German submarine U-973
VII C
Blohm & Voss in Hamburg
Oblt.z.S. Klaus Paepenmöller
2 patrols
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U 973 was a German U- Boat Type VII C of the former Navy in the Second World War.
It was manufactured at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg. The keel was laid on June 26, 1942, the commissioning was carried out on 15 April 1943, Lieutenant Klaus Paepenmöller. The boat made two patrols, where it was not possible to damage or sink a ship.
U 973 was born on March 6, 1944, attacked and sunk in the attack on the Nordmeergeleitzug RA 57, of aircraft of the British escort aircraft carrier HMS Chaser. The boat is located northwest of Narvik in position 70 ° 40 ' N, 5 ° 48' O70.6666666666675.8. 51 sailors were killed, among them Lieutenant Klaus Paepenmöller, there were two survivors.