U 241
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| Type : | VII C |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | April 10, 1941 |
| Build number: | 675 |
| Keel laying: | September 4, 1942 |
| Launch: | June 25, 1943 |
| Commissioning: | July 24, 1943 |
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| Calls: | 3 activities |
| Sinkings: |
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| Whereabouts: | Sunk on May 18, 1944 near Faroe Islands by a United Kingdom aircraft. |
U 241 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 10 April 1941, the yard Germania Werft , Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on September 4, 1942, the launch on June 25, 1943. The commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Arno Werr finally took place on July 24, 1943.
history
After its commissioning on July 24, 1943 to March 31, 1944, the submarine belonged to the 5th U-Flotilla and from April 1, 1944 to May 18, 1944, to the 3rd U-Flotilla . U 241 sank an attacking flying boat .
Whereabouts
U 241 was sunk on May 18, 1944 near the Faroe Islands by a plane of the United Kingdom.
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 241 on u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)