U-530 1947
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | U-530 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1947 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Maine | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 28 km from land |
| Position | 42.1670, -69.7740 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-530 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft in Hamburg on 8 December 1941 as yard number 345, launched on 28 July 1942 and commissioned on 14 October 1942 with Kapitänleutnant Kurt Lange in command, who led her in six patrols. Lange was replaced in January 1945 by Oberleutnant zur See Otto Wermuth, who led her to surrender in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on 10 July 1945, two months after the end of WWII in Europe.
The submarine's voyage to Argentina led to various legends, apocryphal stories and conspiracy theories. These allege that it and/or U-977, which surrendered on 17 August 1945, might have sunk the Brazilian cruiser Bahia, transported escaping Nazi leaders (such as Adolf Hitler, somehow alive) and/or Nazi gold to South America, and/or voyaged to Antarctica. The U-boat and its crew were transported to the United States, where the former was sunk as a target with a torpedo on 28 November 1947.
Location
- Recorded position: 42.1670, -69.7740 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Maine
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-530 (revision 1378801610), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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