German submarine U-129 (1941)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-129.
German submarine U-129 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the AG Weser yard, Bremen as yard number 992 on 30 July 1940, launched on 28 February 1941 and was commissioned on 21 May with Kapitänleutnant Nicolai Clausen in command.
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Name | U-129 |
Ordered | 7 August 1939 |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen |
Yard number | 992 |
Laid down | 30 July 1940 |
Launched | 28 February 1941 |
Commissioned | 21 May 1941 |
Fate | Taken out of service at Lorient 4 July 1944; scuttled on 18 August, raised and broken up, 1946 |
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Class and type | Type IXC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted48 to 56 |
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Identification codes: | M 41 124 |
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29 merchant ships sunk (143,748 GRT) |
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Her service life began with training in the 4th U-boat Flotilla; she moved to the 2nd Flotilla for operations on 1 July 1941.
She sank 29 ships, a total of 143,748 gross register tons (GRT), on ten patrols.