U-200
Type | IXD2 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 4 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1046) | ||||||||
| Launched | 10 Aug 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1942 | Kptlt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross) | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 24 June, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.15N, 25.25W, by 2 depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/H). 68 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
General notes on this boat
24 Jun 1943. * Included in the figure for loss of life are 7 members from the German special force "Brandenburg" unit.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-200 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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