U-574
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 24 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jun 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 550) | ||
| Launched | 12 Apr 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Jun 1941 | Oblt. Dietrich Gengelbach | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 12 Jun 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 1. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1941 - 19 Dec 1941 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,190 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 19 Dec, 1941 in the North Atlantic near Punta Delgada, in position 38.12N, 17.23W, by ramming and depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork. 28 dead and 16 survivors. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-574 - View the 1 war patrol
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-574 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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