recovery (salvation) of the u-boat 534

salvation ( recovery ) of the WW2 u-boat 534 near Denmark and Sweden .
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[@shawnperepelytz6397]

U-534 shot down the Wellington bomber my great uncle was aboard August 27, 1944. Roderick Borden Gray was posthumously awarded the George Cross after saving the lives of his fellow airmen.

[@apollobravo7654]

Well, that RAISES some old memories

[@davidm3maniac201]

Was your uncle the pilot

[@shawnperepelytz6397]

@@davidm3maniac201 he was the navigator. Although badly wounded, he was the only one to get out with a life raft. After recovering a few buddies, he refused to get in himself and succumbed to his wounds overnight. Thankfully the surviving crew members were rescued the next day.

[@howtofixauboat]

Shawn, did you ever speak to the former owners of U-534? We're building a new U-534 museum and in our sister museum (Western Approaches) we've got a memorial for Canadian forces who served in the Battle Of The Atlantic. Telling Roderick's story would be great since it really shows the cost on both sides.

[@shawnperepelytz6397]

@@howtofixauboat I have never spoke with the former owners and I wish my grandfather was still around to hear about new discoveries. The George Cross is currently located in the Ottawa War Museum. We have some documentation and a few books about the story, Borden’s story will be included in a new book currently being written by a lady in England. Our hometown airport has been named after him as well as the 155 Borden Gray Air Cadets Squadron.

[@JessicaTG2008]

One of the best, if not the best U-boat restorations and historical displays is the U505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Il. I grew up south of Chicago and have been to the museum dozens of times thru the years and seen it when it was an outside display next to Lake Michigan. Now its all restored and inside a climate controlled building and it is absolutely amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing it again, and again... it will be around a lot longer than I will.

[@ericb4127]

I wonder what it would take to make it sea worthy again.

[@snaketaylor4279]

Such an awesome experience. I cannot echo this statement enough. Always what comes to mind whenever I hear about u-boats. You can stand in and walk through a real one!

[@patrickgardner2204]

@@ericb4127 I've been there, they have sections cut out to get a better view. Its probably not ever gonna be sea worthy as you'd have to reforce alot of the structural supports. It'd be cheaper and easier to commission a new one.

[@johnaitchie3803]

@@ericb4127 not alot it wasnt damaged it was captured

[@marke8323]

A Captain of the U-505 shot himself dead on the boat during a Depth Charge attack, some time before the time it was captured.

[@kevinbrookes4870]

Instead of preserving the boat in one piece they went and cut it up into 4 sections in Liverpool. It should never have gone to Liverpool in that case. It was left to rust in Birkenhead Maritime museum. They never had any intentions of preserving it. It should've remained in Denmark.

[@EdgeofTimeProductions]

I was expecting a documentary about raising the Uboat but I was not expecting the people from the sub and the Americans who sunk it to be alive then brought together. What a mixed bag of emotions that must have been for them knowing the old men standing across from them were the people they were fighting. Fantastic documentary, I know a lot of people don’t agree with raising this boat but the documentary itself is amazing!

[@nickshale6926]

U-534 was sunk by an RAF Coastal Command Aircrew. No Americans involved.

[@marthakrumboltz2710]

When asked, after visiting the graves in Normandy, if the war was worth it all, the surviving crew member of the Liberator replied “Absolutely.” This point should be understood by all of the peaceniks that believe nothing is worth war, uttered by a veteran forced to fight but proud to have done so. Tyranny must not be allowed to survive no matter the cost.

[@zacharypelphrey6166]

This entire video was incredible. From the interesting topic to the commercials. I felt like I was a kid playing on the floor while my Grandpa watched TV. Oh if only I could go back and enjoy the moment and time with my grandparents.

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

This comment is truly sad.

[@zacharypelphrey6166]

@@KermitFrazierdotcomall I meant is that I loved my grandparents and they’re missed. I feel lucky I got to have them for the first half of my life. Great memories.

