U-444
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 13 Apr, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 10 Feb, 1941 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1499) | ||
| Launched | 26 Feb, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 9 May, 1942 | Oblt. Albert Langfeld | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 9 May, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1943 - 11 Mar, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 11 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 51.14N, 29.18W, by ramming and depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Harvester and the Free French corvette Aconit. 41 dead and 4 survivors. | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-444 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Falke (31 Dec, 1942 - 22 Jan, 1943)
Landknecht (22 Jan, 1943 - 28 Jan, 1943)
Neuland (8 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-444 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 |