List of all U-boats

U-222

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered15 Aug 1940
Laid down16 Jun 1941 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 652)
Launched28 Mar 1942
Commissioned23 May 1942Oblt. Ralf von Jessen
Commanders
23 May 1942 - 2 Sep 1942  Kptlt. Ralf von Jessen
Career
No patrols
23 May 1942-2 Sep 1942  8. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sank 2 Sept, 1942 in the Baltic Sea west of Pillau, in position 54.25N, 19.30E, after a collision with U-626. 42 dead and 3 survivors.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-222 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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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.
U-Boat Adventures. Wiggins, Melanie, 1999.
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.