U-568

German submarine U-568 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She conducted five patrols, sinking one merchant ship, two warships, and severely damaging another warship. On 28 May 1942, she was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea; all hands survived.

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German submarine U-568
Type VIIC submarine, U-boat, Blohm+Voss, Kriegsmarine, 

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  HMAS Parramatta ⓘ
  1939 Grimsby-class sloop-of-war

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  U-568 ⓘ
  1941 Type VIIC submarine

1939-09-03T00:00:00Z

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Battle of the Atlantic

1941-09-21T00:00:00Z

1941-09-21T00:00:00Z

Mediterranean U-boat Campaign

1941-05-01T00:00:00Z

1941-05-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1940-04-27T00:00:00Z

1940-04-27T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1941-03-06T00:00:00Z

1941-03-06T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-05-28T00:00:00Z

1942-05-28T00:00:00Z

scuttling

1939-10-24T00:00:00Z

1939-10-24T00:00:00Z

order

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Parramatta	sloop-of-war, Grimsby-class sloop-of-war	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-568	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Grimsby	shipwreck, sloop-of-war, Grimsby-class sloop-of-war	Wikidata