U-71
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type VII-class Submarine |
Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
Yard Number | 618 |
Slip/Drydock Number | III |
Ordered | 25 Jan 1939 |
Laid Down | 21 Dec 1939 |
Launched | 31 Oct 1940 |
Commissioned | 14 Dec 1940 |
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30 Nov 1941 | Whitley bombers of No. 502 Squadron RAF based in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom attacked German submarines U-71 and U-563 with depth charges in the Atlantic Ocean, damaging U-71. This attack marked the first successful use of air-to-surface vessel radar. |
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