U-229
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 659) | ||
| Launched | 20 Aug 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 Oct 1942 | Oblt. Robert Schetelig | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 3 Oct 1942 - 28 Feb 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1943 - 22 Sep 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 8,352 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 3,670 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 22 Sept, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 54.36N, 36.25W, by depth charges, gunfire and ramming from the British destroyer HMS Keppel. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-229 - View the 3 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-229 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943)
Ostmark (8 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Sturmer (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Leuthen (31 Aug 1943 - 22 Sep 1943)
Attacks on this boat
17 May 1943
The U-229 was attacked by a British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn 190, pilot F/LT F Gosling, aircraft nr. EP215) aircraft with four bombs. The boat was damaged so badly that it had to return to base.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-229 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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