U-31

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType VII-class Submarine
BuilderDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard Number912
Ordered1 Apr 1935
Laid Down1 Mar 1936
Launched25 Sep 1936
Commissioned28 Dec 1936

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Alan Chanter says:
27 Feb 2021 09:37:46 AM

In March 1940 Blenheim bombers of No.82 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command attacked the German submarine U-31 which was on sea trials in Jade Bay near Wilhelmshaven. Two of the four anti-submarine bombs hit U-31, killing all 58 (48 crew, 10 dock workers) on board. U-31 would later be refloated only to be sunk again on 2 November 1940 by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope, which picked up 44 survivors, making it the only WW2 ship to suffer the misfortune of being sunk twice in the

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