U-57

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType II-class Submarine
BuilderDeutsche Werke Kiel
Yard Number255
Slip/Drydock NumberI
Ordered17 Jun 1937
Laid Down14 Sep 1937
Launched3 Sep 1938
Commissioned29 Dec 1938

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17 Jul 1940 U-57 sank Swedish ship O. A. Brodin (at 0455 hours; 3 were killed and 21 were rescued) and British ship Manipur (at 2222 hours; 14 were killed and 65 were rescued) in the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland, United Kingdom.




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