German submarine U-105 (1940)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-105.
German submarine U-105 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was ordered on 24 May 1938 as part of Germany's naval rearmament program. Her keel was laid down in Bremen on 16 November 1938. After roughly seven months of construction, she was launched on 15 June 1940 and formally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 10 September 1940.
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Name | U-105 |
Ordered | 24 May 1938[1] |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen[1] |
Yard number | 968[1] |
Laid down | 16 November 1939[1] |
Launched | 15 June 1940[1] |
Commissioned | 10 September 1940[1] |
Homeport | Lorient, France[2] |
Fate | Sunk on 2 June 1943 near Dakar by French Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat Antarès. 53 dead (all hands lost)[1][3] |
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Class and type | German Type IXB submarine |
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Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Identification codes: | M 22 946 |
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During her three-year career, U-105 sank 23 vessels for a total loss of 123,924 gross register tons (GRT) and 1,546 tons before being sunk by the Free French Forces off the coast of Dakar (Senegal) on 2 June 1943.