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1945: May 15:   Surrender of German U-boat, U-805

German (Type IXC) U-boat, U-805, surrendered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on May 15, 1945.   USS Sirago (SS-485) sank the German submarine off Cape Cod in February 1946.   U-805 did not sink any Allied vessels during World War II.   

Image:  80-G-600566:  German submarine, U-805, off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after surrendering on May 16, 1945.