List of all U-boats
U-529
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 26 Nov 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 344) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Jul 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1942 | Kptlt. Georg-Werner Fraatz | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 15 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.45N, 31.09W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120/S). 48 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, December 2009). | |||||||||
The attack by the Liberator on 15 Feb 1943 was long believed to have sunk the U-225.
Previously recorded fate
- Missing since 12 Feb 1943. (FDS/NHB, May 1987)
Notes. The attack by the British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120/S) on 15 Feb 1943 was believed to have sunk the U-225 but in fact was later proven to have in fact sunk the U-529.
Wolfpack operations
U-529 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Ritter (11 Feb 1943 - 12 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-529 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |