List of all U-boats

U-654

Type

VIIC

Ordered

9 Oct 1939

Laid down

1 Jun 1940

Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 803)

Launched

3 May 1941

Commissioned

5 Jul 1941

Korvkpt. 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)

Successes

3 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.