U-117
Type | XB | |||
| Ordered | 31 Jan, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Jul, 1939 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 616) | ||
| Launched | 22 Jul, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 25 Oct, 1941 | Korvkpt. Hans-Werner Neumann | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 25 Oct, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 2. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 1. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1942 - 14 Oct, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) 15 Oct, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Dec, 1942 - 7 Aug, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship damaged for a total of 7.177 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.092 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 7 August, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 39.42N, 38.21W while supplying U-66 by depth charges and a Fido homing torpedo from five Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Card. 62 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-117 - View the 5 war patrols
Men lost from the boat
8 Nov, 1942
While refuelling U-454 on 8 Nov Leutnant zur See der Reserve Helmut Schwenzel from U-117 was washed overboard.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
There was another U-117 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Dec, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 23 Mar, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 117 during WWI.