Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 619) | ||||||||
| Launched | 20 Aug 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Oct 1942 | Oblt. Hans-Harald Speidel | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 56.14N, 26.55W, by depth charges from 2 British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/Z & 120/T). 30 dead and 18 survivors. | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-643 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Rossbach (24 Sep 1943 - 8 Oct 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-643 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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