The Norfolk Incident
A few hours after receiving the cease-fire order, U-2511 spotted a group of British warships. Schnee approached to within 500 meters of the British cruiser HMS Norfolk without being detected.
Schnee had a U-boat commander's dream shot lined up, but left the scene without attacking and headed back to base. U-2511 reached Bergen on 5 May 1945 and surrendered as ordered. The commander spoke with officers of Norfolk a few days later, who found it unbelievable that U-2511 was able to get so close without any sonar contact.
Korvettenkapitän Schnee deposed to the Royal Navy Commission in Bergen aboard HMS Norfolk. During this deposition, he is said to have requested a comparison of Norfolk's Ship's Log to that of the U-2511. The comparison is said to have revealed that the cruiser indeed was at that position making the recorded speed as per U-2511's log.
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