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retired1212 09-19-05 04:10 PM

sold to US and illegally immigrated to Canada

U-104 09-23-05 03:07 PM

From Uboat.net

U-108
Type IXB
Laid down 27 Dec, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
Commissioned 22 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Klaus Scholtz (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)

Commanders 22 Oct, 1940 - 14 Oct, 1942 KrvKpt. Klaus Scholtz (Knights Cross)
Oct, 1942 - Oct, 1942 Erich Hilsenitz
15 Oct, 1942 - 16 Oct, 1943 KrvKpt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
17 Oct, 1943 - 11 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Matthias Brünig

Career 11 patrols 22 Oct, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
1 Feb, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1943 - 11 Apr, 1944 8. Flottille (training)

Successes 25 ships sunk for a total of 118.722 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 16.644 GRT
Fate Sunk 11 Apr 1944 at Stettin, by bombs; raised; taken out of service at Stettin 17 Jul, 1944; scuttled there 24 Apr 1945.



On 10 Feb, 1943, while on the outward journey to the Caribbean, U-108 was damaged by a British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn 202/N) and was forced to return, reaching Lorient on 24 Feb. She only managed to set out again on 1 April

Game fate: just returned from patrol 7 - so far 83,918 tons.

Psycluded 09-23-05 03:14 PM

U-54
Type VIIB

Laid down 13 Sep, 1938 Germaniawerft, Kiel

Commissioned 23 Sep, 1939 Kptlt. Georg-Heinz Michel

Commanders
23 Sep, 1939 - 30 Nov, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
5 Dec, 1939 - 20 Feb, 1940 KrvKpt. Günter Kutschmann

Career 1 patrol 23 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1940 - 20 Feb, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)

Successes No ships sunk or damaged
Fate Missing since 20 Feb, 1940 in North Sea, position unknown, probably lost to a mine. 41 dead (all hands lost).


Good lord... my poor boat is doomed! :nope:

Edit:

My in-game successes have been much better. Patrolled AM24 and sunk multiple C2s and Coastal Merchants on the first patrol... 2nd patrol is tonight after a short awards ceremony.

Kaleun 09-23-05 04:45 PM

U-203

Type VIIC
Laid down 28 Mar, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel

Commissioned 18 Feb, 1941 Kptlt. Rolf Mützelburg (Oak Leaves)

Commanders 18 Feb, 1941 - 11 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Rolf Mützelburg (Knights Cross)
11 Sep, 1942 - 20 Sep, 1942 Hans Seidel
21 Sep, 1942 - 25 Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Hermann Kottmann

Career 11 patrols 18 Feb, 1941 - 1 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
1 May, 1941 - 25 Apr, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)

Successes 21 ships sunk for a total of 94.296 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 17.052 GRT
Fate Sunk 25 April, 1943 south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 55.05N, 42.25W, by depth charges from Swordfish aircraft off the British escort carrier HMS Biter (Sqdn 811/L) and by the British destroyer HMS Pathfinder. 10 dead and 38 survivors.

The commander of U-203 (Kptlt. Rolf Mützelburg) died in a unique incident on 11 Sept. He allowed his crew to swim in the sea and when he was about to dive from the tower the boat moved and he hit the saddle tank being badly wounded. He died the next day.

09-23-05 08:03 PM

U-552
 
U-552

Type VIIC

Laid down Dec. 1, 1939 Blohm and Voss, Hamburg

Commissioned Dec. 4, 1940

Oblt. Erich Topp (Oak Leaves with Swords)

Commanders
Dec. 4, 1940 - Sept. 8, 1942
KrvKpt. Erich Topp (Knights Cross)

Sept. 9, 1942 - July 10, 1944
Kptlt. Klaus Popp

July 11, 1944 - May 2, 1945
Oblt. Gunther Lube

Career 15 patrols
Dec. 4, 1940 - Feb. 1, 1941 7th Flottille (traning)
Feb. 1, 1941 - Apr. 30, 1944 7th Flottille (front boat)
May 1, 1944 - May 2, 1945 22nd Flottille (school boat)

Successes 29 ships sunk for a total of 163,529 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 747 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,190 tons
3 ships damaged for a total of 26, 910 GRT

Fate Scuttled on May 2, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven in position
53.51 North 08.10 East

On October 31, 1941, U-552 was attacking the eastbound convoy HX-156 and at roughly 0525 hours torpedoed one of its escorts. The USS Reuben James magazine exploded and the ship sank quickly. 44 crew of 144 survived. The destroyer was the first ship lost in action during WWII.

U-552 did not suffer any casualties during her career.


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