German submarine U-242
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German submarine U-242 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-242 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 676 |
Laid down | 30 September 1942 |
Launched | 20 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 14 August 1943 |
Fate | Sunk by a mine on 5 April 1945[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 52 339 |
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The submarine was laid down on 30 September 1942 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 676, launched on 20 July 1943 and commissioned on 14 August under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Karl-Wilhelm Pancke.[1]
After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, she went to the 3rd flotilla to work operationally from 1 June 1944. She then returned to the 5th flotilla on 6 July and moved to the 8th flotilla for operations on 1 August. She was reassigned to the 5th flotilla a third time from 16 February 1945.
In seven patrols, U-242 sank two ships totalling 2,095 gross register tons (GRT) and an auxiliary warship of 500 GRT.
She was sunk by a mine in the St. George's Channel on 5 April 1945.