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After surrendering at sea to HMS Magpie and Amethyst on 9 May 1945, U-249 was escorted to Weymouth Bay and met by the Boom Defense Vessel Northlyn where Commander N.P. Weir and a contingent of Polish sailors boarded and acepted the boat's surrender |
Oberleutnant Kock and his officers talk with Polish sailors |
Polish sailors board the boat and take charge of the German crew mustered on the foredeck |
Oberleutnant Kock turns away from Commander Weir after signing the surrender papers - The UZO torpedo aiming device with binoculars attached can be seen between the two men |
Most of the German crew are removed |
U-249 displays the image of a British Mosquito aircraft on her bridge - on March 23, 1945 the boat was attacked and damaged by a flight of Mosquitoes of 235 Squadron - Aircraft "Q" flown by F/LT J.A. Williams was shot down and the pilot taken prisoner - the boat returned to Bergen the next day to offload F/LT Williams and wounded crewmembers |
FuMB-29 Bali G.S.R. antenna can be seen to the far right just aft of the raised attack periscope - the antenna for the FuMO Hohentwiel Radar is retracted into the slot in the foreground |
U-249 Commander Oberleutnant Uwe Kock (far left) looks on as Royal Navy Lieutenant Bill Elliott oversees docking - the boat is flying her commissioning pennant from the removable flag pole - the antenna for the FuMB-35 (Funkmess-Beobachtungs-Gerat) Athos G.S.R. and raised attack periscope can be seen to the right |
Personal gear is offloaded and the last of the German crewmembers prepare to leave the boat. |
| The next set of photos is believed to be of the boat docked in Portland about May 10, 1945. |
U-1023 arrives and is docked outboard of U-249 |
USN CAPT Hunt and RN RADM Scott sign the surrender papers |
German crewmembers assist in the removal of torpedoes |
The 37 mm. automatic gun and twin 20 mm. guns can be seen on both boats |
German crew leaves the boat |
The crew's personal belongings are piled on the dock |