German submarine U-335
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German submarine U-335 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 3 January 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as yard number 207, launched on 15 October and commissioned on 17 December. After training between December 1941 and July 1942, U-335 departed Kiel harbour to conduct a war patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 July 1942. However, after only three days, she was torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine and lost with only one survivor.[1]
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Name | U-335 |
Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
Builder | Nordseewerke, Emden |
Yard number | 207 |
Laid down | 3 January 1941 |
Launched | 15 October 1941 |
Commissioned | 17 December 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 3 August 1942 by the submarine HMS Saracen. |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 47 884 |
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Victories: | None |
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