[@jimmyvee2189]

What an awesome piece of history saved. Great job you guys!! I really enjoyed watching the vets.

[@mick0846]

I live where it is now stored and its such a shame that they have cut it into sections , painted it grey so now it's a pointless attraction for years it was left as found and looked amazing like a real life ghost ship/ sub that you could actually go in. Now it's lost all its history

[@myronjader5723]

My grandfather served in the 🇺🇸 Army-Airforce during the War, had many stories that were good and bad but I was always PROUD that he was able to share them because he survived. We all need to be thankful for what THOSE MEN went through and the dedication they gave us to be a free country.....

[@ssherrierable]

No he didn’t you just want KZbin valor points, well we’re all out. Sorry…

[@marthakrumboltz2710]

@@ssherrierable you;ve gotta be a real live trolling prick

[@destinycutie7143]

What was his name please

[@golfer5636]

Most wouldn’t talk about their experiences, that was a common feature of combat vets

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

Now American Freedom is a Dead Joke.we are Under Seige.

[@tonielcock8891]

Very brave men the u boat and were treated and paid very well.

[@tiamatxvxianash9202]

Very moving documentary. The narrator was 1st rate.

[@jbrobertson6052]

I would have luv'd to been on that u boat when they brought it up and to pick through all the goodies. My hats off to the salvage crew and a very good video to watch

[@peterlewis3540]

I can remember visiting Wallasey docks, seeing this very impressive U- Boat towering almost into the main road, as it was so long, and took up so much room. A few years later, as to allow disabled access, when it became a museum exhibit, they cut it into separate pieces. They should have left it on the seabed.

[@stottybox3185]

That is correct, i went on the tour of the boat years ago, i think all the exhibits at the museum were scrapped, including hms bronnington the mine sweeper commanded by prince charles in his navy days. The idea was that it could be welded back together in sections much like the way modern ships are made nowadays, just which someone would transport it back to the u boat pens and do just that.

[@JoeFlation]

By sdectioning it, it allowed access to the submarine and its internal workings. i don't like that it was cut up like that, but it does give you a far better view of the inner workings of a U-boat from WWII

[@patrickgardner2204]

Don't listen to this guy. Yes, it was cut into 3 pieces, but not bc of disabled avcess, when the museum that had housed the boat went bankrupt, the boat was going to be scrapped all together, but another museum managed to pull enough money to house it, but they didn't have the kind of money and resources to ship the whole thing to its new location in 1 piece, so they cut it up for ease of moving. It's still sad it was cut up, but there's no need to go and make up reasons

[@phillawrence5148]

Is it still there? Got a mate in Wallasey

[@24934637]

Sitting in bed watching this....On my bedside table is an empty wine bottle that was onboard the U534 for it's final voyage. Feels so strange seeing the boat in action with the real artifact right here :)

[@mattwise8597]

For me personally, the U-boats are something of a passion. I love history and my family is a reason why I got started in it. My great uncle captained the U-boat 196. He was involved in many Convoy battles. For three and a half years he commended this U-boat. And he was stationed aboard the u-534, so it holds great personal significance to me

[@nw8000]

Wow what was he like in life??

[@barbaraannecortina7899]

Why they had to bastardise U534 by chopping her into three for the U-boat story I'll never know and surely it would have made more sense to restore her so that she could be moored in the same way as the other submarine that was there before.

[@petefinnegan3873]

agree

[@jbrobertson6052]

I'm here 5 years later and it is still as good as the first time I watched it

[@curtisducati]

Im the owner of a lot of the items recovered from U534 , Ive been buying a fair few thing's in this video ! Im looking at them now ! there in cases in my living room ! been collecting U-boat parts since I was 21 , so strange to see this and then look away from lap-top and there they are in my home ! there all sat next to my most valuable part of my collection ..U47 engine room brass work lamp ! it was damaged after she sank the royal oak and taken ashore to repair , it never got picked up as she had another lamp in the store's , the one I own sat in a box in an engineer's celler untill 2012 when I became the owner ...great video !

