U-225
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 Sep 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 655) | ||||||||
| Launched | 28 May 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 11 Jul 1942 | Oblt. Wolfgang Leimkühler | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 5,273 GRT 4 ships damaged for a total of 24,672 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk on 22 Feb 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 48.37N, 30.35W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Dianthus (Lt. N. E. Israel RNR). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during December 2009. More on revised fates.)
(May 1987) Sunk 15 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.45N, 31.09W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120/S). This attack in fact sank the U-529.
Sunk 21 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 51. 25N, 27. 28W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USS John C. Spencer. This attack was in fact against U-604 which escaped undamaged.
Wolfpack operations
U-225 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Spitz (22 Dec 1942 - 31 Dec 1942)
Ritter (11 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-225 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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