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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-207Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 43 387
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number636
Ordered16th Oct 1939
Keel laid14th Aug 1940
Launched24th Apr 1941
Commissioned7th Jun 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
06.41 - 09.417.U-Flottille, Kiel & St.Nazaire
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
06.41 - 09.41OL Fritz Meyer
see also: U-34 

Operations information for U-207
24.08.1941 - 11.09.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-207 left Trondheim under the command of Fritz Meyer on 24th Aug 1941. On the 11th Sep 1941, U-207 was sunk.
Fritz Meyer hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy SC-42.
  • On 11th Sep 1941 he sank the British 4,803 ton Stonepool, sailing with convoy SC-42.
  • On 11th Sep 1941 he sank the British 4,924 ton Berury, a member of convoy SC-42.


You can find more about convoy SC-42 at the warsailors.com page on convoy SC-42.

Notes for U-207


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