[@wayneandrews9298]

Your the man , man

[@richardcline1337]

So, instead of being a hoarder of so much history, why not allow a museum to display it so EVERYBODY can learn from it? People like you are disgusting!

[@zacharypelphrey6166]

That’s really cool and terrifying. If only the items could talk think of the stories. I hope the person you will them to appreciate what you gave them. It would be my prized possessions.

[@CHIBA280CRV]

Fantastic documentary thank you for sharing..

[@preteristlab-endtimes5683]

Thank you for posting this wonderful detail of WW 2, a war begun with aggression against humanity and terminated by a desire for peace on earth.

[@Hal09i]

Can you imagine? As a young man you escape from a sinking U-Boat-- most of your belongings forever lost. Here is one place you'll never stand again. Yet decades later there you are-- a place no one should ever have visited again and you find yourself in front of your bunk, going through things that used to be yours. A strange world.

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

Hal That was an amazing moment.

[@amarilisoti]

@AquaticBoardwalkEngineer ur one wery worthless bullshit and pies also

[@JonnyShotz]

They knocked ‘the most advanced weapon of WWII’ against the side of the UBoat at 39 minutes in, lol. GREAT documentary though. Thanks for the upload!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

SMIT is an amazing company. They could raise a sunken aircraft carrier if they were asked.

[@infledermaus]

Love the Dutch commercials! I think Dutch is a beautiful language as are the people of the Netherlands. Speaking and reading some German, I'm able to make out some of the subtitles. Thanks for posting this. Very interesting.

[@peterlewis3540]

I can remember seeing the complete hull of U534 on the dockside in Birkenhead, with the depth charge damage on the rear. So that the disabled could have access inside the hull, they cut it into three separate pieces. I have nothing but admiration for people who are disabled, but destroying an almost unique war artifact was very unfortunate.

[@kettlerrudi3574]

I totally agree, it should never have been cut up, despite current pc attitudes, another piece of history destroyed.

[@richardcline1337]

They still can't because it ends are covered in plexiglas. Installing video cameras throughout the hull would have been far better than butchering the piece of history like they did.

[@Cadadadry]

Advanced german subs used to be made of several parts in different locations, later assembled together in the final place.

[@richardcline1337]

Because of the advancing war front they were forced to. Still, there is no excuse for cutting this one up like they did. If they weren't going to cosmetically restore it none of what they did makes sense.

[@DeepPastry]

It wasn't cut up for that reason; just why it's still in pieces. They cut her up to save money on transport when they moved her to Merseyside.

[@necessaryevil3428]

Very bravest of young men and boys on both sides ❤

[@ellin67]

3:18 notice the Olympic symbol on the U-boat. The captain was a member of Crew 36, meaning he graduated from U-boat commander school in 1936, the year of the Olympic Games in Berlin.

[@ruscador1]

enjoyed this very much thanks for sharing

[@mjc11a]

Very interesting presentation. Thanks for posting.

[@HHSTuning]

My Father was a Dutch engineer in Bergen forced by the German Nazis in 44’45. He told that he sabotaged the Diesel Engines. They ran for about two weeks and than the pistonrings cracked and the engine failed. If that is true we don’t know. What we know is that he fell in love with a young Norwegian girl and he took her back to Holland in june 1945! And I am a son born out of them. I am 57 now and it is time to know the truth about it. How the hell did my dad travelled to Bergen Norway….

[@clementbijulisingh5451]

The were no roses on the graves, the were no lilies on the waves ,only seagulls tweets and sweethearts weeps.

[@dailylifetaste4091]

Many thanks for sharing!

[@russianball9919]

it's eerie to see something that was meant to sit at the bottom of the sea for eternity seemingly some back from the dead just the same as seeing footage of when they found the wreck of Bismarck

[@coniow]

Very interesting. Glad you thought to post it.

