U-205
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 19 Jun 1940 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, 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 attack 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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