U-3523
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Oct 1944 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1668) | ||
| Launched | 14 Dec 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Jan 1945 | Oblt. Willi Müller | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 23 Jan 1945 - 6 May 1945 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 6 May, 1945 at 1839hrs in the Skagerak northeast of Skagen Horn, Denmark, in position 57.52N, 10.49E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/G). 58 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during March 1994. More on revised fates.
The attack by a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/T) on 5 May, 1945 in position 56.06N, 11.06W previously credited with sinking U-3523 was actually against U-1008 causing only minor damages.
Attacks on this boat
5 May 1945
The attack by the British B-24 Liberator aircraft (RAF 206/T) on 5 May, 1945 in position 56.59N, 11.48E formerly credited with the loss of U-534 instead severly damaged the U-3523.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3523 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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