U-471
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 25 Oct, 1941 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 302) | ||
| Launched | 6 Mar, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 May, 1943 | Oblt. Friedrich Kloevekorn | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 5 May, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 May, 1944 - 6 Aug, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Bombed in dry dock on 6 Aug, 1944 in Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs from American B-24 Liberator aircraft. Raised in 1945 and returned to service as French Millé from 1946. Stricken 9 July, 1963 as Q339. | |||
Attacks on this boat
23 Dec, 1943
A British B-24 Liberator aircraft attack (Sqdn 120/O) on U-471 on 23 Dec wounded 3 men.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
23 Dec, 1943
A Liberator aircraft attack (Sqdn 120/O) on U-471 on 23 Dec wounded 3 men.
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 |