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Helmut Vogler25 April 1942 \u2013 21 July 1944Operations:12 patrols:1st patrol:12 \u2013 26 September 19422nd patrol:10 October \u2013 5 November 19423rd patrol:a. 19 November \u2013 25 December 1942b. 28 \u2013 31 December 19424th patrol:a. 28 February \u2013 1 March 1943b. 8 March \u2013 7 April 19435th patrol:20 April \u2013 16 May 19436th patrol:3 June \u2013 12 July 1943 7th patrol:a. 26 July \u2013 4 August 1943b. 5 \u2013 10 August 19438th patrol:11 October \u2013 2 December 19439th patrol:a. 10 January \u2013 12 March 1944b. 8 \u2013 10 April 194410th patrol:a. 6 \u2013 9 June 1944b. 12 \u2013 16 June 194411th patrol:22 \u2013 24 June 194412th patrol:a. 28 June \u2013 1 July 1944b. 5 \u2013 21 July 1944Victories:1 merchant ship sunk (80\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-212\u00a0was a Type VIIC U-boat that served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. Laid down on 17 May 1941 as yard number 641 at F. Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel, she was launched on 11 March 1942 and commissioned on 25 April under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Vogler.She began her service career in training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 11th flotilla on 1 October 1942, the 13th flotilla on 1 June 1943 and the 3rd flotilla on 1 November.She was a member of thirteen wolfpacks. She carried out twelve patrols, but sank only one ship.She was sunk by British warships on 21 July 1944.German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-212 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460\/8\u201327 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-212 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]First to sixth patrols[edit]Seventh patrol[edit]Eighth patrol[edit]Ninth patrol[edit]Tenth patrol[edit]Eleventh patrol[edit]Twelfth patrol and loss[edit]Wolfpacks[edit]Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]First to sixth patrols[edit]Her first six patrols were of little interest; being confined to the waters of the north: around Iceland, Greenland, Bear Island and Jan Mayen Island. In that time (September 1942 to July 1943), she was based at Narvik, Bergen and Hammerfest in Norway.Seventh patrol[edit]It was during this sortie that the boat could claim her only victim; the Soviet Majakovski, sunk by a mine on 5 August 1943, laid by U-212 on 31 July.Eighth patrol[edit]The submarine departed Bergen and Norwegian waters, on 11 October 1943. Passing through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, she headed for Newfoundland, docking at La Pallice \/ La Rochelle in occupied France, on 2 December.Ninth patrol[edit]Patrol number nine was U-212‘s longest, at 63 days.She was strafed by an unidentified Leigh Light \u2013 equipped aircraft on 14 January 1944. The 37mm AA gun malfunctioned after just one round was fired and the barrel of a 20mm weapon burst. No damage was inflicted by the air attack on the outbound U-boat.On 25 February 1944, she met U-549 to transfer some radar detection equipment. Both submarines were caught on the surface by an unidentified Catalina flying boat. U-549 dived immediately, but U-212 chose to put up some resistance before joining her sister. The boat was not damaged.She was also unsuccessfully attacked by an unidentified B-24 Liberator on 8 March while inbound.Tenth patrol[edit]If her ninth foray was her longest, her tenth and thirteenth outings were the shortest \u2013 three days each. They both started and finished in La Pallice.This mission was also cut short; while sailing to interfere with the D-Day landings, the boat was attacked by two 57mm Tsetse cannon-firing Mosquitoes of No. 228 Squadron RAF. U-212 returned to base for repairs on 9 June 1944.Eleventh patrol[edit]The boat did not get out of the Bay of Biscay, moving to Brest at the end of her fourteenth effort.Twelfth patrol and loss[edit]She left France for the last time on 5 July 1944. She was sunk south of Brighton in the English Channel on 21 July by depth charges dropped from the British frigates HMS\u00a0Curzon and Ekins.Forty-nine men died; there were no survivors.Wolfpacks[edit]U-212 took part in thirteen wolfpacks, namely:Boreas (22 November \u2013 9 December 1942)Eisb\u00e4r (27 March \u2013 5 April 1943)Siegfried (25\u2013 27 October 1943)Siegfried 1 (27\u2013 30 October 1943)K\u00f6rner (30 October \u2013 2 November 1943)Tirpitz 1 (2 \u2013 8 November 1943)Eisenhart 4 (9 \u2013 15 November 1943)Schill 3 (18 \u2013 22 November 1943)R\u00fcgen (15 \u2013 26 January 1944)Hinein (26 January \u2013 3 February 1944)Igel 1 (3 \u2013 17 February 1944)Hai 1 (17 \u2013 22 February 1944)Preussen (22 February \u2013 4 March 1944)Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.Bishop, Chris (2006). Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. London: Amber Books. ISBN\u00a0978-1-904687-96-2.External links[edit]Helgason, Gu\u00f0mundur. “The Type VIIC boat U-212”. German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.Hofmann, Markus. “U 212“. Deutsche U-Boote 1935\u20131945 \u2013 u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1944Shipwrecks2 Jul: Empire Broadsword, U-5433 Jul: U-154, U-11914 Jul: I-10, USS\u00a0S-28, Sarushima, V 208 R. Walther Darr\u00e9, V 210 Hinrich Hey5 Jul: Galat\u00e9e, U-233, U-390, U-586, U-642, Usugumo6 Jul: Hokaze7 Jul: Saubadia, Tamanami, U-6788 Jul: HMS\u00a0Pylades, U-2439 Jul: Shahzada, USS\u00a0Swerve10 Jul: Duilio, Giulio Cesare11 Jul: U-122214 Jul: U-41515 Jul: U-31916 Jul: Niobe, Norjerv17 Jul: E. A. Bryan, I-166, Quinault Victory, U-347, U-36118 Jul: U-672, U-74219 Jul: \u014ci, Ro-48, Teiryu Maru20 Jul: ORP Dragon, HMS\u00a0Isis21 Jul: U-21223 Jul: Empire Bittern24 Jul: U-239, U-1164, V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff, William Gaston26 Jul: I-29, USS\u00a0Robalo, U-214, U-232327 Jul: V-1, No. 130 Jul: U-25031 Jul: Fuso Maru, Yoshino Maru, U-333Unknown date: I-55Other incidentsCoordinates: 50\u00b027\u2032N 0\u00b013\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff50.450\u00b0N 0.217\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 50.450; -0.217"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-212-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-212 – Wikipedia"}}]}]