German submarine U-143 (1940)

II D

M 24 039

German works, Kiel

September 25, 1939

272

January 3, 1940

August 10, 1940

September 18, 1940

4 patrols

1 ship ( 1,418 GRT)

U 143 was a German U- boat of the type II D, which was used in World War II by the German Navy.

History

The contract for the boat was awarded on 25 September 1939 the German shipyard works in Kiel. The keel was laid on January 3, 1940, the launching on 10 August 1940. Went into service under Lieutenant Ernst Mengersen finally took place on 18 September 1940.

The boat belonged after its commissioning on 18 September 1940 to 2 November 1940 as the training boat for the first U- Flotilla in Kiel. After the boat on 3 November 1940 until December 31, 1940 training boot in the 24th U- Flotilla in Memel and from 1 January 1941 to April 1941 school boat in the 22 U- Flotilla in Gdynia. The boat was in April, 1941, to September 12, 1941 front boat in the third U- Flotilla in Kiel before 13 September in 1941 from to 8 May 1945 as a school boat in the 22 U- Flotilla in Gdynia, February 1945 Wilhelmshaven was used.

U 143 took during his service four patrols on which it could sink a ship with 1,418 GRT.

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First patrol

The boat was launched on April 19, 1941 at 13:30 clock and from Kiel on May 13, 1941 at 8:00 clock to periscope repair in Bergen ( Norway) a. It ran on the same day at 21:00 clock again from there. It was launched on May 17, 1941 at 17:20 clock in Brunsbuttel and 17:40 clock again. It sailed into Kiel on 18 May 1941. In these 29 -day venture into the North Atlantic to the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides No ships were sunk or damaged.

Second patrol

The boat was launched on June 9, 1941 at 3:00 clock from Kiel and on June 29, 1941 at 9:45 clock in a mountain. In these 16 -day venture into the North Atlantic to the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the North Channel no ships were sunk or damaged.

Third patrol

The boat was launched on July 6, 1941 at 15:00 clock by mountains and on July 14, 1941 at 18:15 clock back there one. It was launched on July 17, 1941 at 10:00 clock by mountains and on July 21, 1941 at 5:10 clock in Kiel. On this 12 -day venture into the North Atlantic to the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the North Channel no ships were sunk or damaged.

Fourth patrol

The boat was launched on August 17, 1941 at 3:00 clock from Kiel and on 5 September at 12:30 clock in a mountain. It was launched on September 7, 1941 at 0:00 clock back there, and on the same day at 18:45 clock in Egersund one. The boat left on September 8, 1941 at 6:00 clock Egersund and expired on September 10, 1941 at 5:00 clock in Kristiansand one. It was launched on September 11, 1941 at 8:00 clock back there, and on September 12, 1941 at 0:15 clock in Kiel. During these 27 days continuous operation in the North Atlantic to the Faroe Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and west of the northern channel was sunk a ship carrying 1,418 tons.

• August 23, 1941: sinking the Norwegian steamer Inger ( Lage58.966667 - 7.833333 ) with 1,418 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes G7e. He had loaded 1,500 tons of coke and coal and was on the way from Newport (Gwent ) to Reykjavík. There were nine dead and 14 survivors.

Whereabouts

The boat was sunk before reaching the absorption region on December 22, 1945 at 03:15 clock by the British destroyer HMS Onslow as part of Operation Deadlight for cracked towing connection. The position was 55 ° 58 'N, 9 ° 35' W55.966666666667 - 9.5833333333333 in naval grid square AM 5246th

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