German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther'

The naval archaeology of a U-boat

Aaron Stephan Hamilton

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Osprey Publishing
15 July 2019

Underwater archaeology; Military & naval ships; Ship design & naval architecture

Now in its final resting place at the bottom of the Potomac River in Maryland, the U-Boat U-1105 is unique among German World War II submarines. It was the only U-Boat to conduct a wartime patrol while equipped with three technological innovations that revolutionized submarine warfare in the post-war world. These were: the snorkel (air-mast) that allowed the U-Boat to remain submerged indefinitely; the GHG Balkon passive sonar mounted forward of the keel that increased listening range by 70%; and a rubberized coating known as Alberich designed to reduce its acoustic signature and hide from Allied sonar. This is the first book to analyse the U-1105 combat record using primary documents in order to evaluate the effectiveness of its late war technologies, document its extensive postwar testing and detail all the features still present on the wreck site today. The U-1105 remains the only U-Boat in North America that someone can dive and still see remnants of its snorkel trunking and Alberich coating.

The book gives details of the U-Boat's construction, training, first and only combat patrol, and extensive postwar testing and evaluation by both the Royal and US Navies. It contains c. 50 images of U-1105 from wartime, postwar testing and of its condition at the bottom of the Potomac. Many of the images are new and previously unpublished anywhere.

By: Aaron Stephan Hamilton
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 860g
ISBN: 9781472835819
ISBN 10: 1472835816
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 15 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Dr Innes McCartney Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Late-war Technical and Tactical Evolution Chapter 2 Construction and Training Chapter 3 First and Last Wartime Patrol Chapter 4 Postwar Evaluation and Testing by the Royal Navy Chapter 5 North Atlantic Transit to the USA Chapter 6 Salvage Training and Depth Charge Testing in the Potomac River Chapter 7 Forgotten but Never Lost Chapter 8 Diving the U-1105 Today Chapter 9 Archeology of a Late War U-boat Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B The Crew Appendix C Chronological History of U-1105 Endnotes Index

Aaron S. Hamilton is an academically trained historian and published author who holds both a B.A. and a M.A. in History. He has particular expertise in the archival records of the last year of the war in Europe and his books include Bloody Streets: The Soviet Assault on Berlin, April 1945 and The Oder Front 1945. Aaron is also a certified technical diver and an amateur maritime archaeologist who maintains a keen interest in naval history, particularly submarines. He has contributed original research to published academic works and on various websites.