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  • German submarine U-175
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  • German submarine U-175 was a Type IXC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was laid down on 30 January 1941 at Bremen, and commissioned on 5 December 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Bruns in command. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla, U-175 was transferred to the 10th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service. Throughout her career, the boat undertook three war patrols during which she sank 10 merchant ships amounting to a total of before being sunk by the US Coast Guard cutter Spencer on 17 April 1943.
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  • U-175 on the surface shortly before sinking.
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  • 300
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  • German submarine U-175 was a Type IXC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was laid down on 30 January 1941 at Bremen, and commissioned on 5 December 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Bruns in command. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla, U-175 was transferred to the 10th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service. Throughout her career, the boat undertook three war patrols during which she sank 10 merchant ships amounting to a total of before being sunk by the US Coast Guard cutter Spencer on 17 April 1943.