Submarine

U-859

Torpedoed by the HMS Trenchant in 1944. Salvaged in 1972 GPS coordinates courtesy of Oliver Zaiser and the BKK Tech Divers.

Access

Expeditions

Type

Submarine

Wreck

War

Depth to Bottom

36m

Tonnage

1804 (SM)

Dimensions

87m x 7m

Position

Broken in two

Class

IXD2

Original Name

U-859

Built

1942

Sank

1944

Sank By

HMS Trenchant

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