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U 905 was a German U-boat that was scuttled in May 1945 near the end of World War II. It was part of the U-boat fleet surrendered to Allied forces and later sunk as part of Operation Deadlight, in which many captured German submarines were deliberately sunk.

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records U 905 as Submarine (period Unassigned)-(1945). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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