German submarine U-859
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German submarine U-859 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was one of a select number of U-boats to join Monsun Gruppe or Monsoon Group, which operated in the Far East alongside the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Name | U-859 |
Ordered | 5 June 1941 |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 1065 |
Laid down | 15 May 1942 |
Launched | 2 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 8 July 1943 |
Fate | Sunk on 23 September 1944 by HMS Trenchant, near Penang |
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Class and type | Type IXD2 submarine |
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Height | 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in) |
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Test depth | Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 dinghies |
Complement | 55–64 officers & ratings |
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Identification codes: | M 53 706 |
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Victories: |
3 merchant ships sunk (20,853 GRT) |
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