U-265
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Jul, 1941 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 30) | ||
| Launched | 23 Apr, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 6 Jun, 1942 | Oblt. Leonhard Auffhammer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 6 Jun, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1943 - 3 Feb, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 3 Feb, 1943 south of Iceland, in position 56.35N, 22.49W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 220/N). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-265 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |