U-405
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 8 Jul 1940 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 106) | ||
| Launched | 4 Jun 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 17 Sep 1941 | Korvkpt. Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 17 Sep 1941 - 28 Feb 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul 1942 - 28 Feb 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Mar 1943 - 1 Nov 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 11,841 GRT 3 warships sunk for a total of 361 tons (lost aboard transport ships) | |||
| Fate | Sunk 1 Nov, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 49.00N, 31.14W, by ramming, small arms fire and depth charges from the US destroyer USS Borie, during a storm. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 5 ships hit by U-405 - View the 8 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-405 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neptun (18 Feb 1943 - 3 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Attacks on this boat
4 May 1943
At 19.24 hours, the outbound boat was attacked with 3 bombs by a British Halifax aircraft (RAF Sqdn 502 / A) in the Bay of Biscay. The attack caused an oil leak that that could not be stopped, prompting the captain to abort patrol on 12 May. (Sources: Rohwer )
18 May 1943
The inbound boat was bombed by an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF Sqdn 10 / S) northwest of Cape Finisterre. No damages. (Sources: Rohwer)
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
12 May 1943. On 12 May, 1943 U-405 had to return to base due to technical difficulties.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-405 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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