U-609
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 | 12 Feb 1942 - 31 Jul 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 7 Feb 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 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). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-609 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-609 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (27 Aug 1942 - 8 Sep 1942)
Draufgänger (1 Dec 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (15 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942)
Landknecht (22 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
Pfeil (2 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 damages 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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