Type | IX | |||||||||
Ordered | 21 Nov 1936 | |||||||||
Laid down | 21 Dec 1937 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 947) | ||||||||
Launched | 16 Feb 1939 | |||||||||
Commissioned | 15 Jul 1939 | Kptlt. Rolf Dau | ||||||||
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Career 1 patrol |
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Successes | 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 4,803 GRT | |||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 13 October 1939 in the North Atlantic 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. | |||||||||
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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.
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