Den
tyske ubåten U 320 av type VII C ble bygget i Tyskland i 1942, og ble
etter ferdigbygging sent til 4 flotille som treningsbåt frem til
april 1945. I april 1945 ble ubåten overført til 5 flotille, og satt
i tjeneste som frontbåt. Ubåten var på to patruljer, men hadde ingen
senkninger i sin karriere. Den 8 mai var U 320 på vei ut fra Bergen
da hun blir oppdaget av et Britisk Catalina fly fra skvadron 210/x,
og senket med synkeminer vest for Bergen. Kommandant på U 320 var Oberleutnant
zur see Heinz Emmerich. Posisjonen til U 320 er oppgitt til å være N
61 32 E 01 53, men er så langt ikke funnet...
The German submarine U 320 of the type VII
C was built in Germany
in 1942, and was after she was completed sent to 4 flotille ( fleet ) in Stettin as a traning
vessel until April 1945. In April 1945 the uboat
was transferred to 5 flotille in Kiel,
and put in service as a front boat. The uboat
was on two patrols, but had no sinkings
in her career. On May 8th U 320 was on her way out from Bergen
when she is spotted by a British Catalina airplane from squadron
210/x, and sunk with depth charges west of Bergen.
Commander on U 320 was Oberleutnant zur see Heinz Emmerich. The position
to U 320 is given to be N 61 32 E 01 53, but has so far not been
found...
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U 320 |
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67,1x 6,2x 4,74 m. |
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| 769 depl
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Lübeck
( D ) 1942 |
Bergen ( N
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Approx. position: N 61. 44 E 4. 45
Heinz Emmrich
Born 19 jan 1913 in Chemnitz
Oberleutnant zur See 1 mar 1944
Commands: U320 from 11 jul 1944- 8 may 1945
Total of 2 patrols. ( for 18 days )
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5 flotille
05.42 - 05.45
Bergen (Norway)
Fregkpt. Hans Cohausz
Fregkpt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock.
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