U-207
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 14 Aug, 1940 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 636) | ||
| Launched | 24 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Jun, 1941 | Oblt. Fritz Meyer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 7 Jun, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1941 - 11 Sep, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 9.727 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 11 Sept 1941 in the Straits of Denmark south-east of Angmassalik, Greenland, in position 63.59N, 34.48W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Leamington and HMS Veteran. 41 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-207 - View the 1 war patrol
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-207 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: Attack and Sink!, Edwards, Bernard, 1995 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 |