U-550
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Oct, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 371) | ||
| Launched | 12 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Jul, 1943 | Klaus Hänert | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 28 Jul, 1943 - 31 Jan, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1944 - 16 Apr, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 11.017 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 April, 1944 in the North Atlantic east of New York, in position 40.09N, 69.44W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer escorts USS Gandy, USS Joyce and USS Peterson. 44 dead and 12 survivors. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-550 - View the 1 war patrol
Attacks on this boat
22 Feb, 1944
A Catalina aircraft (RCAF Sqdn 162/S, pilot Flying Officer C. C. Cunningham) attacked her with machine guns and 4 depth charges in the North Atlantic. Two crew members were killed. The boat was lost on the same patrol on 16 April. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 560, )
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
22 Feb, 1944
A Catalina aircraft (RCAF Sqdn 162/J) attacked her with machine guns in the North Atlantic. Two crewmembers were killed. The boat was lost on the same patrol on 16 April.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |