List of all U-boats
U-600
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 22 May 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 25 Jan 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 576) | ||||||||
| Launched | 16 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 11 Dec 1941 | Kptlt. Bernhard Zurmühlen | ||||||||
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| Career 6 patrols |
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| Successes | 5 ships sunk, total tonnage 28,600 GRT 3 ships damaged, total tonnage 19,230 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 25 Nov, 1943 in the North Atlantic north of Ponta Delgada, in position 40.31N, 22.07W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely and HMS Blackwood. 54 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-600 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Draufgänger (29 Nov 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (11 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942)
Knappen (19 Feb 1943 - 25 Feb 1943)
Burggraf (4 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1943)
Raubgraf (7 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Drossel (29 Apr 1943 - 5 May 1943)
Schill 1 (16 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 25 Nov 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
14 Jun 1943
20.15 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: a group of three boats (U-257, U-600 and U-615) was strafed by British Flying Fortress FK212 (RAF Sqdn 220/V, pilot F/O C.F. Callender). U-600 and U-615 observed AA hits on the aircraft and claimed it as shot down, but the Fortress was apparently finished off by a Junkers Ju88C fighter (15/KG 40, pilot Lt Lothar Wolff) about 90km northwest of Cape Ortegal at 20.40 hours. All nine crew were lost. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman/Goss)
16 Jun 1943
09.04 hrs, NW of Finisterre, outbound: a group of three boats was attacked by British Liberator Mk.V bomber FL973 (RAF Sqdn 59/C, pilot F/O E.E. Allen, RCAF) . The aircraft dropped six depth charges on the boat in the centre of the formation, U-600, which suffered only minor damage, whereas the aircraft was hit four times by AA fire from all three boats. Strafing by the tail gunner killed one man [Matrosengefreiter Georg Laub]. As the pilot backed off to assess the damage, the boats began to dive. The aircraft dropped its remaining depth charges ahead of the diving point of the starboard boat before returning to base. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-600 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
 Coat of Arms of Bielefeld |
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