German submarine U-118 (1941)
U-118 under attack by aircraft from USS Bogue | |
| History | |
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| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-118 |
| Ordered | 31 January 1939 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 617 |
| Laid down | 1 March 1940 |
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| Fate | Sunk on 12 June 1943 by US aircraft |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type X submarine minelayer |
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| Height | 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.71 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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| Test depth | Calculated crush depth: 220 m (720 ft) |
| Complement | 5 officers, 47 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 41 181 |
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German submarine U-118 was a Type XB minelaying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was ordered on 31 January 1939 and laid down on 1 March 1940 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel, as yard number 617. She was launched on 23 September 1941 and commissioned on 6 December under the command of Korvettenkapitän Werner Czygan.
After a period of training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla, U-118 was assigned to the front-line as part of the 10th U-boat Flotilla on 1 October 1942. She was reassigned to the 12th U-boat Flotilla a month later on 1 November. She was a member of three wolfpacks.