U-805 surrendered to USS Otter and USS Varian on May 12, 1945
| U-805 arrived at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 15, 1945. Over the next four days she was followed by U-873, U-1228 and U-234. 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. |
| U-805 approaches Portsmouth on May 15, 1945 escorted by USCG patrol craft |
| U-805 is made fast to a mooring buoy in Portsmouth Harbor with the U.S. Navy tug Ensemore (YTB-217) alongside |
| Officers and crew of U-805 are photographed before boarding busses for the short ride to the Portsmouth Naval Prison Front row left to right: Marinestabsarzt (Doctor) Alfred Olschewski, Leutnant zur See Karl Müller (Second Watch Officer), Obersteuermann (Chief Quartermaster) Paul Schmidt and Obersteuermann Joseph Gutmann |
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Report of Commander Task Group 22.8 on the Surrender of U-805 | |||||
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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-805 crew members | |||||
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Preliminary Interrogation Report | |||||
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Color photographs of U-805 arriving at Portsmouth, New Hampshire and of the crew ashore at the Navy Yard | |||||
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POW ID Card of Korvettenkapitän Richard Bernardelli | |||||
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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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