German submarine U-967
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German submarine U-967 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on 16 May 1942 by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 11 March 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Loeder in command. U-967 commanded by Korvettenkapitän Albrecht Brandi on 5 May 1944 torpedoed USS Fechteler in the Western Mediterranean that was sailing with convoy GUS-38.
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Name | U-967 |
Ordered | 5 June 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 167 |
Laid down | 16 May 1942 |
Launched | 4 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 11 March 1943 |
Fate | Scuttled on 19 August 1944 in Toulon |
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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 51 480 |
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1 warship sunk (1,300 tons) |
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