List of all U-boats
U-426
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 20 Jun 1942 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 127) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 6 Feb 1943 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 12 May 1943 | Oblt. Christian Reich | ||||||||||||
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Career 2 patrols |
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Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 6,625 GRT | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 8 January 1944 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.47N, 10.42W, by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (10 Sqn RAAF/U). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-426 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Schlieffen (16 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943)
Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Siegfried 2 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
Jahn (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 4 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 9 (9 Nov 1943 - 10 Nov 1943)
Schill 1 (16 Nov 1943 - 21 Nov 1943)
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.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
The Olympic Rings - Crew 36 |
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