U-411
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 30 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 28 Jan 1941 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 112) | ||||
| Launched | 15 Nov 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 18 Mar 1942 | Oblt. Gerhard Litterscheid | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 18 Mar 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk on 13 November, 1942 in the North Atlantic west of Gibraltar in position 36.00N, 09.53W by 4 depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (Sqn 500/D). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1988. More on revised fates.
The attack by the British destroyer HMS Wrestler on 15 Nov, 1942 in position 36.09N, 07.42 that had been credited for sinking this boat actually destroyed the U-98.
Wolfpack operations
U-411 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (27 Aug 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-411 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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