List of all U-boats
U-430
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 5 Oct 1942 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 131) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 4 Aug 1943 | Italian Commander | ||||||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Renamed S 6 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-430 after the Italian surrender. Sunk 30 March, 1945 near Bremen, in position 53.08N, 08.46E, by US bombs. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||||||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-430 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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