U-528

Type

IXC/40

Ordered

15 Aug, 1940

Laid down

10 Nov, 1941

Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 343)

Launched

1 Jul, 1942

Commissioned

16 Sep, 1942

Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Fuchs

Commanders

16 Sep, 1942 - 19 Dec, 1942	Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Fuchs
19 Dec, 1942 - 11 May, 1943	Georg von Rabenau

Career

1 patrol

16 Sep, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
1 Apr, 1943 - 11 May, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sunk 11 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 46.55N, 14.44W, by depth charges from a British Handley Page Halifax aircraft (Sqdn. 58/D) and by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood. 11 dead and 45 survivors.

View the 1 war patrol

Wolfpack operations

U-528 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Star (28 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)

Attacks on this boat

28 Apr, 1943
While attacking convoy ON(S) 5 the boat was damaged by its escorts. The boat was forced to abort its patrol and was sunk enroute to France. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 293)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-528 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.