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Re: U-392

Posted by: Jon Balson ()

Date: December 07, 2001 02:55PM

Hier sind weitere Einzelheiten...

Jon

A BIT OF HISTORY: APPENDIX 3 Submarines Sunk by Patrol Squadrons During World War II - Naval Historical Center [www.history.navy.mil] [04MAY2001]

U-761, 24 February 1944 (shared, see entry for VB-127, U-761) U-392, 16 March 1944 (shared)
Type: VIIC Laid Down: 10 January 1942, Howaldtswerke, Kiel
Commissioned: 29 May 1943, Oblt. Henning SchÃ¼mann
Commander: May 1943 March 1944, Oblt. Henning SchÃ¼mann
Career: Assigned: May 1943 November 1943, 5th Flotilla (Kiel); November 1943 March 1944, 1st Flotilla (Brest)
Successes: None

Fate: Sunk 16 March 1944 in the Straits of Gibraltar in position 35Â°55'N, 05Â°41'W, by depth charges from British frigate HMS Affleck, the destroyer HMS Vanoc and bombs from three U.S. PBY-5A Catalinas. 52 dead (entire crew lost). Three VP-63 aircraft piloted by Lieutenant (jg) M. J. Vopatek, Lieutenant R. C. Spears and Lieutenant (jg) V. A.T. Lingle detected U-392 during its attempted passage of the Gibraltar Straits. Lieutenant (jg) Vopatek guided HMS Affleck into position with his MAD gear. Affleck fired a pattern of depth charges that sent the U-boat to the bottom.

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Jon Balson Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Hier sind weitere Einzelheiten...
> 
> Jon
> 
> A BIT OF HISTORY: APPENDIX 3 Submarines Sunk by
> Patrol Squadrons During World War II - Naval
> Historical Center
> http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol2.htm
> [04MAY2001]
> 
> U-761, 24 February 1944 (shared, see entry for
> VB-127, U-761) U-392, 16 March 1944 (shared)
> Type: VIIC Laid Down: 10 January 1942,
> Howaldtswerke, Kiel
> Commissioned: 29 May 1943, Oblt. Henning SchÃ¼mann
> Commander: May 1943 March 1944, Oblt. Henning
> SchÃ¼mann
> Career: Assigned: May 1943 November 1943, 5th
> Flotilla (Kiel); November 1943 March 1944, 1st
> Flotilla (Brest)
> Successes: None
> 
> Fate: Sunk 16 March 1944 in the Straits of
> Gibraltar in position 35Â°55'N, 05Â°41'W, by depth
> charges from British frigate HMS Affleck, the
> destroyer HMS Vanoc and bombs from three U.S.
> PBY-5A Catalinas. 52 dead (entire crew lost).
> Three VP-63 aircraft piloted by Lieutenant (jg) M.
> J. Vopatek, Lieutenant R. C. Spears and Lieutenant
> (jg) V. A.T. Lingle detected U-392 during its
> attempted passage of the Gibraltar Straits.
> Lieutenant (jg) Vopatek guided HMS Affleck into
> position with his MAD gear. Affleck fired a
> pattern of depth charges that sent the U-boat to
> the bottom.