Favorite was an Aurore-class submarine of the French Navy. The boat was captured by the German in June 1940 and renamed UF-2 on 13 May 1941.[1]
A model of Africaine, sister ship of Favorite
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History | |
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Name | Favorite |
Namesake | "Favourite" |
Ordered | 1937 |
Builder | Rouen |
Laid down | December 1937 |
Launched | September 1938 |
Fate | Incomplete, captured by Germans in June 1940[1] |
Name | UF-2 |
Acquired | June 1940 |
Commissioned | 5 November 1942 |
Decommissioned | 5 July 1944 |
Fate | Scuttled at Gotenhafen in 1945 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Aurore-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 73.50 m (241 ft 2 in) o/a |
Beam | 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) o/a |
Draught | 4.57 m (15 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | |
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Range |
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Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 37 enlisted |
Armament |
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Service record as UF-2[1] | |
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Identification codes: | M 50 058 |
Commanders: | |
Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
Career
editFavorite was laid down in December 1937 in Rouen, and launched in September 1938. She never participated in any patrols with the French Navy.
After her capture, she was commissioned into Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine on 5 November 1942 and used as a training ship in the 5th Flotilla (Kiel) from November 1942 to August 1943, as well as in the U-Abwehrschule (Bergen), from August 1943 to July 1944. She was decommissioned on 5 July 1944, and scuttled at Gotenhafen in 1945.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UF-2". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 106–107.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Georg Lange". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Gehrken". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
Bibliography
edit- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
External links
edit- Helgason, Guðmundur. "UF-2". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net.