U-451
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 30 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 18 May 1940 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 282) | ||||||||
| Launched | 5 Mar 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 May 1941 | Korvkpt. Eberhard Hoffmann | ||||||||
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| Career 4 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 550 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 21 Dec, 1941 near Tangiers, in position 35.55N, 06.08W, by depth charges from a British Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 812/A). 44 dead and 1 survivor | |||||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-451 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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