List of all U-boats
U-414
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 14 Jun 1941 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 115) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 25 Mar 1942 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 1 Jul 1942 | Oblt. Walther Huth | ||||||||||||
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Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,979 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,134 GRT | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 25 May 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea north-west of Ténès, in position 36.31N, 00.40E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Vetch. 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-414 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Falke (15 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (19 Jan 1943 - 2 Feb 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
4 Feb 1943
The boat was attacked in the North Atlantic by a Curtiss aircraft and damaged so badly that she had to return to base.
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-414 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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