U-628
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Aug 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 604) | ||
| Launched | 29 Apr 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 25 Jun 1942 | Oblt. Heinrich Hasenschar | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 25 Jun 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Dec 1942 - 3 Jul 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 4 ships sunk for a total of 21,765 GRT 3 ships damaged for a total of 20,450 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 3 July, 1943 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 44.11N, 08.45W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/J). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 7 ships hit by U-628 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-628 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Ungestüm (14 Dec 1942 - 23 Dec 1942)
Hartherz (4 Feb 1943 - 7 Feb 1943)
Ritter (14 Feb 1943 - 26 Feb 1943)
Specht (27 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
3 Jul 1943
The sinking of U-628
At 14.05 hours, the outbound boat was attacked by the British Liberator aircraft FL963 (224 Sqdn RAF/J, pilot S/L P.J. Cundy, DFC) northwest of Cape Ortegal. It dropped 18 35lb A/S bombs in the initial attack (the first use of this new weapon) and 4 depth charges in a second run. Survivors were seen in the water after U-628 sank, but none were rescued. The aircraft had been hit by AA fire in a fuel tank, the starboard wing, fin and rudder, but made it safely back to St. Eval. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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-628 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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