U-625

Type

VIIC

Ordered

15 Aug, 1940

Laid down

28 Jul, 1941

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 601)

Launched

15 Apr, 1942

Commissioned

4 Jun, 1942

Oblt. Hans Benker

Commanders

4 Jun, 1942 - 2 Jan, 1944	Kptlt. Hans Benker
2 Jan, 1944 - 25 Jan, 1944	Oblt. Kurt Sureth
26 Jan, 1944 - 10 Mar, 1944	Oblt. Siegfried Straub

Career

9 patrols

4 Jun, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942  8. Flottille (training)
1 Oct, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942  3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov, 1942 - 31 May, 1943  11. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jun, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943  13. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov, 1943 - 10 Mar, 1944  1. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

3 ships sunk for a total of 18.751 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 1.129 GRT

Fate

Sunk 10 March, 1944 west of Ireland, in position 52.35N, 20.19W, by depth charges from a Canadian Sunderland aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 422/U). 53 dead (all hands lost).

See the 5 ships hit by U-625 - View the 9 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

2 Jan, 1944
During an attack by 2 British B-24 Liberators (Sqdn 224/C/G) the Commander, Kptlt. Hans Benker, and 1 man were lost overboard. The boat, on its return leg of the patrol, was damaged and returned to Brest on 6 Jan.

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from the boat

2 Jan, 1944
During an attack by 2 Liberators (RAF Sqdn 224/C/G) the Commander, Kptlt. Hans Benker, and 1 man were lost overboard. The boat, on its return leg of the patrol, was damaged and returned to Brest on 6 Jan.

Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -