Action of 9 February 1945

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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1945  Wikidata
naval battle, 

HMS Tapir, 

• Drachinifel page^@ HMS Venturer vs U-864 - The only Sub vs Sub Underwater Battle
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1945 Action of 9 February 1945

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1945	Action of 9 February 1945	naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page@	HMS Venturer vs U-864 - The only Sub vs Sub Underwater Battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tapir	T-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-486	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		U-864	Type IXD-1 submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	Wikidata