Classe: IX D/2

Classe: IX D/2

Category: Ocean going Submarine

Nation: Germany

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U 177

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 25, 1940	Laid down	-	Germany
October 1, 1941	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 177.	Germany
March 14, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 12, 1942	-	Capetown: second wave of U-boats.	South Africa
August 5, 1943	-	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa
January 2, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Indian Ocean
February 6, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	South Atlantic

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U 178

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
December 24, 1940	Laid down	-	Germany
October 28, 1941	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 178.	Germany
February 14, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 8, 1942	-	Capetown: second wave of U-boats.	South Africa
March 28, 1943	-	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa
August 26, 1943	-	Penang: U-boats in the Indian Ocean.	Singapore, Malaysia
January 28, 1944	-	Back from the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean
August 25, 1944	Scuttled	-	Bay of Biscay

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U 179

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
January 15, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
November 18, 1941	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 179.	Germany
March 7, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
August 15, 1942	-	Eisbär: U-boats off Capetown.	South Africa
October 8, 1942	Sunk	Eisbär: U-boats off Capetown, sunk by the Active.	South Africa

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U 181, I 501

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 15, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
December 30, 1941	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 181.	Germany
May 9, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 17, 1942	-	Capetown: second wave of U-boats.	South Africa
January 9, 1943	Damaged	Eisenhower's tankers.	North Atlantic
October 14, 1943	-	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa
March 16, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Indian Ocean
October 19, 1944	Failure	Back from the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean
May 6, 1945	Captured	-	Singapore, Malaysia
July 15, 1945	-	transfert Japan, christened I 501.	Singapore, Malaysia
August 16, 1945	Captured	-	Singapore, Malaysia
February 12, 1946	Scuttled	-	Singapore, Malaysia

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U 182

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
April 7, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
March 3, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 182.	Germany
June 30, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
December 9, 1942	-	Seehund: the third wave against Capetown.	South Africa
May 16, 1943	Sunk	Seehund: the third wave against Capetown, sunk by the McKenzie III.	North Atlantic

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U 196

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
June 10, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
April 24, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 196.	Germany
September 11, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
March 13, 1943	-	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa
March 16, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Indian Ocean
November 11, 1944	Failure	Back from the Indian Ocean.	Indonesia
November 30, 1944	Destroyed by accident	Back from the Indian Ocean.	Indonesia

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U 197

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
July 5, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
May 21, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 197.	Germany
October 10, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 3, 1943	-	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa
August 20, 1943	Sunk	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa

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U 198

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
August 1, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
June 15, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 198.	Germany
November 3, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
March 9, 1943	-	U-boats between Capetown and Madagascar.	South Africa
April 20, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Bay of Biscay
August 12, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang, sunk by the Findhorn, Godavari.	Indian Ocean

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U 199

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
October 10, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
July 12, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 199.	Germany
November 28, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
July 31, 1943	Sunk	-	Brazil

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U 200

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 3, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
August 20, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 200.	Germany
December 22, 1942	Commissioned	-	Germany
June 11, 1943	-	Monsoon: first wave.	North Sea
June 24, 1943	Sunk	Monsoon: first wave.	North Atlantic

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U 847

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 23, 1941	Laid down	-	Germany
September 5, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 847.	Germany
January 23, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
July 29, 1943	Damaged	Monsoon: first wave.	North Atlantic
August 27, 1943	Sunk	Monsoon: first wave, sunk by the Card.	North Atlantic

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U 848

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
January 6, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
October 6, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 848.	Germany
February 10, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 18, 1943	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	North Atlantic
November 5, 1943	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	Brazil

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U 849

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
January 20, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
October 31, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 849.	Germany
March 11, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
October 2, 1943	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	North Atlantic
November 25, 1943	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	South Atlantic

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U 850

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 17, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
December 7, 1942	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 850.	Germany
April 17, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
November 18, 1943	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	North Atlantic
December 20, 1943	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang, sunk by the Bogue.	North Atlantic

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U 851

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 18, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
January 15, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 851.	Germany
May 21, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
February 26, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Bay of Biscay
April 3, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	North Atlantic

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U 852

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
April 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
January 28, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 852.	Germany
June 15, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
March 13, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	South Atlantic
May 3, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	Red Sea

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U 859

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
May 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
March 2, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 859.	Germany
July 8, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 4, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Indian Ocean
September 23, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang, sunk by the Trenchant.	Singapore, Malaysia

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U 860

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
June 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
March 23, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 860.	Germany
August 12, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 11, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	North Atlantic
June 15, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang, sunk by the Solomons.	South Atlantic

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U 861

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
July 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
April 29, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 861.	Germany
September 2, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 20, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Indian Ocean
January 14, 1945	-	Back from the Indian Ocean.	Germany
May 6, 1945	Stricken	-	Norway
May 8, 1945	Captured	-	Norway
December 31, 1945	Scuttled	Operation "Deadlight".	North Atlantic

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U 862, I 502

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
August 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
June 5, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 862.	Germany
October 7, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
June 3, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Indian Ocean
December 25, 1944	-	Penang: U-boats in the Indian Ocean.	Australia
May 6, 1945	Captured	transfert Japan, christened I 502.	Singapore, Malaysia
August 1945	Captured	transfert Allies.	Singapore, Malaysia
February 13, 1946	Stricken	-	Singapore, Malaysia

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U 863

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
September 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
June 29, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 863.	Germany
November 3, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
July 26, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Norway
September 29, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	Brazil

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U 864

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
October 15, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
August 12, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 864.	Germany
December 15, 1943	Commissioned	-	Germany
February 5, 1945	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Norway
February 9, 1945	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang, sunk by the Venturer.	North Sea

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U 871

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 14, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
September 9, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 871.	Germany
January 15, 1944	Commissioned	-	Germany
August 31, 1944	-	Reinforcements for Penang.	Norway
September 26, 1944	Sunk	Reinforcements for Penang.	North Atlantic

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U 872

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
December 23, 1942	Laid down	-	Germany
October 20, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 872.	Germany
February 10, 1944	Commissioned	-	Germany
July 29, 1944	Sunk	-	North Atlantic

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U 873

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
February 17, 1943	Laid down	-	Germany
November 16, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 873.	Germany
March 1, 1944	Commissioned	-	Germany
May 11, 1945	Captured	-	US East Coast
1948	Stricken	-	USA

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U 874

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 17, 1943	Laid down	-	Germany
December 21, 1943	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 874.	Germany
April 8, 1944	Commissioned	-	Germany
May 1945	Failure	Reinforcements for Penang.	Norway
May 8, 1945	Captured	-	Norway
December 31, 1945	Scuttled	Operation "Deadlight".	North Atlantic

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U 875

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
May 11, 1943	Laid down	-	Germany
February 16, 1944	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 875.	Germany
April 21, 1944	Commissioned	-	Germany
May 1945	Failure	Reinforcements for Penang.	Norway
May 8, 1945	Captured	-	Norway
December 31, 1945	Scuttled	Operation "Deadlight".	North Atlantic

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U 876

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
June 5, 1943	Laid down	-	Germany
February 29, 1944	Launched	Germany, ocean going submarine, christened U 876.	Germany
May 24, 1944	Commissioned	-	Germany
May 3, 1945	Scuttled	-	Germany

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