List of all U-boats
U-442
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jan 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 19 Oct 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1493) | ||||||||
| Launched | 17 Jan 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 Mar 1942 | Korvkpt. Hans-Joachim Hesse | ||||||||
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| Successes | 4 ships sunk, total tonnage 25,417 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 12 February 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Cape St. Vincent, in position 37.32N, 11.56W, by depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (48 Sqn RAF/F). 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-442 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Luchs (27 Sep 1942 - 6 Oct 1942)
Panther (6 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942)
Leopard (12 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942)
Veilchen (27 Oct 1942 - 4 Nov 1942)
Delphin (26 Dec 1942 - 12 Feb 1943)
Men lost from the boat
10 Oct 1942
On board U-442, bad weather caused an accident in which one man was badly injured.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 The Snorting Bull - U-47 |
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