German submarine U-468
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German submarine U-468 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 1 July 1941 as yard number 299 at the Deutsche Werke yard in Kiel, launched on 16 May 1942 and commissioned on 12 August 1942 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Klemens Schamong. She sailed on three war patrols and sank only one ship before being sunk by a RNZAF plane on 11 August 1943.[2] The airplane pilot (who died in the action, along with his crew and most of the submariners) was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross - the only occasion on which a VC has been awarded solely on the testimony of an enemy combatant.[4]
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Name | U-468 |
Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
Yard number | 299 |
Laid down | 1 July 1941 |
Launched | 16 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 August 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 11 August 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 49 533 |
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1 merchant ship sunk (6,537 GRT) |