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 |
Given to Italy in exchange for transport submarines and renamed S 6. On 10 September 1943 taken over by the Kriegsmarine at Gotenhafen after the Italian surrender and commissioned as U-430 on 29 September 1943. Sunk on 30 March 1945 in the Deschimag AG Weser shipyard at Bremen, in position 53.07N, 08.45E, by bombs during US air raid (8th AF). 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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