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Any excuse, right?

U-889
Type: IX C/40
Built by: AG Weser, Bremen
Keel laid: 13/09/43
Launched: 05/04/44
Commissioned: 04/08/44
Feldpost: Nr M 37894

Surrendered on 13/05/45

She was one of the last two uboats in Canadian waters, the other being U-190, if I remember correctly....













 
You are right Geo. That's the answer - life raft containers. As far as the Type VII and the IX are concerned .The IXC got the idea of the conning tower with the two platforms for the AA armament just from the VIIC/41.
 

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