Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 5 Jun 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 313) | ||||||||
| Launched | 30 Dec 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 Mar 1942 | Oblt. Paul Hartwig | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 8 ships sunk, total tonnage 26,383 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 900 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 21 Nov, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 46.16N, 17.09W, by depth charges from Albacore aircraft (Sqdn 817/I) of the British carrier HMS Victorious. 1 dead and 52 survivors. | |||||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-517 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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