Lavra in Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
O Submarino Alemão U1277
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The German Submarine U1277
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
1. O Submarino Alemão U1277 / The German Submarine U1277 Marker
Nesta zona maritima, a cerca de 30 metros de profundidade, encontra-se afundado um submarino alemão da II Guerra Mundial, o U1277. No dia 3 de junho de 1945, quase um més após a capitulação da Alemanha, a tripulação desta embarcação de guerra decide simular uma avaria e afundar o submarino em águas portuguesas. Deste modo evitam que a embarcação cala em poder dos Aliados, inviabilizando também o regresso ao seu porto de origem, tomado pelo exército soviético. A tripulação render-se-á no posto da Policia Maritima de Angeiras, sendo posteriormente aprisionada no Forte de S. João da Foz, antes de ser entregue aos ingleses. O U1277, construido nos estaleiros de Bremen e lançado ao mar a 18 de março de 1944, é hoje o abrigo de uma rica fauna e floral maritimas, sendo um dos principais paraisos do mergulho subaquático nesta costa.
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Location. 41° 14.903′ N, 8° 43.484′ W. Marker is in Lavra, Porto, in Matosinhos. It can be reached from Rua da Agudela. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lavra, Porto 4455, Portugal. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, Portuguese colonies, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Villa Romana do Fontão / The Roman Villa at Fontão (approx. one kilometer away); Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); A Praia dos Pescadores de Angeiras / The Fishermen Beach at Angeiras (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); A Praia da Memória / Memory Beach (approx. 2 kilometers away); A Recolha do Sargaço / Harvesting Seaweed
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
2. O Submarino Alemão U1277 / The German Submarine U1277 Marker - wide view
View out towards where the submarine might be, maybe.
More about this marker. The marker is on the boardwalk between the beach and the road, just south of the restaurant, on a stretch of the beach called Pedras do Corgo.
Also see . . . German submarine U-1277 (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: U-1277 is unusual in so much that it either did not receive Dönitz's surrender order on 8 May 1945, or chose to ignore it. What is known is that she continued her patrol in the North Atlantic for a further month, her crew finally scuttling her on 3 June 1945 off the northern coast of Portugal. All 47 crew disembarked safely from their sinking boat in rubber dinghies and made their way ashore, landing on the beach at Angeiras, Portugal. There they were interned by the Portuguese authorities, and handed over to a British warship a few days later. The crew were not released from a POW camp until 1947.(Submitted on September 2, 2023.)
The wreck now lies in 100 feet (30 m) of water at 41°13′N 08°45′W.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
