U-864

German submarine U-864 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. On 9 February 1945, she became the only submarine in history to be sunk by an enemy submarine while both were submerged. U-864 was sunk by the British submarine HMS Venturer, and all 73 men on board died.

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German submarine U-864
Type IXD-1 submarine, U-boat, shipwreck, AG Weser, Kriegsmarine, 

• monument in Riksantikvaren register page^@
• Norwegian cultural heritage search page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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Location: 60.7694, 4.6208, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  HMS Tapir ⓘ
  1944 T-class submarine

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  U-486 ⓘ
  1944 Type VIIC submarine

1939-09-03T00:00:00Z

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Battle of the Atlantic

1942-10-15T00:00:00Z

1942-10-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-12-09T00:00:00Z

1943-12-09T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

2003-02-22T00:00:00Z

2003-02-22T00:00:00Z

rediscovery

1941-06-05T00:00:00Z

1941-06-05T00:00:00Z

order

1943-08-12T00:00:00Z

1943-08-12T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1945-02-09T00:00:00Z

1945-02-09T00:00:00Z

shipwrecking

1945-02-09T00:00:00Z

1945-02-09T00:00:00Z

1945 Action of 9 February 1945

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U-864 map esp

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1945	Action of 9 February 1945	naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		monument in Riksantikvaren register page@		Wikidata
link	page		Norwegian cultural heritage search page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tapir	T-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-486	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		U-864	Type IXD-1 submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		U-864 map esp		Commons