German submarine U-455
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German submarine U-455 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1940, launched on 21 June 1941 and commissioned on 21 August with Kapitänleutnant Hans-Heinrich Giessler in command of a crew of 51.
U-455 arriving in St. Nazaire after her third patrol on 16 June 1942 | |
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Name | U-455 |
Ordered | 16 January 1940 |
Builder | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel |
Yard number | 286 |
Laid down | 3 September 1940 |
Launched | 21 June 1941 |
Commissioned | 21 August 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 5 April 1944 in southeast of Genoa |
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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 03 850 |
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3 merchant ships sunk (17,685 GRT) |
Her service began with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, a training outfit. She was transferred to the 7th flotilla for operations at the beginning of 1942 and again to the 29th flotilla in March 1944.
She carried out ten patrols and was a member of six wolfpacks; she sank three ships for a total of 17,685 gross register tons (GRT).
She was lost in the Ligurian Sea (north of Corsica) on 5 April 1944. Her wreck was discovered in 2005 off Genoa. She had previously been thought to be near La Spezia.