U-569
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 24 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 21 May 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 545) | ||||
| Launched | 20 Mar 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 8 May 1941 | Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch | ||||
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| Career | 9 patrols | 8 May 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1941 - 22 May 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 984 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 4,458 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 22 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 50.40N, 35.21W, after being badly damaged by depth charges from 2 Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue. 21 dead and 25 survivors. | |||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-569 - View the 9 war patrols
The end of U 569
USS Bogue's first victim: Lt. Chamberlain's attack on U-569 as viewed from the rear of his aircraft. Note falling depth charges. Another Avenger aircraft finished the kill.
U-569 is sinking, as viewed from the HMCS St. Laurent.
Wolfpack operations
U-569 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Hecht (7 May 1942 - 18 Jun 1942)
Lachs (15 Aug 1942 - 27 Sep 1942)
Draufgänger (1 Dec 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Ungestüm (14 Dec 1942 - 23 Dec 1942)
Robbe (16 Feb 1943 - 22 Feb 1943)
Neptun (20 Feb 1943 - 3 Mar 1943)
Rhein (8 May 1943 - 11 May 1943)
Elbe I (11 May 1943 - 13 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
16 Dec 1941
The boat was attacked by a Swordfish aircraft in the mid-Atlantic and was damaged so badly that she had to return to France for repairs instead of heading for the Mediterranean. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)
23 Feb 1943
The boat was seriously damaged by depth charges from the escorts of convoy UC 1. The boat had to abort to France. Date is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 198)
2 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-569 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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