


U-96
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type VII-class Submarine |
Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
Yard Number | 601 |
Ordered | 30 May 1938 |
Laid Down | 16 Sep 1939 |
Launched | 1 Aug 1940 |
Commissioned | 14 Sep 1940 |
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U-96 Operational Timeline
30 Nov 1941 | German submarine U-96 dove to evade attacks by a British Swordfish aircraft in the Strait of Gibraltar at 2235 hours. |
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