| ORDERED | 23rd SEPTEMBER | 1939 |
| KEEL LAID | 4th JANUARY | 1940 |
| LAUNCHED | 2nd FEBRUARY | 1941 |
| COMMISSIONED | 5th APRIL | 1941 |
TRAINING FLOTILLAS and DUTIES
| APRIL 1941 - DECEMBER 1941 | JANUARY 1942 - OCTOBER 1943 |
| 3rd U-FLOTILLA | 29th U-FLOTILLA |
| KIEL & ST.NAZAIRE | LA SPEZIA & TOULON |
| UNDER TRAINING & OPERATIONAL |
OPERATIONAL |
COMMANDERS
| 05/04/1941 to 31/12/1942 | 01/01/1943 to 21/10/1943 |
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WILHELM DOMMES
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DIETRICH SCHONEBOOM
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Born - 16/04/1907 |
Born - 04/12/1917
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Died - 23/01/1990 (Aged 82)
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Died - 21/10/1943 (Aged 25)
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OPERATIONS
NINETEEN SAILINGS
10 SHIPS SUNK (17,955 Tons) |
2 SHIPS DAMAGED (4,010 Tons) |
FATE
SUNK 21st OCTOBER 1943 – MEDITERRANEAN IN POSITION 37.23N-00.35E BY DEPTH CHARGES FROM A BRITISH WELLINGTON AIRCRAFT (Sqdn./Z)
52 DEAD (ALL HANDS)