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Carl, this is one for you. It's been bothering my quite some time:
What is the deepest depth ever reached by a German Uboat in WW2?
That it survived of course...
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Hello Andreas, and thanks, that is a good question. I will get back to you as soon as I have a good answer for you. 
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Excellent!! I believe one of the runners-up may be U96 stranded on the bottom of the Gibraltar Strait (I believe it did really happen?), at 280 m.
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Hello Andreas, im still looking for that answer. The library has been closed since jan 5th and now im on my way to work. If I get out early today--I can look some more for you.
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Ship icon......
Guys, didn't a XII boot make an incredible deep dive on an experimental test ? I cannot remember and cannot find my files for this......any thoughts, and what I remember it was not on an operational cruise, of course I think this is what Andreas is looking for though......
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Any cruise is acceptable. For example, for top speed of a u-boat, I would always say the 28 knots achieved by V80.
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OK Andreas, here is all I could get.
It was a type VII-C that made the longest plunge and it was somwhere in the Mediterranian.
It went 326 Metres by accident. This roughly equals about 1,000 feet.
I do not know exactly which Uboat it was or who commanded it.
Erich, I dont know if a XII did or not, I couldnt find anymore info.
Sorry it took so long but, I wanted to post it here yesterday but the internet wasnt working and I had to go to work.
[ 10 January 2002: Message edited by: C.Evans ]</p>
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Damn, that's VERY VERY deep. Thanks a lot!!
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I agree and your quite welcome, my friend. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Re: Uboat question
Rülps !
any of our "newer" members come up with the answer(s) on this and yes I am going to bring back some of the golden oldies of 2001.
Herr Kaleun any info on this possibly ?
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Re: Uboat question
I ran across this on uboat.net - Re: deepest dive by u-boat:
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According to W. Bickel (confirmed by P.Labs and several other survivors) of U175, a depth of 320m was reached in an uncontrolled dive during a D/C attack by USCGC Spencer on 4/17/43. Most instruments were smashed, except the pressure gauge, which Bickel kept reporting to all in the Zentrale during the dive. Final reading before ascending for the last time was 32 atmospheres =320m or 1050 feet! Sinking boat was despatched by gun fire, with 13 kia and 41 survivors, of which less than a dozen are still alive today.
Believe this to be the deepest dive of a German sub during WW2. Think the deepest confirmed dive by a type VIIc was abt 285-295m by a boat in the Med.
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