U 49
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49 was a type VIIB uboat built by Germaniawerft AG in
Kiel, and was launched for the German Kriegsmarine 24.June
1939. She was commissioned in August 1939, and after a few
months with training under command of Käpitanleutnant Kurt
Von Goßler,
she was ready for war duty in 7. Unterseeboot Flotille.
She did four war patrols and managed to sink one British
merchant ship in November 1939. Under the German invasion
of Norway, Operation Weserübung in April 1940, she was set
sail on her fourth patrol with course towards Norwegian
waters. 15.April 1940 she was spotted northeast of Harstad
by the British destroyers HMS Brazen and HMS Fearless and
sunk with depth charges The wreck was located in March
1993 by the Norwegian submarine Skolpen on a depth of 300
meters.
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