U-82
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Jan, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 15 May, 1940 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 10) | ||
| Launched | 15 Mar, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 May, 1941 | Oblt. Siegfried Rollmann | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 14 May, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1941 - 6 Feb, 1942 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 8 ships sunk for a total of 51.859 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.190 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 1.999 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 6 Feb, 1942 north of the Azores, in position 44.10N, 23.52W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Rochester and the British corvette HMS Tamarisk. 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 10 ships hit by U-82 - View the 3 war patrols
General notes on this boat
The boat was lost during an attack on convoy OS-18 while returning from operations off the US East Coast (Operation Drumbeat).
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-82 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: Attack and Sink!, Edwards, Bernard, 1995 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 |
There was another U-82 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Jul, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 16 Sep, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 82 during WWI.