A very interesting story! One thing about the diesel engines, They're bigger than the pictures show. The deck that the crewman in the pic is standing on is halfway above the bottom of the pressure hull and the bottom half of the engines. Those engines are big! The same is true for the American subs. A good example is the USS Silversides, there are a lot of videos showing the four main Fairbanks Morse diesels. There are two smaller diesels below that deck, one in each engine room. The U.S. Subs may have been bigger than the German subs, but they were just as cramped for space inside. Thank you, Richie Kohler for sharing the story!
A lot of people probably don't know that the engines in Gato and later submarines were the same engines that were in diesel electric locomotives, namely Fairbanks Morse FM10's and General Motors GMV 16's. They are huge engines!
You won my greatest respect by that cut when panning over and seeing human remains, you are a true example of the best of the human race in my humble opinion. Hello from down under previous PADI here many moons ago.
Fascinating for sure!! Richie is a U-Boat 'Guru', and with the research he and his team have conducted, no stone was left unturned to discover the identity of that Boat. We have a team in NH on the quest for two possible U-Boats in our waters, and are close to locating them. A Notice to Mariners dated August 1944, has a hand-written note: "Object is a submarine". We're certain it's not US, but hopefully will locate and identify it this summer. Thanks for keeping undersea history alive!! ~ Buzz
@@bobbys4327 Hi - NH is New Hampshire. We believe at least two U-Boats, unidentified, still lie in the waters off southern Maine and New Hampshire, at divable depths. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated!
This is a very dangerous dive. Two guys from Sharkhunters International dived that boat many years ago and went into the bowroom. One of them panicked and died just outside this boat. Kohler can be commended for this really dangerous dive.
Thank you for this series, I binge watched it all this morning. I had read the book but there is some new info here. The 2020 video by Richie is amazingly clear. I have a question, I'm trying to come up with my own theory on how the sub sank. The internal hatches on the sub are all open. Were they that way when you found the sub? Do the hatches deteriorate at the hinges and fall off? Would a German sub in WW2 going into action (firing torpedo's) have the internal hatches open? Thanks again!
@@HistoryX there was a fair amount of relatively freshly "healing" rustsicles all thru there in that 2020 footage. Someone been souvenir shopping down there since he'd been there last I bet.
I'm drawing a schematic of a specific u boat and slowly making a map of known u boat locations. It's been a very enjoyable hobby. I love U boat lore
A very interesting story! One thing about the diesel engines, They're bigger than the pictures show. The deck that the crewman in the pic is standing on is halfway above the bottom of the pressure hull and the bottom half of the engines. Those engines are big! The same is true for the American subs. A good example is the USS Silversides, there are a lot of videos showing the four main Fairbanks Morse diesels. There are two smaller diesels below that deck, one in each engine room. The U.S. Subs may have been bigger than the German subs, but they were just as cramped for space inside. Thank you, Richie Kohler for sharing the story!
Thanks for the inside scoop on the diesel engines! It's easy to forget the the other half of the sub hidden beneath the deck.
A lot of people probably don't know that the engines in Gato and later submarines were the same engines that were in diesel electric locomotives, namely Fairbanks Morse FM10's and General Motors GMV 16's. They are huge engines!
You won my greatest respect by that cut when panning over and seeing human remains, you are a true example of the best of the human race in my humble opinion. Hello from down under previous PADI here many moons ago.
Mr. Richie Kohler; You SIR are a class act!! I appreciate you, as I'm certain these Men's family members + loved one's do, to a great extent!!
Truly enjoyed this series thanks to everyone who made this possible and found this piece of WW2 history!
Fascinating for sure!! Richie is a U-Boat 'Guru', and with the research he and his team have conducted, no stone was left unturned to discover the identity of that Boat. We have a team in NH on the quest for two possible U-Boats in our waters, and are close to locating them. A Notice to Mariners dated August 1944, has a hand-written note: "Object is a submarine". We're certain it's not US, but hopefully will locate and identify it this summer. Thanks for keeping undersea history alive!! ~ Buzz
Where is NH?
Hi - We're talking about the waters off southern Maine and New Hampshire (NH)...want to assist??@@bobbys4327
@@bobbys4327 Hi - NH is New Hampshire. We believe at least two U-Boats, unidentified, still lie in the waters off southern Maine and New Hampshire, at divable depths. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated!
This is a very dangerous dive. Two guys from Sharkhunters International dived that boat many years ago and went into the bowroom. One of them panicked and died just outside this boat. Kohler can be commended for this really dangerous dive.
It definitely takes courage and skill to undertake such a risky dive.
It's unbelievable that there's still remains! Is there a bunch of them or just that one?
I can imagine that there's more in the silt?
Thank you for this series, I binge watched it all this morning. I had read the book but there is some new info here. The 2020 video by Richie is amazingly clear. I have a question, I'm trying to come up with my own theory on how the sub sank. The internal hatches on the sub are all open. Were they that way when you found the sub? Do the hatches deteriorate at the hinges and fall off? Would a German sub in WW2 going into action (firing torpedo's) have the internal hatches open? Thanks again!
Hey, thanks for binging the series! Super cool that you're crafting your own theory. The hatches are a puzzling piece of the sub's story, right?
So Ryan is busy preparing for the drydocking of NJ?
U869 Crew member is Gerhardt Scwartz he was selected for Officer Training in late 1944.
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Someone stole the vise.
I totally saw that too!!!
@@HistoryX there was a fair amount of relatively freshly "healing" rustsicles all thru there in that 2020 footage. Someone been souvenir shopping down there since he'd been there last I bet.
U-869. Never heard of it
I wonder if they have ever found one with a sealed room that still has air?
Don't seem like human remains would still be there wow
I noticed that they never gave credit in the documentary to the New Jersey guys that actually found the boot and they even spoke I'll of him.
Very very interesting. A certain admiration must be extended to the chaps who manned Submarines. Be in this instance Germans.
Why isn't this considered war grave?
Darn, we want to see the Bones.
I know. I kinda do too.
Nazis lost a lot of subs (unterseeboot), which one is this ??? When did Hitler lose this one?
Can I just ask what’s all the excitement about U869?. We know it’s history about the crew and so what’s all the fuss then?.
Upload these as a single upload. F*ck off with power spam uploading!
Do some research