WMC240034 U-57 Type IIC U-Boat

U-57 Type IIC U-Boat

LIMITED EDITION

German submarine U-57 was a Type IIC U boat of Nazi Germany`s Kriegsmarine that served in the Second World War. She was built by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 256. Ordered on 17 June 1937, she was laid down on 14 September, launched on 3 September 1938 and commissioned on 29 December under the command of  Oberleutnant zur See Claus Korth.

U-56 was initially part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla during her training period, until 31 December 1939, when she was reassigned to the 1st U-boat Flotilla for operations. She carried out eleven war patrols, sinking eleven ships for a total 48,053 gross register tons (GRT) and one auxiliary warship of 8,240 GRT; she also damaged two vessels totalling 10,403 GRT one ship was declared a total loss (10,191 GRT).

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• U-57 Type IIC U-Boat - Kriegsmarine 1938-1945.

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