U-205
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 16 Oct, 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 19 Jun, 1940 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 634) | ||||
| Launched | 20 Mar, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 3 May, 1941 | Kptlt. Franz-Georg Reschke | ||||
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| Career | 11 patrols | 3 May, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov, 1941 - 17 Feb, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.623 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 5.450 tons | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 17 Feb, 1943 in the Mediterranean near the northernmost point of Cyrene, in position 32.56N, 22.01E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Paladin, assisted by a South African Bisley (Blenheim) aircraft. 8 dead and 42 survivors. | |||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-205 - View the 11 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
26 Sep, 1941
The boat was bombed by an aircraft "with American markings" while shadowing convoy HG-73 and forced to abort patrol and head for France. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 391)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
30 Sep, 1941
The boat suffered a blow when one of its men, Fähnrich zur See Fritz Säger, took his own life.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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Books dealing with this subject include: Ark Royal, Poolman, Kenneth, 2000 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 |