German submarine U-203 [SEP] manufacturer
German submarine U-203
German submarine "U-203" was a German Type VIIC submarine U-boat built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" for service during World War II.
Built as yard number 632 of Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG in Kiel, she was laid down on 28 March 1940, launched on 4 January 1941 and commissioned on 18 February under "Kapitänleutnant" Rolf Mützelburg.
"U-203" carried out eleven patrols with the first flotilla and is credited with sinking 21 ships for and damaging a further three for .
Black Osprey" was torpedoed and sunk south of Iceland by the German submarine "U-96"
- The great fire of Santander left 35,000 people homeless.
- German submarine "U-203" was commissioned.
- Died: George Minne, 74, Belgian sculptor
February 19, 1941 (Wednesday).
- The three-day Swansea Blitz began.
- The cargo ship "Empire Blanda" was torpedoed and sunk south of Iceland by the German submarine "U-69".
- U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden