U-42

Type

IX

 
Ordered21 Nov 1936
Laid down 21 Dec 1937 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 947)
Launched16 Feb 1939
Commissioned15 Jul 1939Kptlt. Rolf Dau
Commanders
15 Jul 1939 - 13 Oct 1939  Kptlt. Rolf Dau
Career1 patrol 15 Jul 1939 - 1 Oct 1939  6. Flottille (training)
2 Oct 1939 - 13 Oct 1939  6. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship damaged for a total of 4,803 GRT
Fate

Sunk 13 Oct, 1939 south-west of Ireland, in position 49.12N, 16.00W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex. 26 dead and 20 survivors.

See the 1 ships hit by U-42 - View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-42 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.