oldshep2695]

This is my personal view..and mine only..That sub wasnt intended to go for SouthAmericas. (Argentina) it was to small. and 99% of all oilers had been sunk.Yes some made it to the eastcoast of N/America..But there you have a crew that scuttled their boat..There was nothing hiding on that u boat...nuf said.. PS , my hat goes off to the divers as had to cut away all that fishing nets........... A divers worst nightmare..A JOB Welldone ..

[@ellin67]

Translation of the German veterans' comments!

[@DNADirekt]

Just smalltalk

[@stevemoy6063]

The is war about, live or die.

[@MrSubmariner13]

Removing ww2 torpedoes that have been submerged. Talk about unstable . Not the weapons, the guys doing the work. "if you ain't living on the edge, you're taking up too much space. "

[@JaseCJay]

I think my CC is on drugs...

[@jbrobertson6052]

Mine has been for years lol

[@JaseCJay]

@@jbrobertson6052 lol

[@stevemccoy8138]

I would say that they knew something very valuable was on board , probably GOLD BARS

[@maspytoganteng8858]

7:24 UFO

[@FzZach]

maspyto ganteng that’s a bird.

[@jerrybootneck1736]

Isn't U534 on public display in Liverpool.

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

Jerry Bootneck : yes. Chopped into 3 or 4 sections and you cannot enter it. That’s what happens when the broken British system gets involved. Their Lords and Dukes are blue blooded idiots!

[@jerrybootneck1736]

Thank you T.E. Ross and I have to agree with you if they chopped it up, I only caught a fleeting glance of it as I was almost past it on the ferry 2 years ago and could only see the top part, if I'd have had more time I would have gone back for a proper look but would have also been gutted to see it chopped into pieces. Sounds to me more like a money spinning idea from the city than preserving it's history for all to enjoy.

[@madseavets]

No, it's in Birkenhead, on display by the ferry terminal. £7.50 entrance charge. www.merseyferries.co.uk/about/u-boat-story/

[@MrKen-wy5dk]

420p???

[@razor1uk610]

so if they are able to salvage, the submarine is not classed as a wargrave? ..or it is in Russian, PRC or other corrupt nations waters?

[@charlestorruella8591]

No one died on it the whole crew made it off the boat which makes it fare game

[@dongibbs4450]

I thought this would have been a war grave and not to be touched

[@mikereger1186]

Don Gibbs - well, ordinarily ships go down, remains decompose, you get rusty hulls and hazardous munitions. Dive and look at it by all means but leave it alone. There’d be an argument if a still-sealed vessel gets found, though - as a time capsule it would be irreplaceable.

[@Gazpacho8]

The crew all escaped, two died of exposure and one of decompression sickness I seem to recall.

[@mikereger1186]

Gazpacho8 - uh, does that make it salvage or would it still be the property of Germany?

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@mikereger1186 its salvage

[@taunteratwill1787]

Smit Tak, so you needed the Dutch again to get the watery shit done. :-))

[@superevohrc]

🙋‍♂️

[@user-rq3so2ny2c]

13:08 рыбалка))))

[@karstenboyenielsen4576]

This could have been a good video if profs had made it. What a shame.

[@addz17]

It's not a sub anymore, it's chopped into 5 pieces and they've had some glazing and little porches/awnings. The museum costs more than you used to pay to get a complete guided tour around an intact u-boat! You can thank Merseytravel, they chopped up one of only 4 surviving u-boats in the interest of saving a few pound. It should have been sold to a corporation or museum that had some experience in preserving and maintaining a rare artifact like this... not chop it up due to lack of on-site space then extort the public to see it.

[@geronimo5537]

same for destroying any of it during the recovery.

[@jmad8163]

Disgusting desecration of the history and my ancestors

[@lostcoastcasting6072]

There weren't any "remains disturbed". This vessel surrendered at the end of the war and was scuttled. No loss of life, no war grave, no hull damage, they just opened the seacocks that were installed, just in case they had a need to scuttle. it filled with water and sank. End of story.

[@diogenesesenna9323]

Your history is in error - U534 was sunk by an RAF Liberator using depth charges (after the submarine had shot another down), she was not scuttled. It was on the 5th of May 1945 and although a partial surrender had taken place, this was only south of the 56th parallel. U534 was North of this position and was travelling north with no immediate intention of surrendering. Furthermore, although all the crew did manage to get off the submarine alive, not all of them survived to be rescued. Three or four (the numbers vary according to account) died of exposure before rescue and, in one case, damage to his lungs after escape from the stricken boat after it had sunk. However, since there were no known bodies aboard, you are correct in saying that she was not a War Grave.

[@diogenesesenna9323]

@@asificam1 I read your comment yesterday and I decided to think about it before I answered. Although I can certainly see your point, which means I'm not saying you're wrong, I feel that it doesn't matter it it's a foot under water, or four miles, a War Grave is still a War Grave and should remain inviolate. However, if it becomes necessary to raise the remains to protect them against plunder, then that would be the better course of action.

