German submarine U-400

German submarine U-400

Unterseeboot 400 was a U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine in World War II.

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Fate

Disappeared in 1944/1945. Recently discovered 7 miles off Newquay, Cornwall in the United Kingdom with two other U-boats, Unterseeboot 325 and Unterseeboot 1021. All three submarines were probably sunk in the Bristol Channel by depth charges or in a deep-trap minefield. ["Deep Wreck Mysteries: U-Boat Death Trap" [http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/deep-wreck-mysteries/u-boat-death-trap/] ]

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