1943

U-196. U-196 attempted to fire two torpedoes at a target in a convoy off South Africa, but only one launched, leaving the other lodged in its tube armed and ready to detonate. The potentially catastrophic hazard was removed by diving the boat at a steep angle until it slid out of the tube. During all this, convoy escorts dropped 4 depth charges on the boat, but without causing any damage. Date is approximate. (Blair, vol 2, page 298)

1944

U-853. Rockets were fired by Swordfish aircraft from the British MAC ships HMS Ancylus and HMS Empire MacKendrick, escorting convoy ON-237. The boat fought off the attack with AA fire and escaped undamaged. All three aircraft involved were hit during the attack, "M3" from HMS Empire MacKendrick being so badly damaged that it was jettisoned on its return.

U-276. An unknown aircraft attacked the boat causing 3 casualties and severely damaging the boat forcing her to return to base. (Blair, vol 2, page 578)

147 men died when those 4 U-boats were lost on this date. 54 men survived.

Survivors from U-boats almost always landed in allied captivity.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.

- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.

1942

U-594
During a patrol in the Caribbean one man was lost during crash diving. [Matrosengefreiter Walter Kunde]

- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.

The following men were born on this day:
Eberhard Findeisen (1916), Günther Keller (1921), Heinz Kummer (1915), Gerhard Matschulat (1920), Jürgen Quaet-Faslem (1913), Werner Strübing (1907).

The following men died on this day:
Heinz von Davidson (2004), Walther Huth (1943), Paul Jacobs (1980), Hans-Werner Kraus (1990), Heinz Kummer (1943).

See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.

This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.

1940

U-boats entering base:
To Kiel, Germany: U-122 (2 days)

1941

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-561
From Lorient, France: U-108
From St. Nazaire, France: U-552

1942

Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-123
From Brest, France: U-584
From Messina, Italy: U-331
From Narvik, Norway: U-377
From Pola: U-453, U-652 (lost 9 days later)

1943

Sailed:
From Bordeaux, France: U-118 (lost 19 days later)
From Hammerfest, Norway: U-711
From Kiel, Germany: U-341, U-535 (lost 42 days later)
From Toulon, France: U-458

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-383 (39 days), U-441 (4 days)
To La Pallice U-262 (60 days)

1944

Sailed:
From Bogenbucht: U-315, U-997
From Konstanza, Rumenia: U-18
From Narvik, Norway: U-307
From Singapur: UIT-24
From St. Nazaire, France: U-618

U-boats entering base:
To Bordeaux, France: U-178 (181 days)
To Flekkefjord U-243 (5 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-394 (8 days)
To Stavanger, Norway: U-242 (5 days), U-294 (5 days)
To Trondheim, Norway: U-276 (2 days)

Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.

1940

U-8, U-9, U-26, U-28, U-37, U-43, U-56, U-60, U-62, U-101.
10 boats at sea.

1941

U-38, U-43, U-46, U-48, U-66, U-69, U-73, U-74, U-93, U-94, U-97, U-98, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-111, U-138, U-147 (+), U-204, U-552, U-556, U-557, U-561, UA.
27 boats at sea.

1942

U-66, U-67, U-68, U-69, U-81, U-83, U-86, U-87, U-89, U-94, U-96, U-98, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-116, U-124, U-125, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-134, U-135, U-153, U-155, U-156, U-157 (+), U-158 (+), U-159, U-161, U-162, U-172, U-205, U-209, U-213, U-214, U-331, U-332, U-333, U-373, U-377, U-404, U-406, U-431, U-432, U-436, U-453, U-455, U-502 (+), U-504, U-506, U-507, U-553, U-558, U-559, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-568 (+), U-569, U-578, U-584, U-586, U-588, U-590, U-591, U-593, U-594, U-652 (+), U-653, U-701 (+), U-703, U-751, U-753.
77 boats at sea.

1943

U-9, U-66, U-67 (+), U-91, U-92, U-103, U-105 (+), U-107, U-118 (+), U-119 (+), U-123, U-126 (+), U-129, U-154, U-161, U-177, U-178, U-180, U-181, U-190, U-193, U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-199 (+), U-202 (+), U-211, U-214, U-217, U-218, U-221, U-228, U-229, U-231, U-232 (+), U-251, U-264, U-304 (+), U-305, U-336, U-340, U-341, U-354, U-377, U-378, U-402, U-403, U-407, U-413, U-418 (+), U-431, U-435 (+), U-436 (+), U-448, U-458, U-459, U-460, U-461, U-466, U-468, U-488, U-504, U-511, U-513 (+), U-515, U-521 (+), U-523, U-525, U-527 (+), U-535 (+), U-552, U-558 (+), U-561, U-575, U-594 (+), U-603, U-607, U-608, U-621, U-625, U-636, U-639, U-641, U-642, U-645, U-650, U-664, U-666, U-667, U-707, U-711, U-731, U-755 (+), U-760, U-951 (+), U-952, U-953.
98 boats at sea.

1944

U-9, U-18, U-23, U-24, U-107, U-129, U-155, U-170, U-181, U-183, U-188, U-190, U-196, U-198 (+), U-269, U-289 (+), U-292, U-307, U-344, U-347, U-348, U-362, U-385, U-387, U-425, U-441, U-471, U-477 (+), U-490 (+), U-505, U-516, U-530, U-534, U-537, U-539, U-541, U-543 (+), U-547, U-548, U-549 (+), U-586, U-668, U-719 (+), U-736, U-737, U-742, U-764, U-767 (+), U-843, U-853, U-857, U-859 (+), U-860 (+), U-861, U-952, U-953, U-955 (+), U-957, U-984, U-988 (+), U-997, U-1060, U-1191 (+), U-1222 (+).
64 boats at sea.

1945

U-530, U-977, U-1277.
3 boats at sea.

1944

U-476 was scuttled by torpedoes from U-990 on 25 May 1944 after being damaged in an attack by a British Catalina aircraft the day before. U-990 saved 21 men, but was herself sunk a few hours later. A total of 34 men from U-476 died (31 on U-476 and 3 on U-990).

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