[@TTT-cm5ik]

Zz

[@marrrrrrks]

I read that 5 crew members went to the bottom with it, but escaped through the torpedo hatches, they had to swim 57 metres (220ft) to the surface! I can't imagine how horrifying that must've been.

[@taylortripp8598]

Oliver Wreckords I don't think they made it, they either ran out of breath or their lungs might have burst from the pressure if they went use to being down that deep.

[@vulpesinculta3238]

@@taylortripp8598 All five crewmen did make it to the surface, but one of them panicked and forgot to exhale at the right time, so his lungs collapsed and he died anyway. The other four survived.

[@CropiCZE]

@@vulpesinculta3238 How does that work ? You have to exhale a bit every 10 meters or just exhale all together before surfacing ?

[@nyanates]

FreakeyStyley Gradually exhale during ascent... never fully. One is trained to do this. Must’ve been a very painful death.

[@kevinbrookes4870]

U534 had a crew of 52, 49 survived to be rescued, but three died. Five of U534's crew were trapped in the torpedo room as the boat sank, but they managed to escape through the torpedo loading hatch. a 17 year old radio operator died as he failed to exhale when surfacing. And another two of the five trapped died from exposure in the water.

[@SanitysVoid]

That conning tower is JACKED!

[@jeffrog8751]

My Aunts father served on the U534. She remembers Commander Nollau bouncing her on his knee.

[@mandarpatil2345]

U r a lier

[@davidm3maniac201]

She remembers being bounced on a knee when she was a baby. Yeah right. I smell BS

[@jeffrog8751]

To this other piece of shit i wont even comment, @David My Aunt Was Born in 1940, so what is the Problem with what i said? I have Held his UBoot badge and Iron Cross in my Hand.

[@necessaryevil3428]

Is it just me that wants to buy the cd's in the first ad break?..... 🤔 🎶

[@ervingoertzen7233]

War , the pain and suffering are felt by both sides , I have respect for both , for they were only answering their country's call to arms . They weren't politicians , they deserve respect .

[@rocketman48]

I have been in this Submarine across from Liverpool before she was cut up,very very nostalgic story.

[@ericb4127]

This submarine was cut up?

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@ericb4127 yes it was for ease of transportation..

[@kimjameson7979]

Isn't it wonderful how well folks get along unless governments and their wars are put into the equation? Superb discovery persistence and recovery expertise, but certainly a memory-stirring event for all survivors, from both countries. Have we learned anything since then?

[@Thefirstcringe]

i actually really like the old commercials in it. i think its interesting.

[@Kneichion]

Very powerful. so many aspects

[@williamfitch1408]

I went aboard this sub when it was raised up on the quayside of the Wallasey docks. All's I can say was that if was spooky

[@cheftylermarsh2858]

My hat is off to the brave young boys in the Uboats. it must have been scary in those things..

[@am00093426]

HappyandAtheist arsed

[@jimmeshtick8908]

HappyandAtheist Ha! not all Germans were Nazis, Are all Americans Trump supporters? Did all Brits vote for Brexit? People are complex and have many differing opinions.

[@joetijerinaiii7641]

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[@46FreddieMercury91]

what happened to the men and their families if they'd refuse to fight?

[@cheftylermarsh2858]

46FreddieMercury91 my grandfather was in the wehrmacht until 1941. he took his family and my grandmother to england where he and her helped to translate maps for the allies. he saw what was happening in germany.

[@thomassteenburg7220]

AMAZING!!

[@marinesalvageantique]

Very valuable video.

[@michaelcuff5780]

So cool that the German sailors lived and got to see the sub and joke about stuff. Because usually this wasnt the case. Waaay too many men got killed on both sides.

[@gcfcos]

Wouldn't have fancied being in one of them for months on end. Watch a good film called "das boot" German for "the boat", gives a good insight into life on a u boat

[@heinz490]

yep

[@combatrailfanfilms848]

The usual tour was around 5-6 weeks...That would be tough as well...\

[@dutyhole1734]

WOW INCREDABLE WISH I WAS THIER !

