U-227
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Oct, 1941 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 657) | ||
| Launched | 9 Jul, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Aug, 1942 | Oblt. Jürgen Kuntze | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 22 Aug, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 30 April, 1943 north of the Faeroes, in position 64.05N, 06.40W, by depth charges from an Australian Hampden aircraft (RAAF Sqdn 455/X). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-227 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 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 |