U-210
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 Mar 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 639) | ||||||||
| Launched | 23 Dec 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 Feb 1942 | Kptlt. Rudolf Lemcke | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 6 Aug, 1942 in the North Atlantic south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 54.24N, 34.37W, by ramming, depth charges and gunfire from the Canadian destroyer HMCS Assiniboine. 6 dead and 37 survivors. | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-210 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Pirat (29 Jul 1942 - 3 Aug 1942)
Steinbrinck (3 Aug 1942 - 6 Aug 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-210 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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