U-622
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 598) | ||
| Launched | 19 Mar 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 May 1942 | Oblt. Horst-Thilo Queck | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 14 May 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 8. Flottille (training) 2 Oct 1942 - 31 May 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1943 - 24 Jul 1943 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 1400hrs on 24 July, 1943 near Trondheim, in position 63.27N, 10.23E, by US bombs during an air raid (8. USAAF). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-622 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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