Unterseeboot 42 (1939)
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| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-42 |
| Ordered: | November 21, 1936 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen, yard 947 |
| Laid down: | December 21, 1937 |
| Launched: | February 16, 1939 |
| Commissioned: | July 15, 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk October 13, 1939 south-west of Ireland. 26 dead and 20 survivors. |
| Class and type: | Type IX U-boat |
| Service record | |
| Part of | Kriegsmarine: 6. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Identification codes | M 05 024 |
| Commanders | Rolf Dau |
| Operations | 1 |
| Victories | 1 ship damaged for a total of 4.803 gross register tons (GRT) |
Unterseeboot 42 (U-42) was a German 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 patrol and one war time patrol, both part of the 6. Unterseebootsflottille.
[edit] 1st Patrol
U-42 left the port of Wilhelmshaven on October 2, 1939. During this patrol, one ship was damaged, the British steam freighter SS Stonepool, sailing as part of the convoy OB-17 from Liverpool to North America.
[edit] Fate
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.
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See Also: List of U-boats
