U 230

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U 230
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Type : VII C
Shipyard: Germania shipyard , Kiel
Construction contract: December 7, 1940
Keel laying: November 25, 1941
Launch: September 10, 1942
Commissioning: October 24, 1942
Commanders:
  • October 24, 1942 - August 11, 1944
    Lieutenant Paul Siegmann
  • August 12, 1944 - August 21, 1944
    First Lieutenant Heinz-Eugen Eberbach
Calls: 4 activities
Sinkings:

4th

Whereabouts: Blown up by the crew in August 1944 after the Allies landed in Toulon

U 230 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 on December 7, 1940, the yard Germania Werft , Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on November 25, 1941, the launch on September 10, 1942. The commissioning under Lieutenant Paul Siegmann finally took place on October 24, 1942.

history

U 230 sank the Egyptian ( United Kingdom ), the HMS LST-418 ( Royal Navy ), the HMS LST-418 (Royal Navy) and the USS PC-558 ( United States Navy ).

Whereabouts

U 230 was blown up by the crew after the Allies landed in Toulon in August 1944.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 .

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