German submarine U-420
German submarine U-420 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down in the Danziger Werft as yard number 121, launched on 18 August 1942 and commissioned on 16 December the same year under Oberleutnant zur See Peter Högqvist. She then joined the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training before transferring to the 11th flotilla for operations.
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German submarine U-420
German submarine U-420 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down in the Danziger Werft as yard number 121, launched on 18 August 1942 and commissioned on 16 December the same year under Oberleutnant zur See Peter Högqvist. She then joined the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training before transferring to the 11th flotilla for operations.
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German submarine U-420 was a T ...... 11th flotilla for operations.
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L'U-420 était un U-Boot type V ...... otsflottille jusqu'à sa perte.
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U 420 war ein deutsches U-Boot ...... gsmarine im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
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Unterseeboot 420 foi um submar ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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1942-12-16
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laying down
1941-12-03
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1941-01-20
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ship launched
1942-08-18
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missing in theNorth Atlanticsince October 1943
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3.27804e+1
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Military of Germany
Ship armament
*5 × torpedo tubes
*14 × torpedoes
*1 × deck gun
*various AA guns
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Ship propulsion
*2 shafts
*2 × diesel engines
*2 × electric motors
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* at surfaced
* at submerged
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48.0 -21.0
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German submarine U-420 was a T ...... 11th flotilla for operations.
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L'U-420 était un U-Boot type V ...... otsflottille jusqu'à sa perte.
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U 420 war ein deutsches U-Boot ...... gsmarine im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
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Unterseeboot 420 foi um submar ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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German submarine U-420
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U 420
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U-420
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Unterseeboot 420
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U-420
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