German submarine U-65 (1939)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-65.
German submarine U-65 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Over the course of six war patrols between 9 April 1940 and 28 April 1941, she sank twelve ships and damaged three others for a total loss of 88,664 gross register tons (GRT).
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Name | U-65 |
Ordered | 16 July 1937 |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 953 |
Laid down | 6 December 1938 |
Launched | 6 November 1939 |
Commissioned | 15 February 1940 |
Fate | Sunk 28 April 1941 in the North Atlantic south-east of Iceland in position 59.51N, 15.30W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Douglas. 50 dead (all hands lost).[1] |
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Class and type | German Type IXB submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Identification codes: | M 26 817 |
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