Sinking of U-864 1945
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 9 February 1945 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1945 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Europe) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 60.7694, 4.6208 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The German U-boat U-864 was attacked and sunk on 9 February 1945 by HMS Venturer, a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy. Venturer was patrolling the waters around Fedje Island, off the Norwegian coast in the North Sea. The sinking remains the only incident in the history of naval warfare where one submarine sank another while both were submerged.
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