German submarine U-42 (1939)
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German submarine U-42 was a Type IXA[3] U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II.[2]
U-37, (an identical U-boat to U-42) at Lorient in 1940 | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-42 |
Ordered | 21 November 1936[1] |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 947[1] |
Laid down | 21 December 1937[1] |
Launched | 16 February 1939[1] |
Commissioned | 15 July 1939[1] |
Fate | Sunk on 13 October 1939 southwest of Ireland. 26 dead and 20 survivors[2] |
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Class and type | Type IXA submarine |
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Height | 9.40 m (30 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 05 024 |
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Victories: |
1 merchant ship damaged (4,803 GRT) |
U-42 was ordered by Kriegsmarine in November 1936. Her keel was laid down in December 1937; she was launched in February 1939 and commissioned in July 1939.
U-42 had a very short career, being sunk while still on her first war patrol. During her service with Kriegsmarine, the boat conducted only one training patrol and one war patrol. Over the latter she damaged one enemy vessel of 4,803 gross register tons (GRT). Both her patrols were as part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla.
U-42 was sunk southwest of Ireland on 13 October 1939. Out of a crew of 46, 20 survived and 26 went down with the submarine.[2]