General notes on this boat

9 Feb 1945. On 9 Feb, 1945 the British submarine HMS Venturer, commanded by Lt. James S. Launders, torpedoed and sank this boat. This is the only known incident in naval history in which one submarine sank another while both were submerged. Lt. Landers sank U-771 on the surface the year before.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944.

Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-864 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.



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