List of all U-boats

U-416

Type

VIIC

Ordered

15 Aug 1940

Laid down

11 Aug 1941

Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 117)

Launched

9 May 1942

Commissioned

4 Nov 1942

Oblt. Christian Reich

Commanders

4 Nov 1942	-	30 Mar 1943	Oblt. Christian Reich
4 Oct 1943	-	14 Nov 1943	Oblt. Rudolf Zorn
15 Nov 1943	-	15 May 1944	Kptlt. Heinz Zwarg
16 May 1944	-	12 Dec 1944	Oblt. Eberhard Rieger

Career
No patrols

4 Nov 1942	-	30 Mar 1943	8. Flottille (training)
4 Oct 1943	-	1 Jul 1944	23. Flottille (school boat)
1 Jul 1944	-	12 Dec 1944	21. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Decommissioned on 8 April 1943 at Stettin after being badly damaged west of Bornholm, in position 54.51N, 14.35E, by a mine in the British field Pollock on 30 March 1943.

Repaired in the Schichau-Werft at Königsberg and returned to service on 4 October 1943.

Sank on 12 December 1944 in the Baltic Sea north-west of Pillau, in position 54.58N, 19.43E, after a collision with the German minesweeper M 203. 36 dead and 5 survivors.

Loss position

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-416 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.