List of all U-boats
U-522
Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 9 Jul 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 337) | ||||||||
| Launched | 1 Apr 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 11 Jun 1942 | Kptlt. Herbert Schneider (Knights Cross ) | ||||||||
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| Successes | 7 ships sunk, total tonnage 45,826 GRT 2 ships damaged, total tonnage 12,479 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 23 Feb, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic south-west of Madeira, Portugal, in position 31.27N, 26.22W, by depth charges from the British coastguard cutter HMS Totland. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-522 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Kreuzotter (8 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942)
Delphin (3 Jan 1943 - 14 Feb 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-522 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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