U-129
Type | IXC | |||||||
| Ordered | 7 Aug, 1939 | |||||||
| Laid down | 30 Jul, 1940 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 992) | ||||||
| Launched | 28 Feb, 1941 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 21 May, 1941 | Kptlt. Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross) | ||||||
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| Career | 10 patrols | 21 May, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1941 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | 29 ships sunk for a total of 143.748 GRT | |||||||
| Fate | Taken out of service at Lorient 4 July, 1944. Scuttled there 18 Aug 1944. Raised and stricken in 1946, and broken up. | |||||||
See the 29 ships hit by U-129 - View the 10 war patrols
Men lost from the boat
21 May, 1943
During support/assistance by U-459 the boat lost one man overboard briefly from the rubber dinghy, but he was soon rescued. (Other sources say, that the man was missing)
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |