U-410
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 30 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 9 Jan 1941 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 111) | ||||
| Launched | 14 Oct 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 23 Feb 1942 | Kptlt. Kurt Sturm | ||||
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| Career | 7 patrols | 23 Feb 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 31 May 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1943 - 11 Mar 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 7 ships sunk for a total of 47,244 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 6,895 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,134 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 3,722 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk at 1200hrs on 11 March, 1944 near Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55W, by US bombs. | |||||
See the 11 ships hit by U-410 - View the 7 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-410 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Letzte Ritter (30 Sep 1942 - 2 Oct 1942)
Wotan (8 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942)
Raufbold (15 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942)
Robbe (16 Feb 1943 - 13 Mar 1943)
General notes on this boat
2 Jan 1943. On 2 Jan, 1943 the boat saved 80 survivors from the sunken German blockade-runner Rhakotis and returned to St. Nazaire the next day.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-410 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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