U-406
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 6 Sep 1940 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 107) | ||
| Launched | 16 Jun 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Oct 1941 | Oblt. Horst Dieterichs | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 22 Oct 1941 - 30 Apr 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 May 1942 - 18 Feb 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 7,452 GRT 3 ships damaged for a total of 13,285 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 18 Feb, 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 48.32N, 23.36W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Spey. 12 dead and 45 survivors. | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-406 - View the 8 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-406 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Hecht (7 May 1942 - 18 Jun 1942)
Blücher (12 Aug 1942 - 20 Aug 1942)
Eisbär (23 Aug 1942 - 29 Aug 1942)
Iltis (9 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942)
Spitz (24 Dec 1942 - 31 Dec 1942)
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943)
Dranger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Drossel (30 Apr 1943 - 9 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
5 May 1942
The U-406 encountered a British submarine off St. Nazaire which fired a torpedo towards the German boat but failed to sink her.
23 Aug 1943
An attack by an aircraft killed 2 men and wounded 3 more men.
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
1 Jan 1943. On 1 January, 1943 U-406 had to abort her patrol in the North Atlantic due to serious engine trouble.
5 May 1943. On 5 May, 1943 U-406 and U-600 had a collision in the North Atlantic. Both boats were damaged so badly that they had to return to base.
Men lost from the boat
23 Aug 1943
An attack by an aircraft killed 2 men and wounded 3 more men.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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