U-655
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 10 Aug, 1940 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 804) | ||
| Launched | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 11 Aug, 1941 | Kptlt. Adolf Dumrese | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 11 Aug, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1942 - 24 Mar, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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). | |||
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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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 |