U 231
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| Type : | VII C |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | December 7, 1940 |
| Build number: | 661 |
| Keel laying: | January 30, 1942 |
| Launch: | October 1, 1942 |
| Commissioning: | November 14, 1942 |
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| Calls: | 3 activities |
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| Whereabouts: | sunk by Vickers Wellington on January 13, 1944 near the Azores using a depth charge. |
U 231 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 January 30, 1942, the launch on October 1, 1942. The commissioning under Lieutenant Wolfgang Wenzel finally took place on November 14, 1942.
history
After its commissioning on November 14, 1942 to April 30, 1943, the submarine belonged to the 5th U-Flotilla and from May 1, 1943 to January 13, 1944 to the 3rd U-Flotilla .
Whereabouts
U 231 was sunk in its third mission on January 13, 1944 near the Azores using a depth charge by a Vickers Wellington .
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 231 on u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)