It's time I did a historic U-boat...and after searching I came upon this one. One of the most successful U-Boats of WWII.
She was laid down in November 1939 at
AG Weser in
Bremen,
Germany and was commissioned on
24 September 1940. U-106 was assigned to
2. Unterseebootflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) on
24 September 1940. U-106 would go on to serve nearly three years with 2. Unterseebootflottille.
U-106 was one of the most successful German submarines of World War II. She completed 10 wartime patrols and sank 22 ships totalling 138,581
Gross Register Tonnage or GRT. She also damaged: two ships totalling 12,634 GRT, one auxiliary warship totalling 8,246 GRT, and the battleship
HMS Malaya.
Type
IXB
Laid down26 Nov, 1939
AG Weser, BremenCommissioned24 Sep, 1940Oblt.
Jürgen Oesten (
Knights Cross)Commanders24 Sep, 1940 - 19 Oct, 1941 Kptlt.
Jürgen Oesten (Knights Cross)20 Oct, 1941 - Apr, 1943 Kptlt.
Hermann Rasch (Knights Cross)20 Jun, 1943 - 2 Aug, 1943 Oblt. Wolf-Dietrich DamerowCareer10 patrols24 Sep, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940
2. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1941 - 2 Aug, 1943
2. Flottille (front boat)
Successes22 ships sunk for a total of 138.581 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 12.634 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 8.246 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 31.100 tonsFateSunk 2 Aug, 1943 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.35N, 11.55W, by depth charges from British and Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 228/N & 461/M). 22 dead and 36 survivors.
She changes colors depending on the time of day...has become my fav boat (I started a new career) so I hope you all enjoy...
