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

Commanders

25 Jun, 1942 - 3 Jul, 1943

Kptlt. Heinrich Hasenschar

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 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-628 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.