U-447
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1941 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1507) | ||
| Launched | 30 Apr 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 11 Jul 1942 | Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Bothe | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 11 Jul 1942 - 28 Feb 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1943 - 7 May 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 7 May, 1943 west of Gibraltar, in position 35.30N, 11.55W, by depth charges from 2 British Hudson aircraft (233 Sqdn.). 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-447 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943)
Ostmark (8 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Drossel (30 Apr 1943 - 7 May 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-447 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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