orion: Nä nu går jag och sover ( c : U-96 A successful U-boat whose exploits during one particular patrol in October-December of 1941 provided the historical basis for the novel and film Das Boot. Altogether sank 28 merchant ships totaling 190,181 tons before being retired to training duties in 1944.
Type: VII C Built: Germaniawerft, Kiel Keel laid: 16 September 1939 Launched: 1 August 1940 Commissioned: 14 September 1940 Commanders: KL Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, September 1940-March 1940 OL Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel, April 1942-March 1943 OL Wilhelm Peters, March-October 1943 Fate: Sunk at dock by U.S. air attack, 30 March 1945, Wilhelmshaven
U-96
A successful U-boat whose exploits during one particular patrol in October-December of 1941 provided the historical basis for the novel and film Das Boot. Altogether sank 28 merchant ships totaling 190,181 tons before being retired to training duties in 1944.
Type: VII C
Built: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Keel laid: 16 September 1939
Launched: 1 August 1940
Commissioned: 14 September 1940
Commanders:
KL Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, September 1940-March 1940
OL Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel, April 1942-March 1943
OL Wilhelm Peters, March-October 1943
Fate: Sunk at dock by U.S. air attack, 30 March 1945, Wilhelmshaven
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