Evidence archive

U-869 Artifacts

Objects recovered during the search for the identity of the wreck then known as “U-Who.”

Artifacts Gallery Identification evidence Family and archive holdings

The collection

Material from the search for U-869’s identity.

The following artifacts were collected during the search for the identity of the submarine then called U-Who.

Many of these artifacts have since been given to family members of the crew or to the U-boat Archive in Cuxhaven, Germany.

Knife artifact associated with Martin Horenburg — Knife artifact associated with Martin Horenburg. Caption wording and collection order require verification.

Spare-parts box artifact from U-869 — Spare-parts box artifact. Caption wording and collection order require verification.

Artifact box with identifying tag — Artifact box with identifying tag. Caption wording and collection order require verification.

U-869-one-man-life-raft

UW-Artifact-U-869-Schematic-closeup-B

UW-Artifact-Burst-Air-Cylinder

UW-Artifact-Close-Up-of-U-869-Tag-removed

UW-Artifact-Close-Up-of-U-869-Tag

UW-Artifact-Close-up-of-U-869-dish

UW-Artifact-Horenburg-Knife-closeup

UW-Artifact-Horenburg-Knife

UW-Artifact-Life-Raft

UW-Artifact-Nice-Haul-1

UW-Artifact-Nice-Haul-2

UW-Artifact-RK-Box

UW-Artifact-Richie-Box-1

UW-Artifact-Richies-U869-Tags

UW-Artifact-U-869-Box-with-tag-1

UW-Artifact-U-869-Box-with-tag

UW-Artifact-U-869-Schematic-closeup-A

UW-Artifact-U-869-Schematic-closeupC

UW-Artifact-U-869-Schematic

dish-w_dirty-fingernails2