U-426
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Jun, 1942 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 127) | ||
| Launched | 6 Feb, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 May, 1943 | Oblt. Christian Reich | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 12 May, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov, 1943 - 8 Jan, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.625 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Jan, 1944 west of Nantes, France, in position 46.47N, 10.42W, by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF Sqdn. 10/U). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-426 - View the 2 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-426 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Maritime Is Number Ten - The Sunderland Era 1939-45, Baff, K.C. (Flight Lieutenant), 1983 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |