U-47 (Submarine, 1938-1941)

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U-47, a 753-ton Type VIIB submarine built at Kiel, Germany was commissioned in December 1938. On 14 October 1939, in a carefully planned operation, she made a daring penetration of the British fleet anchorage at Scapa Flow and sank the battleship Royal Oak. This feat made U-47 and her commanding officer, Kapit?nleutnant G?nther Prien, World-famous. Over the following year and a half, the two achieved continued successes against Allied shipping. Finally, on 8 March 1941, while attacking a convoy south of Iceland, U-47 was destroyed by the British destroyer Wolverine, killing Prien and his entire crew.

  
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