[@stevenstiggycauser]

may all thoughts who died in ww2 rest in peace

[@gregpuryear8163]

@AquaticBoardwalkEngineer thank you captain obvious it's called respecting the dead

[@jasongrooming36]

AquaticBoardwalkEngineer three years later and you’re still this stupid? Good luck in your future with that dumbass mentality.

[@ADrunkCrayfish]

@@jasongrooming36 what did they say?

[@jasongrooming36]

@@ADrunkCrayfish sorry, I can’t remember.

[@darthphotek]

Thanks for sharing!

[@tberd1649]

Army Vet here: my hat is off to anyone who serves/served on a sub. I could never do it.

[@samuelparker9882]

It was good to see both teams move past old views that they both held decades ago to give final respects to all hands lost that day. They'll never know why the boat fired on the liberators. It's irrelevant now anyway. I believe that the Captain of the boat took his life after the capitulation realizing the mistake he made and the lives that it cost needlessly for both sides. He made amends in his own sad and fatal way.

[@stephaniepearson2696]

This is a rumour that has turned out not to be true. My dad met the Captain years later.

[@Gwap97]

This video itself is a piece of history

[@HarryBalzak]

The audio reminds me of that scene in Austin Powers when he is having trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF HIS VOICE.

[@whoarewe7515]

Yeah BABY

[@rightwingextremist2212]

Sad to think most if not all of these ww2 vets in this documentary are now dead.

[@gfullerton8691]

no dead were on board this u boat thus it could be raised watch the video before you judge on others

[@baconcrusader7476]

3dead 49 survivers.

[@davidm3maniac201]

@@baconcrusader7476 The 3 made it to the surface but died later.

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

They must put it in warmuseum in Overloon (Holland) for a good preservation.

[@heinz490]

i love salvage and i love to look at the past finding Things from ww2 but many myths from ww2 they were only sailors the big find is yet to come

[@barthoedemaker1396]

it would be Nice to see a functioning restored u boat, like they do with tanks and planes

[@pstreaks]

Bart Hoedemaker me too, but who would pay for such an ambitious project?

[@natanreb]

There is one in Kiel, open for bublick

[@xANGRYxRIFLEMAN]

This video has the most hilarious comments section that I've seen in a long time.

[@RAGEGamingRevolution]

Did they at least let him keep his belongings?

[@paulmusther4219]

Very good .

[@mampe8898]

Great heros, great stories to tell younger generation...time when there were man to man fighting and not any computer shit.

[@worsethanyou2613]

You can tell this documentary is from the 90s because of the Electro pop full of old dead memes in the breaks

[@rangerjoe3711]

A very interesting program

[@Juggernaut30]

I think recovery is the wrong word. Raised,left as a tourist attraction (not a war monument) and then destroyed by idiots would fit better!

[@jay-bk9fo]

Access equates to Greed in this case. No intention to visit it cut up.

[@austingode]

Completely ruined it !! Imagine cutting it up fuck me !

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Victors would fit better! The idiots lost.

[@gazdeb80]

Wouldn't it be more like a war grave if the crew died in it. Then it should of been left alone.

[@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.

[@kevinaboujaoude6601]

Yaaaa boy the first one to type after 2 years

[@apsarator]

awesome sound

[@VNExperience]

Ah, VHS.... We meet again.

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

And your friend the CD 😆

[@tomburns1185]

top video thanks

[@russg1801]

The word is "salvaged,' not 'salvation." The two words are related but have different connotations.

[@catface3473]

I was just wondering..as a fisherman...how many fish floated up after they blew up the explosives ???...dinner will be assorted fish tonight ..lol..great story..well done..bravo.

[@davidsimm805]

Seen this boat many times

[@davidvanniekerk3813]

Bedankt Peter Groot voor die vertaling. Mijn Duits ben nicht meer so goed. Dank ook aan Uwe Jansen en Smit Tak. Thanks for this video. Also the human factor. Allies to meet the Axis. What will the ending be??? It seems as if the Allies believe their airman man was killed after he was pick-up by the U-boat crew...

