U-457
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Jan, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 26 Oct, 1940 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 288) | ||
| Launched | 4 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Nov, 1941 | Korvkpt. Karl Brandenburg | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 5 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1942 - 16 Sep, 1942 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-457 - View the 3 war patrols
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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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989 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 |