U-440
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jan 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1491) | ||||
| Launched | 8 Nov 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 24 Jan 1942 | Ltnt. Hans Geissler | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 24 Jan 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 31 May 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 31 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45.38N, 13.04W, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 201/R). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Wolfpack operations
U-440 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Spitz (24 Dec 1942 - 31 Dec 1942)
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 16 Mar 1943)
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943)
Dranger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Seewolf (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 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-440 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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