WWI U-boat salvaged

[ombugge]

U-16 in the prewar period (public domain)

Wreck of WWI U-Boat Raised From the Wadden Sea

U16 was built in 1911 and fought throughout World War I, sinking nearly 30 vessels and surviving about one dozen combat patrols. The vessel went down in 1919 off the coast of Scharhorn, a German-administered island at the mouth of the Elbe. At the time of the sub’s loss, it was under way on a delivery voyage to Britain, where it was to be handed over as part of Germany’s postwar reparations. All crewmembers are believed to have survived the sinking. (A local historian, Jann M. Witt, told Tageblatt that it is likely that they scuttled their sub rather than hand it over to the British; another German sub met with the same fate earlier that year.)

Spotted in Cuxhaven the HEBO-P82 loaded with the Salvaged U16
Photo: Gilles Nonke (c) (Maasmond Newsclippings 257-2025)

[freighterman1]

Germany scuttled their entire fleet at the end of the war, rather than turn it over to the victors.

Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow

As far as I know, no WW1 submarines of any nation exist in museums. There are a few WW2 subs around.

The WW1 subs were cutting-edge tech for the time but very dangerous. You stood nearly as much chance sinking from your own hand as you did at the hands of the enemy.

[Steamer]

@freighterman1

As far as I know, no WW1 submarines of any nation exist in museums.

The U-1 is in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. It served as a training boat through WW1. It is displayed as a cutaway and well worth the visit if you are interested in submarines.

Several museums have sections or salvaged parts of WW1 submarines.

[jdcavo]

@Steamer

The U-1 is in the Deutsches Museum in Munich.

I’m not sure it still is, or at least not viewable by the public. The museum has had an extensive gentrification. I was there in July and the old extensive maritime section was nowhere to be seen. Maybe it will come back after renovations are completed.

[Steamer]

Sorry to hear that! It was a great exhibit in both content and curation. Has the space been reallocated for something else maritime?

[jdcavo]

I didn’t see anything maritime. The lower level where the maritime collection was apparently closed. Maybe it’s being renovated and the maritime stuff will return. Bit I suspect it may go the way of the engineering section that used to be in the Smithsonian, a casualty of “gentrification.”

[float]

The Maritime Collection currently is in the state “exhibition closed”. However, there is hope, imho. From the German language website:

The second half of the building is currently being renovated, which is why this area has been closed since June 29, 2022. The modernization of the building is scheduled to be completed in 2028, the 125th anniversary of the museum’s founding.

[float]

Although the City of Bremerhaven, unlike Munich, is not a major tourist destination, if one happens to be in the area, a visit to the German National Maritime Museum, curated by the Leibnitz Institute for Maritime History is worth it.

German Maritime Museum

[ChaplainDarrell]

I get clickbait stating “A sunken sub was discovered and the salvagers were shocked to find……. Never bothered to click on those but I’m wondering if they would say the crew was alive and well and carrying on. Coud that be the case with this sub?

[yacht_sailor]

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