U-409

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered30 Oct 1939
Laid down26 Oct 1940 Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 110)
Launched23 Sep 1941
Commissioned21 Jan 1942Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann
Commanders
21 Jan 1942 - 12 Jul 1943  Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann
Career
6 patrols
21 Jan 1942-31 Aug 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1942-30 Jun 1943  9. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jul 1943-12 Jul 1943  29. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 16,199 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,519 GRT
Fate

Sunk 12 July 1943 in the Mediterranean north-east of Algiers, in position 37.12N, 04.00E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Inconstant. 11 dead and 37 survivors.

See the 4 ships hit by U-409 - View the 6 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-409 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Vorwärts (25 Aug 1942 - 2 Sep 1942)
   Streitaxt (20 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942)
   Raufbold (11 Dec 1942 - 18 Dec 1942)
   Sturmbock (21 Feb 1943 - 26 Feb 1943)
   Wildfang (26 Feb 1943 - 5 Mar 1943)
   Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-409 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.