Ordered 16 Jan 1940
Laid down 31 Oct 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 566)
Launched 6 Aug 1941
Commissioned 2 Oct 41 Kptlt. Heinrich Müller-Edzards
Commanders
2 Oct 1941 - 7 Jun 1943 Kptlt. Heinrich Müller Edzards
8 Jun 43 - 9 Jul 1943 Oblt. (R) Werner Krüer
Career
5 patrols
2 Oct 1941 - 1 Apr 1942 6. Flotille (training)
1 Apr 1942 - 9 Jul 1943 6. Flotille (active service)
Successes 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,228 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 5,464 GRT
Fate: Sunk on 9 July, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic near the Amazon estuary,
45 Dead (all hands lost).
In the south
PELOTASLOIDE (Seen as former AUCTORITAS)