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U-570
U-boat
with the dubious distinction as the only one to surrender in action during the
war.
Type: VII C
Built: Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Keel laid: 21 May 1940
Launched: 20 March 1941
Commissioned: 15 May 1941
Commander: KL Hans-Joachim Rahmlow
Fate: With many of her green crew seasick from heavy seas during her maiden
voyage, U-570 was damaged by air attack south of Iceland on 27 August
1941. She surfaced and surrendered to the circling British Hudson aircraft.
British vessels eventually arrived to take her in tow to Iceland and later
recommissioning in the Royal Navy as HMS Graph. The capture provided the
Allies invaluable technical intelligence on U-boat capabilities. Submarine
scrapped 1947.
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