U-434
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Sep 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Jan 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1475) | ||
| Launched | 15 Mar 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 21 Jun 1941 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Heyda | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 21 Jun 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1941 - 18 Dec 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 18 Dec, 1941 in the North Atlantic north of Madeira, Portugal, in position 36.15N, 15.48W, by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney and the British destroyer HMS Stanley. 2 dead and 42 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-434 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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