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| U-12 | Type IIB |
| Feldpost Number | M 17 865 |
| Construction Yard | F.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden |
| Yard Number | 546 |
| Ordered | 20th Jul 1934 |
| Keel laid | 20th May 1935 |
| Launched | 11th Sep 1935 |
| Commissioned | 30th Sep 1935 |
| Baubelehrung | Marinelehr-und Reparaturwerkstatt, Kiel | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 10.35 - 09.37 | U-Flottille Weddigen, Kiel
Schulboot (training boat)
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| 10.37 - 10.39 | U-Flottille Lohs, Kiel
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 30.09.35 - 01.10.37 | OL ~ KL Werner von Schmidt
see also: U-9 U-15 U-25 U-40 U-116 |
| 12.36 - 01.10.37 | KL Hans Pauckstadt
see also: U-18 U-34 U-30 U-34 U-193 |
| 01.10.37 - 08.10.39 | OL ~ KL Dietrich von der Ropp
see also: U-11 |
| 05.01.39 - 01.39 | OL Georg-Wilhelm Schulz
see also: U-10 U-64 U-124 |
| 01.39 - 08.10.39 | KL Dietrich von der Ropp
see also: U-11 |
| Operations information for U-12 | 25.08.1939 - 09.09.1939
First Sailing - active patrol
U-12 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Dietrich von der Ropp on 25th Aug 1939 for operations in the North Sea and arrived back at Wilhelmshaven just over two weeks later on 9th Sep 1939.
| 23.09.1939 - 08.10.1939
Second Sailing
On the 23rd Sep 1939, U-12 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Dietrich von der Ropp for operations in the English Channel. The boat was declared missing after 8th Oct 1939.
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| Notes for U-12 | U-12 was possibly sunk by a mine S of Dover, all 27 crew were lost.
We have 39 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 12
You can perform other crew searches here. Note that the number of names we give possibly includes prior crew members.You can discuss this boat or ask questions at the ubootwaffe.net forums | We have an approximate position of 51°10N 01°30E for where U 12 went down, mapped below. The cross represents the position best estimated. | 
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