U-538
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Apr, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 356) | ||
| Launched | 20 Nov, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Feb, 1943 | Kptlt. Johann-Egbert Gossler | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 10 Feb, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1943 - 21 Nov, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 21 Nov, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 45.40N, 19.35W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Foley and the British sloop HMS Crane. 55 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-538 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 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 |