German submarine U-455 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1940, launched on 21 June 1941 and commissioned on 21 August with Kapitänleutnant Hans-Heinrich Giessler in command of a …

See the 3 ships hit by U-455 - View the 10 war patrols U-455 reported for the last time on 2 April 1944 while returning from its patrol area off Algiers. Its wreck was discovered in 2005 at a depth of 120m off Portofino, Italy.

U 455 war ein deutsches U-Boot vom Typ VII C. Wegen seiner Verwendungsfähigkeit wurde diese U-Bootklasse auch „Atlantikboot“ genannt. U 455 wurde von der Kriegsmarine im U-Boot-Krieg des Zweiten Weltkriegs im Nord - und Mittelatlantik, an der nordamerikanischen Ostküste und im Mittelmeer eingesetzt.

German submarine U-455 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1940, launched on 21 June 1941 and commissioned on 21 August with Kapitänleutnant Hans-Heinrich Giessler in command of a …

In the shipyard of Deutsche Werke AG in Kiel the German war machine was very busy building a new submarine, the U455. Built to reinforce the fleet of attacking submarines it was equipped with no less than 5 torpedo tubes. Powerful twin diesel engines enabled the submarine to exceed speed of over 17 knots at the surface.

2022年7月1日 · In this article, we embark on a journey to unravel the story of U-455, exploring its history, the circumstances surrounding its sinking, and the mysteries that lie within its submerged confines. U-455 was a Type VIIC German U-boat commissioned during the height of World War II.

Early in the morning, the 300 horsepower engine of the 8m superfast inflatable boat flies us over a mirror-like sea towards the wreck’s position. It takes us less than 30 minutes to arrive from the port of Arenzano. No useless searching; experience and GPS lead us immediately to the site.

U 455, unter Kapitänleutnant Hans-Heinrich Gießler, war 68 Tage. Das Boot operierte im Nordatlantik, vor der Ostküste der USA, es legte am 18.09.1942 und 19.09.1942 jeweils 6 Minen vor Charleston, anschließend ging es vor Nova Scotia, Kap Race und dem St. Lorenz Golf.

2014年7月6日 · German submarine U-455 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1940, launched on 21 June 1941 and...

L'U-455, sommergibile di classe VIIC, fu costruito dal cantiere Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel Gaaden e venne varato il 21 giugno del 1941; iniziò ad operare nell'agosto del 1941 con la V flottiglia a Kiel come nave scuola e lì si fermò fino al Dicembre dello stesso anno.