U 215
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215 was a type VII D mine laying uboat built by Krupp
Germaniawerft in Kiel, and was launched in October 1941.
She was commissioned as a training boat in 4. Flotille one
month later under command of Korvettenkapitän Fritz
Hoeckner. She was assigned as a front boat in 9. Flotille
in Brest, and sailed out on her first war patrol in July
1942. She torpedoed and sunk the American Liberty ship Alexander Macomb 3.
July 1942, but was spotted and sunk with all hands lost by
depth charges from the British Navy trawler HMS Le Tiger.
The wreck was found in July 2004 and rest today in open
waters on a depth of 82 meter south of Nova Scotia.
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| 41°28'47.9"N 66°22'47.9"W Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit Uboat Net See the Discovery of U-215 Last updated: November 2019 |
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