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U-12

Type

IIB

 
Ordered20 Jul, 1934
Laid down 20 May, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 546)
Launched11 Sep, 1935
Commissioned30 Sep, 1935Oblt. Werner von Schmidt
Commanders
30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937   Werner von Schmidt
Dec, 1936 - 1 Oct, 1937   Hans Pauckstadt
1 Oct, 1937 - 8 Oct, 1939  Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp
Career2 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939  3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 8 Oct, 1939  3. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 8 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover, position not known, by a mine. 27 dead (all hands lost).

View the 2 war patrols

General notes on this boat

The body of U-12's commanding officer, Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp, was washed ashore on the French coast near Dunkirk on 29 Oct, 1939.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-12 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

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-12 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 May, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 13 Aug, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 12 during WWI.