U-507

Type

IXC

Ordered

20 Oct, 1939

Laid down

11 Sep, 1940

Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 303)

Launched

15 Jul, 1941

Commissioned

8 Oct, 1941

Korvkpt. Harro Schacht (Knights Cross)

Commanders

8 Oct, 1941 - 13 Jan, 1943

KrvKpt. Harro Schacht (Knights Cross)

Career

4 patrols

8 Oct, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
1 Mar, 1942 - 13 Jan, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

19 ships sunk for a total of 77.143 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6.561 GRT

Fate

Sunk 13 Jan, 1943 in the South Atlantic north-west of Natal, in position 01.38S, 39.52W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-83/P-10). 54 dead (all hands lost).

See the 20 ships hit by U-507 - View the 4 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

9 May, 1942
The U-boat was attacked by an US Navy PBY Catalina aircraft about 225 miles south of its base at Pensacola. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)

10 May, 1942
The U-boat was attacked by an US Navy PBY Catalina aircraft about 56 miles south-southwest of its base at Pensacola. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)

2 recorded attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

A survivor from the merchant Baron Dechmont, sunk by this boat on Jan 3, was also lost when U-507 was sunk 10 days later.

U-507 (along with U-156 and U-506 and Italian submarine Cappellini) took part in the rescue operations after the sinking of SS Laconia in September 1942 off Africa. About 1500 men were saved by these boats and French ships from Dakar (which arrived on Sept 16, 4 days after the sinking).