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1944
U-boats that made it into the Mediterranean
During 1944 13 U-boats were sent towards the Straits of Gibraltar in an attempt to enter the Mediterranean. 10 of those managed to complete their passage while 3 were sunk at Gibraltar.
At the end of 1944 Germany had managed to get 62 U-boats into the Mediterranean. The last boats were destroyed in late Sept.
| U-boat | Date of entry | Notes | Date of loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-343 | 4 Jan 1944 | 10 Mar 1944 | |
| U-952 | 4 Jan 1944 | 6 Aug 1944 | |
| U-455 | 22 Jan 1944 | 6 Apr 1944 | |
| U-969 | 3 Feb 1944 | 6 Aug 1944 | |
| U-586 | 12 Feb 1944 | 5 Jul 1944 | |
| U-967 | 14 Feb 1944 | 11 Aug 1944 | |
| U-761 | 24 Feb 1944 | Sunk while attempting passage. | |
| U-392 | 18 Mar 1944 | Sunk while attempting passage | |
| U-421 | 22 Mar 1944 | 29 Apr 1944 | |
| U-466 | 22 Mar 1944 | 19 Aug 1944 | |
| U-471 | 1 Apr 1944 | 6 Aug 1944 | |
| U-731 | 14 May 1944 | Sunk while attempting passage. | |
| U-960 | 16 May 1944 | 19 May 1944 |
U-boats lost in the Mediterranean in 1944
U-81. Type VIIC. Launched on 22 Feb 1941 and commissioned on 26 Apr 1941.
Sunk at 1130hrs on 9 Jan 1944 in the Mediterranean at Pola, in position 44.52N, 13.51E by US bombs. Raised on 22 April, 1944. Broken up.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 12 Nov 1941. Days in the Mediterranean: 788.U-223. Type VIIC. Launched on 16 Apr 1942 and commissioned on 6 Jun 1942.
Sunk 30 Mar 1944 in the Mediterranean north of Palermo, in position 38.48N, 14.10E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Laforey and HMS Tumult and the British escort destroyers HMS Hambledon and HMS Blencathra.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 26 Sep 1943. Days in the Mediterranean: 186.U-230. Type VIIC. Launched on 10 Sep 1942 and commissioned on 24 Oct 1942.
Ran aground on 21 Aug, 1944 in the Mediterranean in the Toulon roadsteads, France, in position 43.07N, 06.00E. Scuttled during the Allied invasion of southern France.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 5 Dec 1943. Days in the Mediterranean: 260.U-343. Type VIIC. Launched on 21 Dec 1942 and commissioned on 18 Feb 1943.
Sunk 10 March, 1944 in the Mediterranean south of Sardina, in position 38.07N, 09.41E, by depth charges from the British minesweeping trawler HMS Mull.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 4 Jan 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 66.U-371. Type VIIC. Launched on 27 Jan 1941 and commissioned on 15 Mar 1941.
Sunk at 0409hrs on 4 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean north of Constantine, in position 37.49N, 05.39E, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Pride and USS Joseph E. Campbell, the French destroyer escort Sénégalais and the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 21 Sep 1941. Days in the Mediterranean: 956.U-380. Type VIIC. Launched on 5 Nov 1941 and commissioned on 22 Dec 1941.
Sunk at 1200hrs on 11 March, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by US bombs.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 11 Nov 1942. Days in the Mediterranean: 486.U-407. Type VIIC. Launched on 16 Aug 1941 and commissioned on 18 Dec 1941.
Sunk 19 Sept, 1944 in the Mediterranean south of Milos, in position 36.27N, 24.33E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Troubridge and HMS Terpsichore and the Polish destroyer Garland.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 10 Nov 1942. Days in the Mediterranean: 679.U-410. Type VIIC. Launched on 14 Oct 1941 and commissioned on 23 Feb 1942.
Sunk at 1200hrs on 11 March, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by US bombs.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 6 May 1943. Days in the Mediterranean: 310.U-421. Type VIIC. Launched on 24 Sep 1942 and commissioned on 13 Jan 1943.
Sunk at 1200hrs on 29 April, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by US bombs.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 22 Mar 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 38.U-450. Type VIIC. Launched on 4 Jul 1942 and commissioned on 12 Sep 1942.
