. . . . . . "U-107 at Lorient in November 1941"@en . . "German submarine U-107 was a Type IXB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. Between January 1941 and August 1944, it sailed on 16 active patrols at a time when a U-boat averaged a lifespan of seven to 10 patrols. During that time, U-107 sank 39 Allied ships, in addition to damaging another four ships. It was launched on 2 July 1940, based at the U-boat port of Lorient, with a crew of 53 under the initial command of G\u00FCnther Hessler. It was later commanded, in order, by Harald Gelhaus, Valker Simmermacher and its final commander, Karl Heinz Fritz.[1]"@en . . . . "German submarine U-107 (1940)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "German submarine U-107 was a Type IXB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. Between January 1941 and August 1944, it sailed on 16 active patrols at a time when a U-boat averaged a lifespan of seven to 10 patrols. During that time, U-107 sank 39 Allied ships, in addition to damaging another four ships. It was launched on 2 July 1940, based at the U-boat port of Lorient, with a crew of 53 under the initial command of G\u00FCnther Hessler. It was later commanded, in order, by Harald Gelhaus, Valker Simmermacher and its final commander, Karl Heinz Fritz.[1]"@en . "300"^^ . . . . . "--05-24"^^ . . . .