U 17 (German Armed Forces)
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 U 17 together with U 15 in Wilhelmshaven |
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| Type : | Class 206 A |
| Shipyard: | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Build number: | 33 |
| Keel laying: | June 1, 1970 |
| Launch: | October 10, 1972 |
| Commissioning: | November 28, 1973 |
| Decommissioning: | December 14, 2010 |
U 17 ( vessel identification S 196) was a German submarine of the class 206 A . It wasstationedwith the 3rd submarine squadron of the German Navy in Eckernförde .
history
U 17 entered service in 1974. On September 18, 1989, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft began converting to the improved class 206 A.
In the summer of 2010, the U17 took part in the NATO operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean .
U 17 was decommissioned on December 14, 2010 . The boat is now in the naval arsenal in Wilhelmshaven .
Sponsorship
In 1973 the community of Kressbronn on Lake Constance took over the sponsorship of the submarine.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bruno Bock: Built by HDW, 150 years Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG . Koehler Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Herford 1988, ISBN 3-7822-0450-6 , p. 196–197 (with assistance from Walter Awolin).
- ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung: Patenboot U 17 from Eckernförde. In: kressbronn.de. Kressbronn a. B., June 29, 2010, accessed July 4, 2019 .