U-128
Type | IXC | |||||
| Ordered | 7 Aug, 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 10 Jul, 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 991) | ||||
| Launched | 20 Feb, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 12 May, 1941 | Kptlt. Ullrich Heyse (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 12 May, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1941 - 17 May, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 12 ships sunk for a total of 83.639 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 17 May, 1943 in the South Atlantic south of Pernambuco, in approximate position 10.00S, 35.35W, by gunfire from the US destroyers USS Moffett, USS Jouett and depth charges from two Mariner aircraft (Sqdn VP-74/P-6/P-5). 7 dead and 47 survivors. | |||||
See the 12 ships hit by U-128 - View the 6 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
16 May, 1943
The boat was attacked by an American Mariner aircraft (USN VP-74 / P-2) off Bahia without results as the 12 bombs fell wide. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 223)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-128 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Adventures, Wiggins, Melanie, 1999 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 |