U-540
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 12 May 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 361) | ||
| Launched | 18 Dec 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Mar 1943 | Kptlt. Lorenz Kasch | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 10 Mar 1943 - 30 Sep 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1943 - 17 Oct 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 Oct, 1943 east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.38N, 31.56W, by depth charges from 2 British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 59/D & 120/H). 55 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-540 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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