U-607
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 22 May 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 27 Mar 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 583) | ||||
| Launched | 11 Dec 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 29 Jan 1942 | Kptlt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 29 Jan 1942 - 31 Jul 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 13 Jul 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 4 ships sunk for a total of 28,937 GRT 2 ships damaged for a total of 15,201 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk at 0800hrs on 13 July, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45.02N, 09.14W, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 228/N). 45 dead and 7 survivors. | |||||
See the 6 ships hit by U-607 - View the 5 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-607 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Steinbrock (1 Aug 1942 - 7 Aug 1942)
Lachs (15 Aug 1942 - 27 Sep 1942)
Wotan (8 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942)
Falke (4 Jan 1943 - 22 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (22 Jan 1943 - 15 Feb 1943)
Wildfang (25 Feb 1943 - 7 Mar 1943)
Drossel (30 Apr 1943 - 13 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
23 Sep 1942
The boat was rammed and slightly damaged by a destroyer. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 34.)
14 Oct 1942
After an attack on convoy SC-104, U-607 was attacked by the convoy escort HMS Viscount, and was so badly damaged by depth charges that she returned to base.
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-607 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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