U-571
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 24 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 8 Jun 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 547) | ||||
| Launched | 4 Apr 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 22 May 1941 | Kptlt. Helmut Möhlmann (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 11 patrols | 22 May 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1941 - 28 Jan 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 5 ships sunk for a total of 33,511 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 11,394 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 9,788 GRT 1 auxiliary warship a total loss for a total of 3,870 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 28 Jan, 1944 west of Ireland, in position 52.41N, 14.27W, by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF-Sqdn 461/D). 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 8 ships hit by U-571 - View the 11 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-571 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Endrass (12 Jun 1942 - 21 Jun 1942)
Veilchen (24 Oct 1942 - 6 Nov 1942)
Adler (7 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943)
Meise (20 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943)
Attacks on this boat
22 Mar 1943
The boat was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic and was damaged so badly that she had to return to base.
1 recorded attack 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-571 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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