German submarine U-80 (1941)

VII C

M 37 498

Bremer Vulkan, Bremen

January 25, 1939

008

April 17, 1940

February 11, 1941

April 8, 1941

  • April 8, 1941 - October 5, 1941 Oblt.z.S. Georg State
  • October 6, 1941 - May 4, 1942 Oblt.z.S. Hans Benker
  • May 5, 1942 - November 22, 1942 Oblt.z.S. Oskar Curio
  • November 23, 1942 - September 30, 1943 Oblt.z.S. Hans -Adolf Isermeyer
  • October 1, 1943 - November 28, 1944 Kptlt Hans Keerl
  • April 1941 1 U- boat Flotilla training
  • May 1941 - March 1942 26 U- boat Flotilla training
  • April 1942 - August 1943 24 U- boat Flotilla training
  • September-November 1943 23 U- boat Flotilla training
  • December 1943 - November 1944 21 U- boat Flotilla school

No patrols

No

U 80 was a German U- Boat Type VII C, which was used in World War II by the German Navy.

History

The contract for the boat was awarded on 25 January 1939, the Bremer Vulkan shipyard in Bremen. The keel was laid on 17 April 1940 the launching on February 11, 1941, and was commissioned under Lieutenant George State on April 8, 1941.

The boat belonged after its entry into service until 30 April 1941 as a training boat for the first U- Flotilla in Kiel. From 1 May 1941 to 31 March 1942, there was training boat in the 26th U- Flotilla in pillau and from April 1, 1942 to August 31, 1943 training boot in the 24th U- Flotilla in Memel. As of September 1, 1943 used as a training boat in the 23 U- Flotilla in Gdansk, it came from 1 December 1943 until his loss on November 28, 1944 as a school boat for 21 U- Flotilla in pillau.

U 80 was a pure education and training boat, which was not performed by patrols.

Whereabouts

The boat was on 28 November 1944 in the Baltic Sea west of pillau by a diving mishap lost. The position was 54 ° 40 'N, 19 ° 30' O54.66666666666719.5 in naval grid square AO 9597th It was a total loss with 52 dead.

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