 German submarine U-542

German submarine "U-542" was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as yard number 363 on 12 June 1942, launched on 19 January 1943 and commissioned on 7 April with "Oberleutnant zur See" Christian Brandt Coester in command.