List of all U-boats
U-400
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 32) | ||||||||
| Launched | 8 Jan 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Mar 1944 | Kptlt. Horst Creutz | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk during mid-December 1944 on the British minefield 'HW A3' in position 50°33,16’n / 05°11.37’w off the Cornish coast. 50 dead (all hands lost). (Dr. Axel Niestlé, 2010). | |||||||||
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July 4, 2007
Published the article The loss of U 325, U 400 and U 1021 by Dr. Axel Niestlé. This article explains the loss of this boat.
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk during mid-December 1944 on the British minefield »HY A1« in position 50°39,9’n / 05°05’w off the Cornish coast. (Dr. Axel Niestlé, May 2007)
- Sunk 17 Dec, 1944 in the North Atlantic south of Cork, in position 51.16N, 08.05W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Nyasaland. (Dr. Axel Niestlé, 1998)
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-400 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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