German submarine U-107 (1940)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

German submarine U-107 was a Type IXB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. Between January 1941 and August 1944, U-107 sailed on 16 active patrols at a time when a U-boat averaged a lifespan of 7 to 10 patrols. During that time, U-107 sank 39 Allied ships, in addition to damaging another 4 ships. It was launched on 2 July 1940, based out of the U-boat port of Lorient, with a crew of 53 under the initial command of Günther Hessler. It was later commanded, in order, by Harald Gelhaus, Valker Simmermacher, and its final commander, Karl Heinz Fritz.[1]