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

Diogenese Senna : I’m not disagreeing with you, but am curious your thoughts on Antique shipwrecks in the Baltic? Hundreds, some perhaps as old as a thousand years surely have dead on board, yet we relish the opportunity to see, and seek knowledge about them. Where do we draw the line? I remember Jacques Custoa lifting skulls in Truck Lagoon many years ago. Was he wrong? I’ve served, I’ve buried all of my family, Sister, Brother, Mom and Dad..... I’ve come to the conclusion that ALL of us die, therefore we are gone. Our remains are just that.... Remains. When Glory calls, we will rise! It matters not when or where our remains are scattered. But? Who the hell am I?

[@lostcoastcasting6072]

@@diogenesesenna9323 There is an interview hosted by History.net that was filmed of one of the survivors stating that he personally was ordered to open the sea-cocks to make sure the vessel was not captured just before the crew abandoned the sub. I saw the interview in 1999, trying to find info on the Scorpion sinking. Maybe it's posted somewhere, but History.net is no longer up. The crewmember stated that they knew the war had ended, and that they were on the way to the designated surrender point when they were attacked. The planes attacked despite white flags waved, men out on the hull waving, etc. They never tried to dive or evade the planes, just evacuated the sub during the attack. History is written by the winners, so who knows. Either or both could be twisting the truth a bit.

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@asificam1 all crew escaped so its not a w.ar grave

[@Einwetok]

Auto translate is hilarious on this one.

[@eknaap8800]

Interesting fact: 75% of U-Boats deployed never came back...🥴

[@AnneewakeeChampions]

Many are still out there. Anyone who thinks they wiped out a monster like that, need's their head examined. They still exist.

[@eknaap8800]

@@AnneewakeeChampions : I was referring those in WW1 & WW2...

[@rascallyrabbit717]

ok by me

[@marcryvon]

E Knapp Thanks to men like my Father who was on a Canadian Corvette, chasing and destroying them around convoys from Canada and USA to Britain and Ireland. Corvettes were small and flat bottomed ships designed to float above torpedoes and were at the very front line of defense, dropping sea mines, then rapid destroyers, working as teams to sink said subs. They sank many, many of them, saving thousands of lives. Without them and the military supplies, there would have been no Normandie debarquement and no Allies win. My own father received high recognition Medal of Bravery for saving 5 seamen after a U-Boat attack. My own hero.

[@Aluminati1]

Good, my grandfather spent the war in the North Atlantic escorting convoys from these fucking cowards.

[@superbanaan9]

again the dutch people do amazing work recovering ships the smallest country with the biggest nutz

[@grrad76]

No one care for Fishes after the explosion

[@scosprey]

Jawol. Za Fuhrer would be be pleased!

[@jerman500]

while interesting, but disgraceful! if not returned to Germany with all the content and crew.

[@davidm3maniac201]

They didn't pay for it to be raised so why should they.

[@Crashed131963]

Only two Dates matter in WW2. One) 11 December 1941 when Germany declared war on the USA. Two) July 16, 1945 when the US detonated the first Atom Bomb. All else that happened between made no difference to the outcome for Germany.

[@deadeye4256]

Ok boomer

[@warp65]

The Grinder!

[@Crashed131963]

@Buddy Dave Even if Russia lost or was not invaded the US and UK Air Forces would have overwhelmed Germany Until the A-Bomb came in 1945 and removed a German city a week until Germany surrendered.

[@markmarsh3183]

@@Crashed131963 Hitler’s decision to declare war on the USA was a huge strategic mistake but to say no other dates matter is naive. There were many other events, big and small, without which the war in Europe could have been lost well before December 1941.

[@Rene-kg7pf]

It was found in danish waters north of island Anholt... also is a danish documentary about it.. they hired a company from Holland to lift it... they think maybe the divers from Holland took something from the submarine Danish documentary think is quite good they speak with the ones who found it

[@1teamski]

They spent all that time and effort to raise it and then cut it up.....pathetic.

[@FinTank02]

They had to, to preserve it better and also it would be cheaper to maintain like that, britain doesnt have much money to spend on these type of artifacts

[@Koloherides]

gold hunt

[@fazfinisher5598]

After sinking scores of u boats captured after the war,why go to this expense to raise one.

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Ok stupid question no mention of her crew being removed go figure

[@FinTank02]

Being removed? I assume you mean the dead? If so there are no bodies on board as all crew escaped the sub

[@rangercwgbear6352]

@@FinTank02 then why wasn't this mention then

[@FinTank02]

@@rangercwgbear6352 because this documentary is a good 20years old maybe

[@franklinherrera1549]

Most likely it had something of value if not why raise it. Doesn’t make sense it not cheap to do all they did . Of course they kept secrets from public.

[@johannmeiring4208]

All in the name of peace ????

[@reddrockingeezer]

Nothing like a video with lots of German language with no translation - audio or captioned-; yet the narration is in English.