U-709
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 5 May, 1941 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 773) | ||||
| Launched | 14 Apr, 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 12 Aug, 1942 | Oblt. Karl-Otto Weber | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 12 Aug, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1943 - 1 Mar, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 1 March, 1944 north of the Azores, in approximate position 49.10N, 26.00W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Thomas, USS Bostwick and USS Bronstein. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Wolfpack operations
U-709 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neptun (20 Feb, 1943 - 3 Mar, 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar, 1943 - 11 Mar, 1943)
Amsel (25 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)
Rhein (8 May, 1943 - 11 May, 1943)
Elbe I (11 May, 1943 - 13 May, 1943)
Attacks on this boat
15 Nov, 1943
An unknown aircraft attacked the boat which escaped unharmed. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 441)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
12 Jul, 1943
A torpedo explosion on board of U-709 killed 2 men and wounded another.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |