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U-925
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 Jun 1942 | Neptun Werft AG, Rostock (werk 512) | ||||||||
| Launched | 6 Nov 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 30 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Helmuth Knoke | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Missing since 25 August 1944 in the North Sea or Norwegian Sea. There is no explanation for its loss. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
| Loss position | ||||||||||
Nothing was heard fromU-925 after sailing from Kristiansand on 24 August 1944 en route to the North Atlantic through the Iceland passage for weather reporting duty and the boat was subsequently posted as missing on 18 September 1944.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in August 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date.
Read more about theSchnorchel and see list offitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlikemany other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-925 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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| Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |
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