Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 22 May 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 585) | ||||||||
| Launched | 23 Dec 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 12 Feb 1942 | Oblt. Klaus Rudloff | ||||||||
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| Career 4 patrols |
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 10,288 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 7 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.17N, 26.38W, by depth charges from the Free French corvette Lobelia. 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-609 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (25 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942)
Panther (13 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942)
Draufgänger (6 Dec 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (11 Dec 1942 - 18 Dec 1942)
Landsknecht (19 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
Pfeil (1 Feb 1943 - 7 Feb 1943)
Attacks on this boat
12 Oct 1942
Convoy escorts from ON(S) 136 severely damaged the boat - forcing her to abort its attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 39.)
17 Oct 1942
The boat suffered great damage when she was attacked by the escort HMS Celandine with depth charges during the battle against convoy ON-137.
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-609 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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