German submarine U-442 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 19 October 1940 at the Schichau-Werke in Danzig as 'werk ', launched on 17 January 1942, and commissioned on 21 March 1942 under the command of Fregattenkapitän Hans-Joachim Hesse. U-442 first served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, a training unit, and then operationally with the 7th flotilla from 1 October 1942 until the time of her loss.
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