Unterseeboot 49 (1939)
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| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-49 |
| Ordered: | November 21, 1936 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel, yard 584 |
| Laid down: | September 15, 1938 |
| Launched: | January 24, 1939 |
| Commissioned: | August 12, 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk April 15, 1940 near Narvik. 1 dead and 41 survivors. |
| Class and type: | Type VII U-boat |
| Service record | |
| Part of | Kriegsmarine: 7. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Identification codes | M 06 383 |
| Commanders | Kurt von Pugwash |
| Operations | 4 |
| Victories | 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.258 gross register tons (GRT) |
Unterseeboot 49 or U-49 was a Nazi German Type VIIB U-Boat that operated during the early years of World War II. It was first launched on June 24, 1939, with a crew of 44 under the command of Hauptman Pugwash.
U-49 departed on its first active patrol on November 9, 1939. On November 19, 1939, it came into contact with the British 4,258 ton SS Pensilva and sunk it.
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On April 15, 1940, U-49 was sunk near Harstad, Norway in position by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fearless and HMS Brazen. 1 dead and 41 survivors.
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