What's even sadder is that U-711 had been ordered to stand down and await an opportunity to surrender. It was no longer under orders to attack Allied shipping; in fact, it was under orders not to.
The amount of ships, subs and planes that were sunk has to be unreal. Were probably talking in the tens of thousands if not hundreds. It's just insane trying to fully comprehend ww2 sometimes. We're taught in school about the war but when you see things like this up close it really makes you understand the depth of how many people lost their lives. You hear numbers in school and at that age it doesn't seem like a lot compared to the overall population and it's not in a retrospect. But when you see the numbers instead of just reading them in a text book it will Change your perspective on life really quick honestly. Just crazy to think about is all.
Go look at U-166, almost everything is intact apart from some deteriorating hull pieces; 105mm gun could have the range finding sights cleared, barrel and receive a days worth of maintenance and probably fire the next day
Starting at 0:15 and throughout the video, it appears wood was used in the outer layering of this ship. I never knew wood was used in the construction of U-boats. Fascinating!
Great video, the diver looks like he is down pretty deep, wonder how deep this dive is. That would be a fun dive to be on, and see this piece of history.
@@Toro_Da_Corsa My understanding from the internet that the dead were on the supply ship, because the boat was in port - only a harbour crew of 8 was on the submarine tied up alongside & they all survived...
Only 11 crew members were on board of U711 during the attack. The u-boat was tied to the supply vessel Black Watch when british airplanes attacked the ships laying in Kilbotn bay. While Black Watch sunk almost immedeately with about 200 men aboard (among them also 32 crew men of U711) the remaining men on U711 managed to untie the boat and come free of the sinking Black Watch. U711 sunk later that day due to the damages of the air strike but the 11 remaining crew members could save themselves. So - no, nobody on patrol anymore on this boat
Ordered 7 Dec 1940 Laid down 31 Jul 1941 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 777) Launched 25 Jun 1942 Commissioned 26 Sep 1942 Oblt. Hans-Günther Lange (Oak Leaves) Commanders 26 Sep 1942 - 4 May 1945 Kptlt. Hans-Günther Lange (Knights Cross) Career 12 patrols 26 Sep 1942 - 31 Mar 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1943 - 31 May 1943 11. Flottille (active service) 1 Jun 1943 - 4 May 1945 13. Flottille (active service) Successes 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 10 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 925 tons 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 20 GRT Fate Sunk on 4 May 1945 at Kilbotn, near Harstad, Norway, in position 68.43,7N, 16.34,6E, by bombs from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (846, 853 and 882 Sqn FAA) of the British escort carriers HMS Searcher, HMS Trumpeter and HMS Queen. 40 dead and 12 survivors. uboat.net/boats/u711.htm
Always was curious to maybe go dive there some day. What's the dive difficulty for this? I know it's just passed the edge of recreational diving going into technical diving depths. Were you using a specific gas mixture like nitrox or heliox, or just regular air? And how hard is it to get to the site from the local town?
From the Log of the Submarine HMS Venture (P68) Captained by Lt J.S. Launders DSC & Bar. In it they claim to have sunk U771 on the 11th Nov 1944 about 7 nautical miles east of Andenes (from 60deg-18sec N / 16deg-28secE). Your claim that U771 was sunk by Allied Aircraft is doubtful. U771 was probably surfaced & in the HMS Venture's patrol area.
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Actually U-771 was sunk by torpedo's By a British Submarine HMS Venturer on the 11 of November 1944 with all Hands Lost. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-771
4 days later, the war ended and the 40 crewmen who died, would have gone home to their families! War is so sad, whichever side you are on!!
Their families might not have been alive and I'm not talking about being bombed 😐
@@falsum6913 What is the purpose of any war machine? The same.
@@falsum6913 But bombers do. Can you blame the pilots for it?
@@falsum6913 The same purpose the fighter aircraft that destroyed it were for.
What's even sadder is that U-711 had been ordered to stand down and await an opportunity to surrender. It was no longer under orders to attack Allied shipping; in fact, it was under orders not to.
The amount of ships, subs and planes that were sunk has to be unreal. Were probably talking in the tens of thousands if not hundreds. It's just insane trying to fully comprehend ww2 sometimes. We're taught in school about the war but when you see things like this up close it really makes you understand the depth of how many people lost their lives. You hear numbers in school and at that age it doesn't seem like a lot compared to the overall population and it's not in a retrospect. But when you see the numbers instead of just reading them in a text book it will Change your perspective on life really quick honestly. Just crazy to think about is all.
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Oh my gosh, the conning tower hood is still present! What a beautiful wreck... thank you so much for sharing!
Blunder...No shipwreck can ever be beautiful ! It always means a drama of human lives loss, of young people drowning in dark and cold waters...
Go look at U-166, almost everything is intact apart from some deteriorating hull pieces; 105mm gun could have the range finding sights cleared, barrel and receive a days worth of maintenance and probably fire the next day
Amazing preservation. The depth and good shelter does wonders! Shame it's so far north - must be chilly water!
Im really amazed that even the some the wood decking still remains.
Cold ass water
Its teakwood
Starting at 0:15 and throughout the video, it appears wood was used in the outer layering of this ship. I never knew wood was used in the construction of U-boats. Fascinating!
Most of them had a wooden deck to walk on.
It's teak wood which is extraordinarily resilient and doesn't rot very quickly if submerged
Great video, the diver looks like he is down pretty deep, wonder how deep this dive is. That would be a fun dive to be on, and see this piece of history.
