U-450
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 21 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 22 Jul, 1941 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1521) | ||
| Launched | 4 Jul, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Sep, 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Böhme | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 12 Sep, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Dec, 1943 - 10 Mar, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 10 March, 1944 in the western Mediterranean south of Ostia, in position 41.11N, 12.27E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Blankney, HMS Blencathra, HMS Brecon and HMS Exmoor and the US destroyer USS Madison. 42 survivors (No casualties). | |||
Attacks on this boat
6 Jun, 1943
A British B-17 aircraft (Sqdn 220/A) caught the U-450 on the surface on 6 June wounding 7 men. Boat was heavily damaged and reached the base at Brest only with assistance of other boats.
5 Feb, 1944
One man was washed overboard in the Mediterranean. [Matrosengefreiter Thomas Heneka]
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
On 5 February, 1944 U-450 had to return to base in the Mediterranean due to damage sustained from a fire in the control room.
Men lost from the boat
6 Jun, 1943
A British B-17 aircraft (Sqdn 220/A) caught the U-450 on the surface on 6 June wounding 7 men. Boat was heavily damaged and reached the base at Brest only with assistance of other boats.
5 Feb, 1944
One man was washed overboard in the Mediterranean. [Matrosengefreiter Thomas Heneka]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |