Type
VIIC
Ordered 20 Jan 1941
Laid down 30 Aug 1941 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 305)
Launched 25 Jul 1942
Commissioned 17 Sep 1942 Oblt. Rudolf Bahr
Commanders
17 Sep 1942 - 16 Jan 1944 Kptlt. Rudolf Bahr
Career
4 patrols
17 Sep 1942 - 28 Feb 1943 8. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1943 - 16 Jan 1944 1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 13,045 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 2,560 tons
Fate
Lost on 16 January 1944 probably to one of its own torpedoes in the approximate position 49N/18W. 51 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, September 2003).
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