U 85
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U
85 was a VIIB type uboat laid down at Flender Werke in
Lübeck in December 1939. She was launched in April 1941
and
assigned
two months later to 3.
Unterseeboot Flotille under command of Oberleutnant
Eberhard Greger. She was given orders to participate in
Operation Pauchenslag, the assault on merchant shipping on
the American east coast. U 85 got the doubtful honor of
being the first uboat sunk in this area when she came
under fire from the destroyer USS Roper 14. April 1942. U
85 was forced to surface, and the American destroyer
attacked her on the surface. The crew started to abandon
ship, but USS Roper didn't hold their fire and continued
shooting with machine-guns and depth charges. They left
the area soon after and when they returned the following
morning, they found only dead Germans floating in the
water. The wreck of U 85 rest today on a depth of 25 to 30
meter about four nautical miles east of Nags Head.
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| 35°54'48.28" N 75°17'12.98" W  Picture of U- 48, a type VIIB uboat Courtesy of uboat.net Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit Uboat Net |
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