U-224
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 654) | ||||||||
| Launched | 7 May 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 20 Jun 1942 | Oblt. Hans-Carl Kosbadt | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 9,535 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 13 Jan, 1943 in the western Mediterranean west of Algiers, in position 36.28N, 00.49E, by ramming and depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Ville de Quebec. 45 dead and 1 survivor | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-224 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Puma (26 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942)
Natter (30 Oct 1942 - 8 Nov 1942)
Kreuzotter (8 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 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-224 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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