U-643
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 | 8 Oct, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1943 - 8 Oct, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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. | |||
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.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |