Ordered 20 Oct 1939
Laid down 24 Feb 1941 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 308)
Launched 9 Oct 1941
Commissioned 20 Dec 41 Kptlt. Wolfgang Schultze
Commanders
20 Dec 1941 - 2 Oct 1942 Kptlt. Wolfgang Schultze
Career
1 patrol
20 Dec 1941 - 31 Aug 1942 4. Flotille (training)
1 Sep 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 10. Flotille (active service)
Successes U-512 had 3 ships sunk for a total of 20,619 GRT
In the south Atlantic U-512 sank one ship, for a total of 9,648 DWT
Fate: Sunk 2 Oct, 1942 north of
51 Dead
1 Survivor
ANTINOUS