German submarine U-873
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German submarine U-873 was a German long-range Type IXD2 U-boat of World War II. Following the surrender of Germany, the United States Navy studied U-873 to improve United States submarine designs. U-
The U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Argo (WPC-100) and a tug escort the surrendered German Type IXD2 submarine U-873 to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine, bordering Portsmouth, New Hampshire (USA) on 16 May 1945.
Portsmouth Naval Prison
German Prisoners from U-873 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in New Hampshire in May 1945
Portsmouth Naval Prison
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Portsmouth Naval Prison is a former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Occupied during 1908–1974, its reinforced concrete building res
German submarine U-873
…prize crews in the process of searching for intelligence information and evidence of sabotage. Upon arrival at Portsmouth the U-boat crews were sent to Portsmouth Naval Prison for interrogation by the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Subsequent investigation concluded personal possessions of the U-boat crewmen were looted…
The former prison as seen in 2013
Prison from across river, c. 1913