U-200
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 4 Nov 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1046) | ||
| Launched | 10 Aug 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1942 | Kptlt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 22 Dec 1942 - 31 May 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jun 1943 - 24 Jun 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 24 June, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.15N, 25.25W, by 2 depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/H). 68 dead (all hands lost). | |||
General notes on this boat
24 Jun 1943. * Included in the figure for loss of life are 7 members from the German special force "Brandenburg" unit.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-200 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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