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U-574

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered24 Oct, 1939
Laid down 15 Jun, 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 550)
Launched12 Apr, 1941
Commissioned12 Jun, 1941Oblt. Dietrich Gengelbach
Commanders
12 Jun, 1941 - 19 Dec, 1941  Oblt. Dietrich Gengelbach
Career1 patrol 12 Jun, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941  1. Flottille (training)
1 Nov, 1941 - 19 Dec, 1941  1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 warship sunk for a total of 1.190 tons
Fate

Sunk 19 Dec, 1941 in the North Atlantic near Punta Delgada, in position 38.12N, 17.23W, by ramming and depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork. 28 dead and 16 survivors.

See the 1 ships hit by U-574 - View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-574 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998