U-655

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct 1939
Laid down 10 Aug 1940 Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 804)
Launched5 Jun 1941
Commissioned11 Aug 1941Kptlt. Adolf Dumrese
Commanders
11 Aug 1941 - 24 Mar 1942  KrvKpt. Adolf Dumrese
Career1 patrol 11 Aug 1941 - 1 Mar 1942  6. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1942 - 24 Mar 1942  6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 24 March, 1942 in the Barents Sea, in approximate position 73.00N, 21.00E, after being rammed by the British minesweeper HMS Sharpshooter. 45 dead (all hands lost).

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-655 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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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.