List of all U-boats
U-524
Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 7 Aug 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 339) | ||||||||
| Launched | 30 Apr 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Jul 1942 | Kptlt. Freiherr Walter von Steinaecker | ||||||||
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 16,256 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 22 March, 1943 south of Madeira, Portugal, in position 30.15N, 18.13W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (US-Air Force Sqdn 1/T). 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-524 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panzer (23 Nov 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Ungestüm (11 Dec 1942 - 23 Dec 1942)
Wohlgemut (12 Mar 1943 - 22 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-524 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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