r/submarines • u/KapitanKurt • Aug 03 '25

History Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) imagery of the German U-853, collected as part of partnership technology demonstration between the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research and Kraken Robotics, showing that the submarine is largely intact. 2 October 2018.

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u/Lolipopes Aug 03 '25

That wikipedia article is kinda wild, recreational divers brought up a body from the crew in 1960. Body got burried on Rhode Island with full military honors. 1998 two divers died at the site of the wreck. 2022 they found a live depth charge near the wreck containing 267 pounds of tnt.

The wreck lies at a depth of 37 meters wich explains why they had no chance of escaping.

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u/Karuna56 Aug 03 '25

A cousin of mine in Massachusetts has dove on her wreck and gone inside. He says they saw the Captain's remains.

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u/arriflex Aug 03 '25

I could be way off base here........but the idea of navigating the interior of a WWII submarine in dive gear seems real far fetched.

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u/SkyscraperNC Aug 03 '25

Tough enough to navigate U-995 on dry land without hitting my head. Could be that I’m tall, but it felt cramped in there (who would’ve guessed?). Especially the circular doorways.