U-227
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Oct 1941 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, 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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