U 212
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| Type : | VII C |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | October 16, 1939 |
| Build number: | 641 |
| Keel laying: | May 17, 1941 |
| Launch: | March 11, 1942 |
| Commissioning: | April 25, 1942 |
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| Calls: | 15 activities |
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| Whereabouts: | July 21, 1944, Brighton in the English Channel by depth charges from HMS Curzon and the HMS Ekins sunk. |
U 212 was a German submarine from the Type VII C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.
Technical specifications
The order for the boat was on 16 October 1939, the yard Germania Werft , Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on May 17, 1941, the launch on March 11, 1942. The commissioning under Lieutenant Helmut Vogler finally took place on April 25, 1942.
history
After its commissioning on April 25, 1942, the submarine belonged to the 8th U-Flotilla until October 1, 1942 , to the 11th U-Flotilla until June 1, 1943, to the 13th U-Flotilla until November 1, 1943. Flotilla and until July 21, 1944 to the 3rd U-Flotilla .
The first six missions were of little interest, navigating the waters around Iceland , Greenland , Bear Island and Jan Mayen . At that time she was stationed in Narvik and Hammerfest . In its seventh mission, the Mayakovski ( Soviet Union ) sank it through a mine.
Whereabouts
U 212 was the 15th application on July 21, 1944, Brighton in the English Channel by depth charges from HMS Curzon and the HMS Ekins sunk.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The U-Boat War 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg a. a. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .
literature
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
Web links
- U 212 on u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)