German submarine U-99 (1940)
- German submarine U-99 (1940)
Unterseeboot 99 (usually abbreviated to U-99) was a German Type VIIB U-boat built during World War II. Her keel was laid on March 31 1939 at the Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel. She was launched on April 12 1940 under the command of Otto Kretschmer and was assigned to the 7. Unterseebootsflottille based in Kiel and later in St Nazaire.
"U-99" was one of the most successful boats in the entire war, succeeding in sinking 38 ships for a total tonnage of GRT|244,658|metric of allied shipping in 8 patrols, damaged 5 more ships and even 1 ship taken as prize.
Fate
On March 17 1941 "U-99" had just fired the last of her torpedoes and sunk MV Korshamn when the Watch Officer spotted a destroyer, south-east of Iceland in approximate position coord|61|N|12|W|scale:20000000. He immediately ordered a dive, but once the boat was under it was quickly fixed on ASDIC and attacked by HMS Walker and HMS Vanoc. "U-99" was driven deep by the attack and severely damaged. Kretschmer had no choice but to surface and he ordered that the boat should be scuttled. 40 crew including Kretschmer were rescued to become POWs, while 3 crewmen lost their lives.
References
* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u99.htm uboat.net webpage for "U-99"]
* [http://ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=99 ubootwaffe.net webpage for "U-99"]
* [http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0099.html u-boot-archiv.de webpage for "U-99"]
* [http://www.uboataces.com/ref-insignia8.shtml uboataces.com webpage with insignia for "U-99"]
See Also: List of U-boats and List of successful U-boats
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