U-71

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType VII-class Submarine
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number618
Slip/Drydock NumberIII
Ordered25 Jan 1939
Laid Down21 Dec 1939
Launched31 Oct 1940
Commissioned14 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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