U-12
Type | IIB | |||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jul, 1934 | |||||||
| Laid down | 20 May, 1935 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 546) | ||||||
| Launched | 11 Sep, 1935 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 30 Sep, 1935 | Oblt. Werner von Schmidt | ||||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 8 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | No 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). | |||||||
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.
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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.