U-551
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Nov, 1939 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 527) | ||
| Launched | 14 Sep, 1940 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Nov, 1940 | Kptlt. Karl Schrott | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 7 Nov, 1940 - 1 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1941 - 23 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 23 March, 1941 in the North Atlantic south-east of Iceland, in position 62.37N, 16.47W, by depth charges from the British ASW trawler HMS Visenda. 45 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-551 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 |