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| Keywords: U-Boats grounded Falmouth 1921 HD-SN-99-02368.JPEG Two German U-Boats grounded near Falmouth in 1921 The one nearer to the camera is UB 86 a UB III-class submarine that was commissioned on 10 November 1917 and made five patrols during the First World War the hull number is still visible It was surrendered to Great Britain on 24 November 1918 It was broken up in situ near Falmouth after 1921 after grounding together with UB 97 UB 106 UB 112 UB 128 and UC 92 The original texts tells that these U-Boats were washed ashore after having been sunk during the war like U 118 at Hastings in 1919 but the lack of deck guns and periscopes shows that these boats were on the way to the breakers <br/> Original text A most remarkable post-war incident was the washing up on the rocks at Falmouth England of two German U-boats They were cast up but a few feet apart; both had been sunk during the war U S Defense Visual Information Center photo HD-SN-99-02368 http //www dodmedia osd mil/; U S National Archives file 208-PR-10K-1 1921 author PD-USGov German Type UB III submarine 086 World War I submarines of Germany Submarines wrecked Falmouth Cornwall 1921 | ||||
