U-206
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 17 Jun 1940 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 635) | ||
| Launched | 4 Apr 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 17 May 1941 | Oblt. Herbert Opitz | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 17 May 1941 - 1 Jun 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Jun 1941 - 30 Nov 1941 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 3,283 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons | |||
| Fate | Missing in the Bay of Biscay, west of St. Nazaire, on about 30 Nov, 1941 in approximate position 47.05N, 02.40W. Possibly sunk in the British minefield "Beech" laid by RAF aircraft. 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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The mine-field "Beech" was laid by RAF aircraft in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire after August 1940.
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during August 1991. More on revised fates.
Sunk 30 Nov, 1941 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 46.55N, 07.16W, by depth charges from a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn 502/B).
This attack was in fact against U-71 which escaped undamaged.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-206 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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