List of all U-boats
U-247
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 16 Dec 1942 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 681) | ||||||||
| Launched | 23 Sep 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 23 Oct 1943 | Oblt. Gerhard Matschulat | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 207 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 1 September 1944 in the English Channel near Lands End, in position 49.54N, 05.49W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS Saint John and HMCS Swansea. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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General notes on this boat
5 Jul 1944. U-247 sank the British fishing boat Noreen Mary with gunfire (!) approx. 20 miles west of Cape Wrath, Scotland. This was a remarkable event for this stage of the war, when U-boats were continually harried by blanket allied air cover.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-247 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 U-boat on red Shield |
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