U-65
Type | IXB | |||||||||
| Ordered | 16 Jul 1937 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 6 Dec 1938 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 953) | ||||||||
| Launched | 6 Nov 1939 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Feb 1940 | Kptlt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross) | ||||||||
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| Career 6 patrols |
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| Successes | 12 ships sunk for a total of 66,174 GRT 3 ships damaged for a total of 22,490 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 28 April, 1941 in the North Atlantic south-east of Iceland in position 59.51N, 15.30W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Douglas. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1986. More on revised fates.)
Sunk 28 Apr 1941 southeast of Iceland, in position 60.04N, 15.45W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Gladiolus.
This attack was actually against U-96 inflicting no damage.
Attacks on this boat
13 Apr 1940
During the Norway invasion the brand-new U-65 attacked a group of British destroyers but his torpedoes failed and the destroyers attacked the boat causing some damages. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 151)
1 recorded attack on 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-65 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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There was another U-65 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Mar 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 May 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 65 during WWI.