U-147
Type | IID | |||||
| Ordered | 25 Sep, 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 10 Apr, 1940 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 276) | ||||
| Launched | 16 Nov, 1940 | |||||
| Commissioned | 11 Dec, 1940 | Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Oak Leaves) | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 11 Dec, 1940 - 19 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training) 20 Dec, 1940 - 1 Feb, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat) 1 Feb, 1941 - 2 Jun, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 6.145 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 4.996 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 2.491 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk on 2 June, 1941 north-west of Ireland, in position 56.38N, 10.24W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the British corvette HMS Periwinkle. 26 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 4 ships hit by U-147 - View the 3 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-147 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 Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |