Episode 595
German submarine U-42 (1939)
Thu, 2018-Dec-20 00:32 UTC
Length - 2:03
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The random article for Thursday, 20 December 2018 is German submarine U-42 (1939).
German submarine U-42 was a Type IXA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II.U-42 was ordered by Kriegsmarine in November 1936. Her keel was laid down in December 1937; she was launched in February 1939 and commissioned in July 1939.
U-42 had a very short career, being sunk while still on her first war patrol. During her service with Kriegsmarine, the boat conducted only one training patrol and one war patrol. Over the latter she damaged one enemy vessel of 4,803 gross register tons (GRT). Both her patrols were as part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla.
U-42 was sunk southwest of Ireland on 13 October 1939. Out of a crew of 46, 20 survived and 26 went down with the submarine.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:32 UTC on Thursday, 20 December 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-42_%281939%29.
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