Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 5 Aug 1940 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 637) | ||||||||
| Launched | 21 May 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 5 Jul 1941 | Oblt. Alfred Schlieper | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 3,872 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 7 Dec, 1941 in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar, in position 35.51N, 07.45W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Harvester and HMS Hesperus. 45 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, January 1986). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 11 Dec, 1941 in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar, in position 36.40N, 09.20W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Bluebell. (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was directed against U-67 causing slight damages.
Wolfpack operations
U-208 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Mordbrenner (16 Oct 1941 - 2 Nov 1941)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-208 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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