Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 10 Aug 1940 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 804) | ||||||||
| Launched | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 11 Aug 1941 | Kptlt. Adolf Dumrese | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No 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). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-655 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Ziethen (23 Mar 1942 - 24 Mar 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-655 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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