U-434
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Jan, 1940 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1475) | ||
| Launched | 15 Mar, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 21 Jun, 1941 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Heyda | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 21 Jun, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1941 - 18 Dec, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 18 Dec, 1941 in the North Atlantic north of Madeira, Portugal, in position 36.15N, 15.48W, by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney and the British destroyer HMS Stanley. 2 dead and 42 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-434 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  Opération Kiebitz, Dugas, Jean-Guy, 1992 Silent Runner, Martin, Rodney J., 2003 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 |