Sunk 10 March, 1944 in the western Mediterranean south of Ostia, in position 41.11N, 12.27E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Blankney, HMS Blencathra, HMS Brecon and HMS Exmoor and the US destroyer USS Madison.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 31 Oct 1943. Days in the Mediterranean: 131.U-453. Type VIIC. Launched on 30 Apr 1941 and commissioned on 26 Jun 1941.
Sunk 21 May, 1944 in the Ionian Sea north-east of Cape Spartivento, in position 38.13N, 16.30E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Termagent and HMS Tenacious and the escort destroyer HMS Liddesdale.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 9 Dec 1941. Days in the Mediterranean: 894.U-455. Type VIIC. Launched on 21 Jun 1941 and commissioned on 21 Aug 1941.
Listed as missing in the Mediterranean after 6 April, 1944, probably in or around the Ligurian Sea.No explanation exists for its loss.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 22 Jan 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 75.U-466. Type VIIC. Launched on 30 Mar 1942 and commissioned on 17 Jun 1942.
Damaged on 5 July, 1944 by bombs from US B-24 aircraft in the Mediterranean at Toulon, France.Scuttled 19 Aug, 1944 at Toulon in position 43.05N, 05.56E during the Allied invasion of southern France.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 22 Mar 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 150.U-471. Type VIIC. Launched on 6 Mar 1943 and commissioned on 5 May 1943.
Bombed in dry dock on 6 Aug, 1944 in the Mediterranean at Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs from American B-24 Liberator aircraft.Raised in 1945 and returned to service as French Millé from 1946. Stricken 9 July, 1963 as Q339.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 1 Apr 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 127.U-565. Type VIIC. Launched on 20 Feb 1941 and commissioned on 10 Apr 1941.
Badly damaged on 19 Sept, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Skaramanga, in position 37.57N, 23.40E, by US bombs.Scuttled on 24 Sept, 1944 by three depth charges in Salamis.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 16 Nov 1941. Days in the Mediterranean: 1043.U-586. Type VIIC. Launched on 10 Jul 1941 and commissioned on 4 Sep 1941.
Sunk in the Missiessy East Quay at 1230hrs on 5 July, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Toulon, France in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs during an air raid on USAAF Sq 233 B-24 aircraft.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 12 Feb 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 144.U-596. Type VIIC. Launched on 17 Sep 1941 and commissioned on 13 Nov 1941.
Scuttled on 24 Sept, 1944 in the Mediterranean in Skaramanga Bay, near Salamis in position 37.59N, 23.34E, after being damaged by US bombs.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 9 Nov 1942. Days in the Mediterranean: 685.U-616. Type VIIC. Launched on 8 Feb 1942 and commissioned on 2 Apr 1942.
Scuttled on 17 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean east of Cartagena, in position 36.46N, 00.52E, after sustaining fatal damage from depth charges from the US destroyers USS Nields, USS Gleaves, USS Ellyson, USS Macomb, USS Hambleton, USS Rodman and USS Emmons, and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 36/K), in a 3 day-long action.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 5 May 1943. Days in the Mediterranean: 378.U-642. Type VIIC. Launched on 6 Aug 1942 and commissioned on 1 Oct 1942.
Sunk 5 July, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by US bombs.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 3 Nov 1943. Days in the Mediterranean: 245.U-952. Type VIIC. Launched on 14 Oct 1942 and commissioned on 10 Dec 1942.
Sunk on 6 Aug 1944 in the Mediterranean at Toulon, France by US bombs.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 4 Jan 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 215.U-960. Type VIIC. Launched on 3 Dec 1942 and commissioned on 28 Jan 1943.
Sunk on 19 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean north-west of Algiers, in position 37.20N, 01.35E, by depth charges from the American destroyers USS Niblack, USS Ludlow and Wellingtons (Sqdn 36) and Venturas (Sqdn 500).
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 16 May 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 3.U-967. Type VIIC. Launched on 4 Feb 1943 and commissioned on 11 Mar 1943.
Scuttled on 11 Aug, 1944 in the Mediterranean at Toulon, France.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 14 Feb 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 179.U-969. Type VIIC. Launched on 11 Feb 1943 and commissioned on 24 Mar 1943.
Destroyed on 6 Aug, 1944 in the Mediterranean at Toulon, France by bombs from US B-24 aircraft.
-Arrival in Mediterrananean: 3 Feb 1944. Days in the Mediterranean: 185.23 U-boats lost in the Mediterranean in 1944.