U-204

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered23 Sep 1939
Laid down 22 Apr 1940 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 633)
Launched23 Jan 1941
Commissioned8 Mar 1941Oblt. Walter Kell
Commanders
8 Mar 1941 - 19 Oct 1941  Kptlt. Walter Kell
Career3 patrols 8 Mar 1941 - 1 May 1941  1. Flottille (training)
1 May 1941 - 19 Oct 1941  1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes4 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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.