U-428
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 13 Aug, 1942 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 129) | ||||
| Launched | 11 Mar, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 26 Jun, 1943 | Capitano di Corvetta Athos Fraternale | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 26 Jun, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 23. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 3 May, 1945 31. Flottille (str-b) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Renamed S 1 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-428 after the Italian surrender. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 in the Nord-Ostsee canal at Audorf, in position 54.19N, 09.40E. | |||||
Wreck broken up in 1946.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-428 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 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 |