List of all U-boats

U-654

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct 1939
Laid down1 Jun 1940 Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 803)
Launched3 May 1941
Commissioned5 Jul 1941Korvkpt. Hans-Joachim Hesse
Commanders
5 Jul 1941 - 24 Nov 1941  KrvKpt. Hans-Joachim Hesse
2 Dec 1941 - 22 Aug 1942  Oblt. Ludwig Forster
Career
4 patrols
5 Jul 1941-31 Oct 1941  5. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1941-22 Aug 1942  1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk, total tonnage 17,755 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 900 tons
Fate

Sunk 22 Aug, 1942 in the Caribbean Sea north of Colon, in position 12.00N, 79.56W, by depth charges from a US B-18 Digby aircraft (US Army Bomb. Sqdn. 45). 44 dead (all hands lost).

See the 4 ships hit by U-654 - View the 4 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-654 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Ziethen (6 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-654 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.



Hitler's U-boat War

Blair, Clay


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Books dealing with this subject include

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.