U-409
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 30 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 26 Oct 1940 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 110) | ||
| Launched | 23 Sep 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1942 | Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | ||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 21 Jan 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 30 Jun 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul 1943 - 12 Jul 1943 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 16,199 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,519 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 12 July 1943 in the Mediterranean north-east of Algiers, in position 37.12N, 04.00E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Inconstant. 11 dead and 37 survivors. | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-409 - View the 6 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-409 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (27 Aug 1942 - 7 Sep 1942)
Streitaxt (24 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942)
Raufbold (15 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942)
Wildfang (25 Feb 1943 - 7 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-409 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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