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{{Short description|1946 UK operation to scuttle German U-boats}} [[Image:HMS Ferret surrendered Uboats.jpg|thumb|right|Forty-two surrendered U-boats moored at [[Lisahally]], Northern Ireland, June 1945]] [[File:The Polish Navy during the Second World War HU55913.jpg|thumb|Polish Navy destroyer [[ORP Krakowiak (L115)|ORP ''Krakowiak'']] towing German Type XXIII U-boat ''[[German submarine U-2337|U-2337]]'' out to sea for scuttling on 28 November 1945]] '''Operation Deadlight''' was the code name for the [[Royal Navy]] operation of November 1945 β February 1946 to [[scuttling|scuttle]] German [[U-boat]]s surrendered to the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] after the defeat of [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] near the end of [[World War II]]. After the surrender, political discussions continued between the Allies concerning the final disposal of the surviving German naval vessels, the result of which was an agreement to retain 30 U-Boats in total, to be divided equally between the UK, the USA and the USSR. The remainder would be scuttled.
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