U-412
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 30 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Mar, 1941 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 113) | ||
| Launched | 15 Dec, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 29 Apr, 1942 | Oblt. Walter Jahrmährker | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 29 Apr, 1942 - 1 Oct, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1942 - 22 Oct, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 22 Oct, 1942 north-east of the Faeroes, in position 63.55N, 00.24E, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/B). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from the boat
8 Jul, 1942
One of U-412´s WO´s was lost overboard during training in the Baltic Sea. [Leutnant zur See Hermann Förster]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |