German submarine U-72 (1940)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-72.
German submarine U-72 was a Type VIIC submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-72 |
Ordered | 25 January 1939 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 619 |
Laid down | 28 December 1939 |
Launched | 22 November 1940 |
Commissioned | 4 January 1941 |
Fate | Sunk by bombing, 30 March 1945 |
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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 21 325 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
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U-72 was launched on 22 November 1940 and commissioned on 4 January 1941. U-72 served with 24th U-boat Flotilla (a training unit), and later with 21st U-boat Flotilla (also a training unit), from 2 July 1941 to 30 March 1945. U-72 was used throughout World War II as a training boat until it was sunk in a daylight American bombing raid on 30 March 1945.[1]