U-407

Type

VIIC

Ordered

16 Oct, 1939

Laid down

12 Sep, 1940

Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 108)

Launched

16 Aug, 1941

Commissioned

18 Dec, 1941

Oblt. Ernst-Ulrich Brüller

Commanders

18 Dec, 1941 - 14 Jan, 1944	Kptlt. Ernst-Ulrich Brüller
7 Jan, 1944 - 8 Sep, 1944	Oblt. Hubertus Korndörfer
9 Sep, 1944 - 19 Sep, 1944	Oblt. Hans Kolbus

Career

12 patrols

18 Dec, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Sep, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942  9. Flottille (front boat)
1 Dec, 1942 - 19 Sep, 1944  29. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

3 ships sunk for a total of 26.892 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6.207 GRT
2 warships damaged for a total of 17.900 tons
1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.176 GRT

Fate

Sunk 19 Sept, 1944 in the Mediterranean south of Milos, in position 36.27N, 24.33E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Troubridge and HMS Terpsichore and the Polish destroyer Garland. 5 dead and 48 survivors.

See the 7 ships hit by U-407 - View the 12 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-407 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (27 Aug, 1942 - 26 Sep, 1942)
Delphin (10 Nov, 1942 - 17 Nov, 1942)

Attacks on this boat

9 Jan, 1944
In an air raid on Pola the U-boat pens there were hit and 4 men from U-407 were killed and 1 more wounded. The boat sailed for the next time on 29 Jan. [Oberleutnant (Ing) Heinz Weser, Leutnant zur See Eberhard Baumgart, Maschinenobergfreiter Rudolf Güttge, Maschinenobergefreiter Heinz Bönisch]

1 recorded attacks on this boat.