U-222 1942
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-222 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1942 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Collision | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Baltic Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Poland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 7 km from land |
| Position | 54.4167, 19.5000 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German Submarine U-222 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft yard in Kiel as yard number 652 on 16 June 1941, launched on 28 March 1942 and commissioned on 23 May under Oberleutnant zur See Ralf von Jessen. She was part of the 8th U-boat Flotilla, a training organization.
She was lost on 2 September 1942 after a collision with U-626 in the Baltic. 42 men died; there were three survivors.
Location
- Recorded position: 54.4167, 19.5000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Baltic Sea
- Nearest coast: Poland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-222 (revision 1367358611), 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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