French submarine Favorite (Q195) explained

Favorite was an 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

• List of submarines of France

Bibliography

• Book: Busch . Rainer . Röll . Hans-Joachim . Brooks . Geoffrey . German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary . Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press . London, Annapolis, Md . 1999 . 1-55750-186-6 .
• Book: Busch. Rainer. Röll. Hans-Joachim. Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg. IV. Mittler. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn. 1999. 3-8132-0514-2. German.
• Book: Gröner. Erich. Jung. Dieter. Maass. Martin. Thomas. Keith. Magowan. Rachel. 1991. U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. 2. German Warships 1815–1945. London. Conway Maritime Press. 0-85177-593-4. CITEREFGröner1991.

External links

• Web site: UF-2 . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foreign U-boats UF-2 . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 28 July 2013.