List of all U-boats
U-247
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 16 Dec 1942 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 681) | ||||||||
| Launched | 23 Sep 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 23 Oct 1943 | Oblt. Gerhard Matschulat | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 207 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 1 Sept, 1944 in the Channel near Lands End, in position 49.54N, 05.49W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS Saint John and HMCS Swansea. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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General notes on this boat
5 Jul 1944. U-247 sank the British fishing boat Noreen Mary with gunfire (!) approx. 20 miles west of Cape Wrath, Scotland. This was a remarkable event for this stage of the war, when U-boats were continually harried by blanket allied air cover.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-247 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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