U-514
Type | IXC | |||
| Ordered | 14 Feb, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 29 Apr, 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 310) | ||
| Launched | 18 Nov, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 Jan, 1942 | Kptlt. Hans Jürgen Auffermann | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 24 Jan, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1942 - 8 Jul, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 4 ships sunk for a total of 16.329 GRT 2 ships damaged for a total of 13.551 GRT 2 ships a total loss for a total of 8.202 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 July, 1943 north-east of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 43.37N, 08.59W, by rockets from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/R). 54 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 8 ships hit by U-514 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-514 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Specht (27 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)
Fink (4 May, 1943 - 6 May, 1943)
Elbe I (11 May, 1943 - 13 May, 1943)
Attacks on this boat
17 Apr, 1943
The outbound boat was unsuccessfully attacked twice by aircraft in the Bay of Biscay. The first attack was made by a British Wellington aircraft (RAF Sqdn 172 / S) with gunfire and 2 bombs at 03.49 hours. At 14.28 hours, a second attack was carried out by the British Whitley aircraft (RAF Sqdn 10 OTU / H) with 4 bombs. (Sources: Rohwer)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
3 Jun, 1942
During a rescue action in the Baltic Sea an officer lost his life.
[I WO Leutnant zur See der Reserve Rolf Kühl]
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 |