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U-204

U-204

Sunk

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

TypeSubmarine
ClassType VIIC
WarSecond World War
Main guns1 × 3.5″ gun

Sank the Norwegian-manned destroyer Bath with convoy OG 71 on 19 August 1941. Sunk with all hands off Tangier on 19 October 1941 by the corvette Mallow and the sloop Rochester.

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down22 April 1940
Launched23 January 1941
Commissioned8 March 1941
Displacement769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Speed17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

23 January 1941

Convoy OG 71
Survived

19–23 August 1941

Sank Bath

Fate

Sunk

Sunk, 19 October 1941