U 228
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| Type : | VII C |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | December 7, 1940 |
| Build number: | 658 |
| Keel laying: | October 18, 1941 |
| Launch: | July 30, 1942 |
| Commissioning: | September 12, 1942 |
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| Calls: | 6 activities |
| Sinkings: |
2 planes |
| Whereabouts: | decommissioned on October 5, 1944 near Bergen ( Norway ) and later scrapped |
U 228 was a German submarine from the VII C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.
Technical specifications
The order for the boat was awarded to the Germania shipyard in Kiel on December 7, 1940 . The keel was laid on October 18, 1941, the launch on July 30, 1942. The commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Erwin Christophersen finally took place on September 12, 1942.
history
After its commissioning on September 12, 1942 to February 28, 1943, the submarine belonged to the 5th U-Flotilla and from March 1, 1943 to October 5, 1944 to the 6th U-Flotilla .
Whereabouts
U 228 was decommissioned on October 5, 1944 near Bergen ( Norway ) and later scrapped.
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 228 on u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)