Unterseeboot 42
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| U-42 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | IX | ||
| Fieldpost Number | M 05 024 | ||
| Yard Number | 947 | ||
| Ordered | November 21, 1936 | ||
| Launch Date | February 16, 1939 | ||
| Commission Date | July 15, 1939 | ||
| Construction yard | AG Weser, Bremen | ||
| Patrols | |||
| Start Date | End Date | Assigned Unit | |
| July 15, 1939 | October 1, 1939 | 6th Flotilla | |
| October 2, 1939 | October 13, 1939 | 6th Flotilla | |
| Commanders | |||
| April 22, 1939 | February 5, 1940 | Kptlt. Rolf Dau | |
| Successes | |||
| Type of Ship Sunk | Number of Ships Sunk | Gross Registered Tonnage | |
| Commercial Vessels | 1 | 4.803 GRT | |
| Military Vessels | 0 | 0 GRT | |
Unterseeboot 42 (U-42) was a Type IX U-boat of the Kriegsmarine.
Her keel was laid down December 21, 1937, by AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned July 15, 1939] with Kapitänleutnant Rolf Dau in command.
U-41 conducted one training patrols and one war time patrol, both part of the 6th Flotilla. On October 13, 1939, U-42 was sunk by depth charges from HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex south-west of Ireland. Of the 46 man crew, 26 were killed in the depth charging, with 20 surviving.
[edit] 1st Patrol
U-42 left the port of Wilhelmshaven, with Kapitänleutnant Rolf Dau in command, on October 2, 1939. During this patrol, one ship was sunk, the British Stonepool. U-42 was sunk during this same patrol on October 13, 1939 .
See Also: List of U-boats
