A model of Africaine, sister ship of Favorite
History
France
NameFavorite
Namesake"Favourite"
Ordered1937
BuilderRouen
Laid downDecember 1937
LaunchedSeptember 1938
FateIncomplete, captured by German in June 1940[1]
Nazi Germany
NameUF-2
AcquiredJune 1940
Commissioned5 November 1942
Decommissioned5 July 1944
FateScuttled at Gotenhafen in 1945
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeAurore-class submarine
Displacement
  • 818 t (805 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,078 t (1,061 long tons) submerged
Length73.50 m (241 ft 2 in) o/a
Beam6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) o/a
Draught4.57 m (15 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • Diesel: 2,200 kW (3,000 shp)
  • Electrical: 1,000 kW (1,400 shp)
Speed
  • 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Range
  • 5,600 nmi (10,400 km; 6,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Complement3 officers, 37 enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) deck gun
  • 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 9 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes
Service record as UF-2[1]
Part of:
  • 5th U-boat Flotilla
  • November 1942 – August 1943
  • U-boat Defense School
  • August 1943 – July 1944
Commanders:
  • K.Kapt. Georg Lange[3]
  • 5 November 1942 – October 1943
  • Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Gehrken[4]
  • October 1943 – 5 July 1944
Operations: None
Victories: None

Favorite was an Aurore-class submarine of the French Navy. The boat was captured by the German in June 1940 and renamed UF-2 on 13 May 1941.[1]

Career

Favorite was laid down in December 1937 in Rouen, and launched in September 1938. She never participated in any patrols with the French Navy.

After her capture, she was commissioned into Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine on 5 November 1942 and used as a training ship in the 5th Flotilla (Kiel) from November 1942 to August 1943, as well as in the U-Abwehrschule (Bergen), from August 1943 to July 1944. She was decommissioned on 5 July 1944, and scuttled at Gotenhafen in 1945.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UF-2". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Gröner 1991, pp. 106–107.
  3. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Georg Lange". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Gehrken". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

Bibliography

  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "UF-2". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net.

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