U-3042

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType XXI-class Submarine
BuilderDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard Number1201
Slip/Drydock NumberV
Ordered11 Jun 1943
Laid Down15 Dec 1944
Sunk22 Feb 1945

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ww2dbaseU-3042 was laid down at the AG Weser shipyard of Deschimag in Bremen, Germany in Dec 1944. In Feb 1945, still on the slipways, she was seriously damaged during an Allied air raid on Bremen, leading to her not becoming completed. She was scrapped in place after the war.

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U-3042 Operational Timeline

11 Jun 1943 The order for the construction of submarine U-3042 was issued.
15 Dec 1944 The keel of U-3042 was laid down at the AG Weser shipyard of Deschimag in Bremen, Germany.
22 Feb 1945 U-3042, still under construction, was seriously damaged during an Allied air raid on Bremen, Germany, leading to her not becoming completed.




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