U-204
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 22 Apr, 1940 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 633) | ||
| Launched | 23 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 8 Mar, 1941 | Oblt. Walter Kell | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 8 Mar, 1941 - 1 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1941 - 19 Oct, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 4 ships sunk for a total of 17.360 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.060 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 19 Oct, 1941 near Tangier, in position 35.46N, 06.02W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Mallow and the British sloop HMS Rochester. 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 5 ships hit by U-204 - View the 3 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-204 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 The Nightmare Convoy, Lund, Paul and Harry Ludlam, 1987 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 |