German submarine U-217
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German submarine U-217 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Design
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The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and a maximum submerged speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".; when surfaced, she could travel Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".. U-217 was fitted with five Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), twelve torpedoes, one Script error: No such module "convert". SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun, in addition to five mine tubes with fifteen SMA mines. The boat had a complement of between forty-four.Template:Sfn
Service history
She was laid down on 30 January 1941, launched on 15 November and commissioned on 31 January 1942, U-217 served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla in a training capacity before moving on to the operational 9th flotilla on 1 August 1942 until she was sunk. U-217 completed three patrols and sank three ships totalling Template:GRT.
She was sunk on 5 June 1943 in the mid-Atlantic with all hands by depth charges dropped by Grumman TBF Avengers from the escort carrier Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. The wreck lies at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Wolfpacks
U-217 took part in two wolfpacks, namely:
- Pirat (30 July – 3 August 1942)
- Trutz (1 – 5 June 1943)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1942 | Sea Gull D | File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 75 | Sunk |
| 14 December 1942 | Etna | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2,619 | Sunk |
| 3 February 1943 | Rhexnor | File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 7,957 | Sunk |
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