U-129 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-129 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the Caribbean, Attack on Aruba | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | France | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 47.7354, -3.3319 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-129 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. It was laid down at the AG Weser yard, Bremen as yard number 992 on 30 July 1940, launched on 28 February 1941 and was commissioned on 21 May with Kapitänleutnant Nicolai Clausen in command.
Its service life began with training in the 4th U-boat Flotilla; she moved to the 2nd Flotilla for operations on 1 July 1941.
It sank 29 ships, a total of 143,748 gross register tons (GRT), on ten patrols.
Location
- Recorded position: 47.7354, -3.3319 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: France
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-129 (1941) (revision 1367315602), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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