U-127
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Aug, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Jun, 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 990) | ||
| Launched | 1 Feb, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr, 1941 | Kptlt. Bruno Hansmann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 24 Apr, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1941 - 15 Dec, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 Dec, 1941 west of Gibraltar, in position 36.28N, 09.12W, by depth charges from the Australian destroyer HMAS Nestor. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-127 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 |