U-199
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 4 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 10 Oct, 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1045) | ||
| Launched | 11 Jul, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Nov, 1942 | Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 28 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 4.181 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 31 July, 1943 in the South Atlantic east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in position 23.54S, 42.54W, by depth charges from one American Mariner aircraft (VP-74) and two Brazilian aircraft (Catalina and Hudson). 49 dead and 12 survivors. | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-199 - View the 1 war patrol
Attacks on this boat
3 Jul, 1943
An American Mariner aircraft (Sqdn VP-74, pilot Harold C. Carey) attacked the boat but was shot down with all hands. Blair gives the date as June 30 which is incorrect. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 351)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
The survivors ended up in Brazil and then in US captivity.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-199 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 |