U 282
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Type : | VII C |
Field Post Number : | M 50 824 |
Shipyard: | Vegesacker shipyard , Bremen |
Construction contract: | June 5, 1941 |
Build number: | 47 |
Keel laying: | June 2, 1942 |
Launch: | February 3, 1943 |
Commissioning: | March 13, 1943 |
Commanders: |
March 13, 1943 - October 29, 1943 |
Calls: | 1 patrol |
Sinkings: |
no |
Whereabouts: | Sunk on October 29, 1943 southeast of Greenland |
U 282 was a German submarine from the Type VII C , which in World War II by the German Navy was used.
history
Construction and commissioning
The order for the boat was placed on June 5, 1941 at the Vegesacker shipyard in Bremen . The keel was laid on June 2, 1942, the launch on February 3, 1943, the commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Rudolf Müller finally took place on March 13, 1943.
commitment
U 282 undertook an patrol during its service , but could not record any sinkings or damage.
Sinking
On 29 October 1943, U 282 south-east of Greenland on convoy escort ON.208 from the backup Escorts Group B.7 by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Vidette , HMS Duncan and the Corvette HMS Sunflower in position 55 ° 28 ' N , 31 ° 57 ′ W sunk.
Vidette recorded with ASDIC location the submarine, which was sunk after a long hunt by Hedgehog water bombs from the Sunflower . All 48 crew members were killed. The boat was identified on the basis of floating wreckage and pieces of clothing.
U 282 did not lose any crew members during its mission before sinking.
See also
literature
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg a. a. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
Web links
- U 282 at uboat.net (English)
- ubootwaffe.net page about German submarines (English)
- Crew list of U 282