U 272
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U
272 was built at Bremer
Vulkan and launched 15.August 1942. In October she was
put in service as a training boat in 8.Flotille in
Königsberg under
command of Oberleutnant Horst Hepp. During exercise she
collided with U 634 outside Hel 12.November 1942 with
the loss of 29 men. The wreck was found east of Hel, and
at first they thought it was the wreck of U 346. After
identification in 2013 they found out that this was the
U 272. She rest today on a depth of 54 meter.
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54° 37′ 29" N 18° 50′ 26" E
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