U-223 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-223 | 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, Mediterranean U-boat Campaign | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Tyrrhenian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Sicily | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 85 km from land |
| Position | 38.8000, 14.1667 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-223 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Ordered on 15 August 1940 from the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, she was laid down on 15 July 1941 as yard number 653, launched on 16 April 1942 and commissioned on 6 June under the command of Kapitänleutnant Karl-Jürg Wächter.
A member of eight wolfpacks, she sank two ships totalling 12,556 gross register tons (GRT) in six patrols. She also sank one warship of 1,935 tons and caused one ship of 4,970 GRT and one warship of 1,300 tons to be declared total losses. Notable among the ships sunk was SS Dorchester, which carried the Four Chaplains, remembered for giving up their lifebelts to soldiers during the sinking on 3 February 1943.
Location
- Recorded position: 38.8000, 14.1667 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Tyrrhenian Sea
- Nearest coast: Sicily
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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