U-457
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 16 Jan 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 26 Oct 1940 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 288) | ||||||||
| Launched | 4 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 5 Nov 1941 | Korvkpt. Karl Brandenburg | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 15,593 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 8,939 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Sept, 1942 in the Barents Sea north-east of Murmansk, Russia, in position 75.05N, 43.15E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Impulsive. 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-457 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Eisteufel (30 Jun 1942 - 12 Jul 1942)
Trägertod (12 Sep 1942 - 16 Sep 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-457 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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