U-335
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Jan, 1941 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 207) | ||
| Launched | 15 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 17 Dec, 1941 | Kptlt. Hans-Hermann Pelkner | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 17 Dec, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1942 - 3 Aug, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 3 Aug, 1942 in the North Sea north-east of the Faeroes, in position 62.48N, 00.12W, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Saracen. 43 dead and 1 survivor | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-335 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 Submarines versus U-boats, Jones, Geoffrey, 1986 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 |