U-236
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 23 Mar, 1942 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 666) | ||||||||
| Launched | 24 Nov, 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 9 Jan, 1943 | Oblt. Raimar Ziesmer | ||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 9 Jan, 1943 - 14 May, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 29 Sep, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944 24. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled 5 May, 1945 near Schleimünde, in position 54.37N, 10.03E. No deaths. | |||||||||
Damaged by British bombs (Sqdns 236 & 254) on 4 May, 1945,
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-236 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 |