[@dynodon100]

Isn't it time that those who start the wars fight the wars ?

[@redneckoleptic1813]

the worlds largest sissy slap fest!

[@michaelmckinnon1591]

That would be the politicians though and they wouldn't last long js

[@davesarge7391]

A doco with a very Australian flavour.

[@ddaymen11]

wow that must have been an epic job

[@ronurso427]

The

[@TheMaxx111]

Germans really love electric dance music....

[@autorene78]

Why? The commercial for electro pop is in english and the sub's are in dutch...

[@necessaryevil3428]

I want to get it 😊 🎶

[@marcbrasse747]

The audio on this has been mastered to death. Please try again and take the limiter and noise gate off. The documentary itself is very interesting though. It does not embelish stuff too much nor does it censor out the subject of lasting feelings, as normally happens.

[@jdh91741]

She now lies 270 feet (82 m) beneath the surface of the Atlantic, 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) off the coast of New England and south of Nova Scotia, just across international waters into Canadian territory. 4 of her 5 vertical tubes are still sealed, her hatches are still sealed, and she is (presumably) still airtight with the remains of 49 German sailors entombed within.[6]

[@Maniac__]

James Dale which U-boat is this?

[@1993Crag]

Its very unlikely its still sealed

[@barryhays6745]

James Dale wow

[@guerrillapress77]

James Dale which u boat are you referring to? not 534 because 534 did not sink with any crew on board. The 5 men who went down with it escaped through the torpedo tubes so which uboat are you referring to?

[@Cybermat47]

I get what they're saying about hunting U-boats, not U-boat crewmen. After all, if they were hunting U-boat crewmen, they would have strafed the survivors.

[@donengland9140]

those are some crazy commercials

[@goo_rocket5897]

Just Wow

[@taxiuniversum]

38:56 OMG - maybe not a good idea to let a frikken TORPEDO bang into things like that! O_o

[@carlosdanger5741]

I like to let my torpedo bang into things.

[@boataxe4605]

+Carlos Danger I see what you did there!

[@patdines6329]

Wood turning projects

[@dd456rh]

Cool!!!

[@robertmartinez4174]

I feel sorry for the crews, The Crews of the ships which were sunk in cold blood by these U Boats.

[@johno6193]

very interesting,

[@rayswann7618]

Strange it was found to have those electric pop records on board, I did not know these were available in 1945.

[@docmix]

Agreed. Jean-Michel Jarre (CD cover shown in Electrop ad) wasn't even born until 1948!

[@jefflazarrus9903]

Whats with the Comercials? Electro Pop looks fun though...

[@OrdinaryDoughnuttz]

This was a grave, now it is a tourist attraction. What a shame!

[@GetNGhost]

Nobody died inside the Sub, can't be a war grave if no one died inside. Everyone escaped the Sub.

[@chrisrobinson5484]

simply unreal!!!

[@whoarewe7515]

No it is real.

[@ANTINUTZI]

03:13 ... Hunh. So *that's* where they got the Olympic Games logo. How appropriate.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Something's very wrong about this, they should have found more, the package is being hidden from us.

[@AA-69]

They get the gold , Liverpool get the scrap. !!! Surprise surprise

[@AJ-lu3wx]

Anyone notice the Olympic branding on the U-Boat at 3:14? Was it comissioned during the Olympics in Germany?

[@davidm3maniac201]

Someone answered that earlier. Has something to do with the captain being at training school during the Olympics U-boat command. 1936 Berlin Olympics. Google it it tells you Officers chose the rings as their emblem

[@chuckymcnubbin1518]

Was this recorded straight from TV?

[@ssherrierable]

That little blast! I’ve had firecrackers displace more water than that cmon…

[@dukemoose1307]

Such a shame that people refuse to learn from the fact that War is not the answer.

[@sc666666]

If only There had been the UN to write a letter.

[@Toe_M]

And then?? .... they cut it up in to bits!!!!!