U-57
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type II-class Submarine |
Builder | Deutsche Werke Kiel |
Yard Number | 255 |
Slip/Drydock Number | I |
Ordered | 17 Jun 1937 |
Laid Down | 14 Sep 1937 |
Launched | 3 Sep 1938 |
Commissioned | 29 Dec 1938 |
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17 Jul 1940 | U-57 sank Swedish ship O. A. Brodin (at 0455 hours; 3 were killed and 21 were rescued) and British ship Manipur (at 2222 hours; 14 were killed and 65 were rescued) in the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland, United Kingdom. |
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