U-252
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 23 Sep, 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Nov, 1940 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 17) | ||||
| Launched | 14 Aug, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 4 Oct, 1941 | Kptlt. Günther Schiebusch | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 4 Oct, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1942 - 14 Apr, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 1.355 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk at 2230hrs on 14 April, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in approximate position 47. 00N, 18.14W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork and the British corvette HMS Vetch. 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-252 - View the 1 war patrol
General notes on this boat
On 6 April, 1942, espionage agent Ib Riis was landed in Iceland by this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-252 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 |