German submarine U-331 [SEP] manufacturer
German submarine U-331
German submarine "U-331" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 26 January 1940 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden, launched on 20 December 1940, and commissioned on 31 March 1941 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See " Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen. She was tracked by the RAF and crippled before being destroyed by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in late 1942 with the loss of most of
, which signalled surrender, but the submarine was sunk by a Fleet Air Arm Albacore torpedo bomber, which was unaware of "U-331"s surrender. On 17 December, one of the squadron's Hudsons attacked an Italian submarine without result, while another shot down an Italian Cant Z.1007 bomber. On 27 December, one of the squadron's Hudsons attacked the German submarine , but was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire from the U-boat, and was forced to ditch.
The squadron's aircraft continued to fly anti