Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1940 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 807) | ||||||||
| Launched | 11 Sep 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 5 Nov 1941 | Kptlt. Hans Senkel | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 12,146 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,466 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 30 Oct, 1942 east of Newfoundland, in position 50.32N, 46.32W, by depth charges from a Canadian Hudson aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 145/Y). 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-658 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panther (13 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942)
Veilchen (20 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 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-658 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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