U-127
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 990) | ||
| Launched | 1 Feb 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr 1941 | Kptlt. Bruno Hansmann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 24 Apr 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 2. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1941 - 15 Dec 1941 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 Dec, 1941 west of Gibraltar, in position 36.28N, 09.12W, by depth charges from the Australian destroyer HMAS Nestor. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-127 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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