German submarine U-242

VII C

M 52 339

F. Krupp Germania Werft AG, Kiel - Gaarden, factory 676

April 10, 1941

002

September 30, 1942

July 20, 1943

August 14, 1943

24 patrols

2 ships ( 2,095 GRT)
1 auxiliary warship (500 t)

U 242 was a submarine of the German Navy in World War II. It has been used in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the fault of the British maritime trade.

History

U 242 was ordered on 10 April 1941 and set on 30 July 1942, Kiel. The submarine was launched on July 20, 1943 from the pile and was put into service on August 14, 1943.

Training rides

On May 21, 1944 U 242 ran from the port of Kiel in the North Sea and returned four days later back without sinking success.
8. June 1944. Departing from Stavanger in occupied Norway. Return after 18 days on 26 June 1944. No sinkings.
On June 27, 1944 U 242 ran from Bergen. Return on the same day without success.
On June 28, 1944, ran out of Stavanger. Return on the same day without success.
June 29. Departure from Kristiansand. Return two days later without sinking success.

Patrol car

On July 11, 1944 U 242 ran from Kiel. After three days without sinking success arriving in Tallinn ( Reval ).
On July 14, 1944 left the U- boat and returned back the same day without success.
On July 18, 1944 U 242 ran from his eighth trip from Grand Hotel and returned after two days of fruitless back.
On 21 July 1944, the submarine left again Grand Hotel and returned after two days back without success.
24. July 1944. 10th The trip went for the third time from Grand Hotel, lasted until July 26, and went without sinking enemy.
On July 26, 1944 U 242 ran again from Grand Hotel and returned four days later back unsuccessful.
On 31 July 1944, the submarine again went for a day to hunt for replenishment ships. The trip was fruitless.
On August 23, U 242 ran out of Helsinki and sank on 25 August 1944, the Soviet freighter KKO -2 ( Lage60.03333329.066667 ) (600 tons ) and VRD -96 Del'fin ( Lage60.03333429.066668 ) (500 tons). On August 26, the submarine returned.
On August 29, U 242 ran for four days of Grand Hotel.
September 3, 1944. One-day patrol.
September 12, 1944. Leakage from Reval to a one-day patrol. No sinking success.
From 21 September to 28 September. Place a minefield in Baltic waters. In this block, the Finnish freighter Rigel ( Lage59.9524.35 ) ran on 28 October on ( 1,495 tons ) and sank.
September 30 to October 2. Eighteenth patrol, from Ventspils. No successes.
October 5 to October 9. Patrol of pillau from. No sinking successes.
On October 10, U 242 ran out of pillau and returned after a day of fruitless back.
January 12, 1945 to January 30, 1945: 21 patrol, no sinkings.
On February 23, 1945, the submarine from Kiel ran out and returned two days later unsuccessful.
28 February to 1 March 1945. 23rd patrol of hoarding from. Without sinking success.
On March 4 U 242 ran from his last trip from Kristiansand and sank on April 5, 1945 in the St. George's Channel by mines ( Lage52.048333 - 5.78 ).

Commander

Oberleutnant zur See Karl- Wilhelm Pancke 14. August 1943 to February 1945
Lieutenant Heinz Riedel February 1945 until April 5, 1945

Insinuations

August 1943 - May 1944 5 U- Flotilla, Kiel (training boat)
June 1944 - July 1944 3 U- Flotilla, used in Norway ( front boat)
July 1944 5 U- Flotilla Training Boot
July 1944 - February 1945 8 U- Flotilla, Gdansk (front boat, front boat minefield )
February 1945 - April 1945 5 U- Flotilla (front boat)

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