List of all U-boats
U-272
Type | VIIC | ||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | ||||||
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1941 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 37) | |||||
| Launched | 15 Aug 1942 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 7 Oct 1942 | Oblt. Horst Hepp | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Sank on 12 November 1942 in the Baltic Sea off Hela, in position 54.45N, 18.50E, after a collision with U-634. 29 dead and 19 survivors. | ||||||
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General notes on this boat
The number of survivors from this boat is probably 19 but one source has it at 79 which is a really incredible number.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-272 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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