U-236
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 23 Mar 1942 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 666) | ||||||||
| Launched | 24 Nov 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 9 Jan 1943 | Oblt. Raimar Ziesmer | ||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 9 Jan 1943 - 14 May 1943 5. Flottille (training) 29 Sep 1943 - 30 Apr 1944 24. Flottille (training) 1 May 1944 - 28 Feb 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled 5 May, 1945 near Schleimünde, in position 54.37N, 10.03E. No deaths. | |||||||||
Damaged by British bombs (Sqdns 236 & 254) on 4 May, 1945,
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-236 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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