U-424
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 16 Apr, 1942 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 125) | ||
| Launched | 28 Nov, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Apr, 1943 | Oblt. Günther Lüders | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 7 Apr, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1943 - 11 Feb, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 11 Feb, 1944 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50.00N, 18.14W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wild Goose and HMS Woodpecker. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-424 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |