U-213
Type | VIID | |||
| Ordered | 16 Feb 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 645) | ||
| Launched | 24 Jul 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1941 | Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff * | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 30 Aug 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan 1942 - 30 Apr 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 May 1942 - 31 Jul 1942 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 31 July, 1942 in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 36.45N, 22.50W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Erne, HMS Rochester and HMS Sandwich. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-213 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Pfadfinder (23 May 1942 - 27 May 1942)
Attacks on this boat
7 Feb 1942
The escorts of convoy ON-63 prevented an attack by forcing the boat to dive, which was then slightly damaged by depth charges. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
15 May 1942
The boat was slightly damaged by depth charges from a destroyer after being surprised on the surface in foggy weather in the Gulf of Maine. (Sources: Ritschel)
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
14 May 1942. * Oblt. von Varendorff was II WO during the raid of U-47 against Scapa Flow in Oct 1939.
On May 14, 1942 an Abwehr agent, Alfred Langbein, is landed on the coast near St. Martins in New Brunswick ("Operation Grete") by U-213 (von Varendorff). His mission was to inform about the sailing of convoys, which he did not accomplish. When he run out of money, in September 1944, he surrendered. The Canadians released him after the war.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-213 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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