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German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther'
The naval archaeology of a U-boat
German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther'
The naval archaeology of a U-boat
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A detailed study of history and marine archaeology of an innovative late-World War II U-boat that currently lies as a wreck in the Potomac River.
Now in its final resting place at the bottom of the Potomac River in Maryland, the U-Boat U-1105 is unique among German World War II submarines. Technologically innovative, it was the only U-Boat to conduct a wartime patrol while equipped with the snorkel, GHG Balkon passive sonar and a rubberized coating known as Alberich designed to reduce its acoustic signature and hide from Allied sonar. After the end of World War II, it was the subject of instense testing and evaluation by the Allies, before finally being sunk to the bottom of the Potomac River.
This highly illustrated book uses many new and previously unpublished images to tell the full story of this remarkable U-Boat, evaluating the effectiveness of its late war technologies, document its extensive postwar testing and detail all the features still present on the wreck site today.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Late-war Technical and Tactical Evolution
Chapter 2 Construction and Training
Chapter 3 First and Last Wartime Patrol
Chapter 4 Postwar Evaluation and Testing by the Royal Navy
Chapter 5 North Atlantic Transit to the USA
Chapter 6 Salvage Training and Depth Charge Testing in the Potomac River
Chapter 7 Forgotten but Never Lost
Chapter 8 Diving the U-1105 Today
Chapter 9 Archeology of a Late War U-boat
Appendix A Technical Specifications
Appendix B The Crew
Appendix C Chronological History of U-1105
Endnotes
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 18 2019 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 136 |
| ISBN | 9781472835819 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | More than 50 photographs and illustrations |
| Dimensions | 10 x 9 inches |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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