It tells you the depth of the wreck in the description.
55 meters.
Wow! Well done. Fascinating.
quelles belles images ! splendide
My father was on HMS Trumpeter that sank this U boat
40 dead. 12 survivors.
@@Toro_Da_Corsa Yep last action by the RN home fleet in WW"
@@Toro_Da_Corsa My understanding from the internet that the dead were on the supply ship, because the boat was in port - only a harbour crew of 8 was on the submarine tied up alongside & they all survived...
Well done your dad.
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Verry nice movie , greatings from a North Sea wreak diver from Holland
Nice torches
Outstanding dive mate, beautiful video :)
+Arvis Grinbergs Thanks. We really had nice conditions there
Na te ponorce sloužil muj otec a byl jednim s asi 15 který se zachránil,škoda že to nevididěl.
What depth, gas mix and deco times ?
TDI diver
Awesome video
Are there any crew still onboard, or "still on patrol" as they say.
Only 11 crew members were on board of U711 during the attack. The u-boat was tied to the supply vessel Black Watch when british airplanes attacked the ships laying in Kilbotn bay. While Black Watch sunk almost immedeately with about 200 men aboard (among them also 32 crew men of U711) the remaining men on U711 managed to untie the boat and come free of the sinking Black Watch.
U711 sunk later that day due to the damages of the air strike but the 11 remaining crew members could save themselves.
So - no, nobody on patrol anymore on this boat
What rebreather were you using? Was that a Divesoft Liberty Heavy? How do you like it?
Hi, those are JJ-CCRs. We like them very much 😀
quelles images splendides !!!
Glad, you like it
Nicely done.
Excellent,, thank you
Wow
Ordered 7 Dec 1940
Laid down 31 Jul 1941 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 777)
Launched 25 Jun 1942
Commissioned 26 Sep 1942 Oblt. Hans-Günther Lange (Oak Leaves)
Commanders
26 Sep 1942 - 4 May 1945 Kptlt. Hans-Günther Lange (Knights Cross)
Career
12 patrols
26 Sep 1942 - 31 Mar 1943 5. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1943 - 31 May 1943 11. Flottille (active service)
1 Jun 1943 - 4 May 1945 13. Flottille (active service)
Successes 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 10 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 925 tons
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 20 GRT
Fate
Sunk on 4 May 1945 at Kilbotn, near Harstad, Norway, in position 68.43,7N, 16.34,6E, by bombs from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (846, 853 and 882 Sqn FAA) of the British escort carriers HMS Searcher, HMS Trumpeter and HMS Queen. 40 dead and 12 survivors.
uboat.net/boats/u711.htm
Thanks for posting the history of U711. Much better contribution than the borish utterances of the internet trolls.
Nice video! What is it at time 00:30 ?
Thats the stern light.
You can see it here - the picture is from a scale model:
www.hyperscale.com/2011/features/p7hg_img_60/fullsize/U-564-16_fs.jpg
She moved underwater, now she rests underwater
In less than one thousand years there will be a strange deposit of FeO there.
Covering some evidence of human activity, some rubber and porcelain things, you know.
Always was curious to maybe go dive there some day. What's the dive difficulty for this? I know it's just passed the edge of recreational diving going into technical diving depths. Were you using a specific gas mixture like nitrox or heliox, or just regular air? And how hard is it to get to the site from the local town?
We came to this wreck by boat from Harstad and used Trimix for the dive. I would recommend both ;-)
been there -09.Was nice dive.......
R K how deep is the wreck ?
sprocket580 I guess he needs more time to google it.
From the Log of the Submarine HMS Venture (P68) Captained by Lt J.S. Launders DSC & Bar. In it they claim to have sunk U771 on the 11th Nov 1944 about 7 nautical miles east of Andenes (from 60deg-18sec N / 16deg-28secE). Your claim that U771 was sunk by Allied Aircraft is doubtful. U771 was probably surfaced & in the HMS Venture's patrol area.
All this information about U771 seems to be right. This video is made on U711 though :-)
@@UnderwaterNerd Sorry. I apologise. I F**d up with the U boat numbers.
splendide !
What depth is this at?
About 55m
slendide !
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Any human skeleton found inside?
We didn't go inside. With all my gear I am too big to fit thru the hatch. ;-)
But since 11 sailors died in this attack they are probably still inside
Very nice.. 😊
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Magic!
I guess the latches are open for the divers of the past to ransank the valuables that was inside
@Tired of War subs didn't have dinghies on them
Your most likely right divers looting war wrecks sadly happens too much no one should be going inside any sunken warships
I think its Uboat 771
Hi, why do you think that? The sinking of U-711 and Black Watch seems very well documented. I heard U-771 lies a little further north in Andfjorden
@@UnderwaterNerd ok...sorry
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Narration would have been better, instead of that silly music, that does not contribute to the great video. There is no background music under water.
That was sunk by British Submarine
According to my information it was sunk by bombs from british aircraft.
uboat.net/boats/u711.htm
Eu carlos duarte odonnel gostei muito mesmo
coll tec divers
Какие сны ей снятся???
To bad there is no money to raise and restore it
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Actually U-771 was sunk by torpedo's By a British Submarine HMS Venturer on the 11 of November 1944 with all Hands Lost. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-771
Yes. But this was U-711 ;-)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-711
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