U-1228 was intercepted by USS Sutton and USS Neal A. Scott on May 11, 1945 and boarded the next day
| U-1228 arrived at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 17, 1945. U-805 had arrived on May 15 followed by U-873 on May 16. U-234 arrived on May 19. The records of these boats are found elsewhere in the U-boat Archive. Records of the looting of surrendered U-boats at Portsmouth Navy Yard and the mishandling of prisoners of war are posted with the records of U-873. A link to the U-873 pages is below. |
| USCGC Argo (WPC 100) in Portsmouth Harbor, the Portsmouth Naval Prison is in the background. USCGC Argo was one of the Coast Guard vessels that met surrendered U-boats at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. |
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Excerpts from the War Diary of the USS Sutton (DE 771) | |||||
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Memorandum from Commanding Officer USS Sutton to Commanding Officer, USS Neal A. Scott, Procedure for Taking Over U-1228 | |||||
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Messages concerning intercept and boarding of U-1228 | |||||
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Message from Op-16-Z Interrogator CDR Hatton, to CNO 10th Fleet Commander Knowles reporting results of Preliminary Interrogation of U-1228 crew members | |||||
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Preliminary Interrogation Report | |||||
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U-873 surrendered to U.S. forces 0n May 11, 1945 and arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 16, 1945 - These pages include records of the looting of surrendered U-boats at the Portsmouth Navy Yard and the mishandling of prisoners of war |
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