U-610
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 22 May 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 586) | ||
| Launched | 24 Dec 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Feb 1942 | Oblt. Freiherr Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 19 Feb 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 4 ships sunk for a total of 21,273 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 9,551 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.45N, 24.33W, by depth charges from a Canadian Sunderland aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 423/J). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 5 ships hit by U-610 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-610 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942)
Panther (10 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942)
Draufgänger (1 Dec 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (15 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942)
Dranger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Seeteufel (22 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Meise (20 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943)
Attacks on this boat
1 Oct 1943
The boat reported being attacked by two or more aircraft. No damages. (date is approximate). (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 428)
1 recorded attack 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-610 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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