(5/5) Timewatch The Hunt for U-864 World War II

[trondole89]

the submarine is still there, nine years after it was found. and it will remain there for several years to come! No wonder people of Fedje is upset

[justaflyguy3]

Fantastic videos brother. Thumbs up for sure. I'm wondering how a submarine could determine if another sub was friend or foe??? How did the Brit Captain know that he was actually firing on U864, and not another British sub? Sound of the props? Radio signals? Anybody know?

[adamiiiiss]

köcsög angol gecik 

[bbob765]

***** Thank you 2bn442RCT for an excellent channel.

[Lightblinder]

I don't get how they calculate the depth the other submarine is to launch the torpedo, by the periscope they should know the direction, not the exact depth their were...

[liammears]

@Lightblinder Quite simply the British captain guessed, based on educated assumptions on how the German captain would respond to a torpedo and on its zig zag pattern.

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

That's some incredible brain-work going on in that British submarine if they managed to both fire torpedos based on the German sub's predicted path AND account for the German sub's evasive maneuvers (in this case diving).

[Vikefan7549]

Thank you for this. Christopher Karlsen who witnessed the sinking is my cousin. He passed away two years ago Christmastime. It was good to see him one last time on this show.

[kleofaz]

View years ago i was by that memorial. I had a gulp in my throat by reading all these names of young dead men...i feel sorry for the lady.

[4321Hunter1234]

I had never seen this program before..Thank you so much

[Eurofighter19]

A submerged submarine hitting another with some kind of deflection torpedo shooting is quite fascinating.

Men on both crews were brave sailors indeed.

[MrCaughtonvideo]

Interesting video ,,long live the king they said,,,or was the toast to the king,,

thats the worlds problem we do as the king does ,

Time for a new world , because this one is not working good at all Seasons greeting

[anzacproud]

Poor lady even though she was engaged to an enemy salior at the time I still feel sorry for her after all these years.

[mandaltby]

1. How could they start diesels under water, diesels can only run above water.

2. the eye witness, how could he see the Uboat if the boat was supposedly under water

Im not sure I by it

How could the guy on land see a Uboat 1 mile off the coast 50 meters down silly TV crap

[StianArnesen1981]

@mandaltby :1:German was quick with technology for its submarines, those using a snorkel for and get oxygen to the engine and crew

2:when there happens an explosion under the water pressure will go up,the explosion forced the submarine up the surface before sinking again,U864 was probably not 50 meters under water, type IX U-boat is one of the largest u-boat Nazi Germany had, because of the size was IX U-boat slow and heavy when it dived down, things did not go as fast as we're used to today.

[sajuuk212]

seriously do yu have to have to flsh a massive "please rate" banner in the middle of the screen? its not even a vid of your mking its not needed

[NCTaikoDrumboy]

To 2bn442RCT: Thanks for showing this on YouTube. It's a great story linking past events and present-day dilemmas. I certainly hope that a way is found to efficiently deal with all that mercury.

BTW, my history professor in college was part of a unit that fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the Fighting 442 in France. All he would say of them was, "They were some of the bravest men I've ever known."

[2bn442RCT]

Thanks for your comments!

[Brukernavn9735]

@NCTaikoDrumboy Victory has many fathers.

[MesserschmittBf109g6]

Luck is mentioned quite a bit, but in actual fact the German crew got extraordinarily unlucky, first having had problems that forced them to stop in Bergen then being forced to stay much longer than expected in Bergen and finally suffering an engine failure on their way from Bergen, had it not been for one of these factors the crew would probably have surrendered in May 45.

But that British commander showed some amazing talent in predicting the U-boats path, though I guess some luck came intoit

[dreolle]

I fish in the hjeltefjord around Herdla,it´s 15-20 km from there. Do u think it is possible to eat ling torsk or red snapper?

[IsThisNoGo]

Check Google for "Minamata" disease from mercury poisioning,then you decide!!

[iroscoe]

An amazing bit of history that has left the Norwegians with a modern day technical and moral dilema .

[kyaw1969]

WAR IS HELL

[kylaving]

For more Europe to Asia submarine missions check out the I-52 story, anyway thanks for uploading

[megatein]

May be being stupid but would'nt WW2 torpedos float to the surface after firing, they were designed to skim across the surface.

[2bn442RCT]

Most are, perhaps ALL torps could be set at different depths. Except dropping a torp from a plane. Torps would punge to at least 70-80 feet before settling at their pre-calculated depth

[kylaving]

The later war British torpedoes, mk8, mk9 could be pre set for a certain depth yes

[STATIONO]

Remarkable and Excellent tactics.

Rest in peace crews of U-864.

[LaidBack771]

A Realy Good Commander & Crew. Genius.

[2bn442RCT]

It's amazing when a new tactic works right

[dgr8zod]

part 4 is up.. No HQ, but it's up..

[stuartthegrant]

The toxic time bomb...

[petekilde]

EXCELLENT 5*

[AllanR2D2]

anyone know what happens to a torpedo that misses? does it run out of "steam", sink and explode either by pressure of water depth or when it hits bottom?

[Noireglace]

Exactly. WWII torpedoes would run of fuel after a few minutes, and as they were so called "dumb" torpedoes, they would just got into a straight line until they were empty.

[2bn442RCT]

Torps that run out of fuel and run deep, do not explode, even at high depth pressure.