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U-247

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 16 Dec, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 681)
Launched23 Sep, 1943
Commissioned23 Oct, 1943Oblt. Gerhard Matschulat
Commanders
23 Oct, 1943 - 1 Sep, 1944  Oblt. Gerhard Matschulat
Career2 patrols 23 Oct, 1943 - 31 May, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jun, 1944 - 1 Sep, 1944  1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship sunk for a total of 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).

See the 1 ships hit by U-247 - View the 2 war patrols

General notes on this boat

On 5 July, 1944 the boat sank the British fish trawler Noreen Mary by gunfire (!) about 20 miles west of Cape Wrath (Scotland). This is an amazing event at this time in the war when the U-boats were constantly hunted by allied aircraft.

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.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998