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Forty-two surrendered U-boats moored at Lisahally, Northern Ireland, June 1945
Polish Navy destroyer ORP Krakowiak towing German Type XXIII U-boat U-2337 out to sea for scuttling on 28 November 1945

Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation of November 1945 – February 1946 to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies after the defeat of Germany near the end of World War II.

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Operation Deadlight

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Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation of November 1945 – February 1946 to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies...

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Deadlight

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Look up deadlight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deadlight or Deadlights may refer to: Deadlight, a wood or metal shutter fastened over a ship's...

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Scuttling

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the end of World War II, 116 were scuttled by the Royal Navy in Operation Deadlight. Plans called for them to be scuttled in three areas in the North...

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Type XXI submarine

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as part of Operation Deadlight. Both U-2511 and U-2506 were found by nautical archaeologist Innes McCartney during his Operation Deadlight expeditions...

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Type XXIII submarine

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scuttled by their crews. 20 surrendered to the Allies and were sunk in Operation Deadlight. Only 3 – U-2326 (later British submarine N35), U-2353 (later British...

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Battle of the Atlantic

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in port, were surrendered to the Allies. Most were destroyed in Operation Deadlight after the war, but some served in Allied navies. Six were in Japan...

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Type XIV submarine

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servicing at risk. If the Germans came under Allied attack during a resupply operation, the milk cow would dive first while the attack submarine might fight...

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Type IX submarine

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28 April 1944 and commissioned 27 March 1945. Her career ended in Operation Deadlight. U-884 was launched on 17 May 1944 but was badly damaged on 30 March...

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Cairnryan

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to the North Channel and scuttled, this activity was codenamed 'Operation Deadlight'. In the early 1950s, houses were built at Claddyburn Terrace at...

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Leigh Light

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bombers to help them spot surfaced German U-boats at night. Early night operations with the new Air-to-Surface Vessel radar (ASV) demonstrated that the radar's...

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

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Mediterranean (World War I) Mediterranean (World War II) Operation Regenbogen Operation Deadlight U-boat lists German Types Most successful Foreign captured...

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Erich Raeder

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Lütjens, codenamed Operation Rheinübung. The original plan was to have the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau involved in the operation, but Scharnhorst...

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British occupation zone in Germany

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naval fleet - mainly in Kiel. The U-Boats were disposed of during Operation Deadlight - the Royal Navy towed the submarines to three areas about 100 miles...

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