U-439
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jan 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1490) | ||||
| Launched | 11 Oct 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 20 Dec 1941 | Oblt. Wolfgang Sporn | ||||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 20 Dec 1941 - 31 Oct 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1942 - 4 May 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk at 0030hrs on 4 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 43.32N, 13.20W, in a collision with U-659. 40 dead and 9 survivors. | |||||
Wolfpack operations
U-439 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panzer (29 Nov 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (15 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942)
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943)
Ostmark (8 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Sturmer (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Drossel (30 Apr 1943 - 3 May 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-439 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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