U-605
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 22 May 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 581) | ||
| Launched | 27 Nov 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1942 | Oblt. Herbert-Viktor Schütze | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 15 Jan 1942 - 31 Jul 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 8,409 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 14 Nov, 1942 in the Mediterranean near Algiers, in position 36.20N, 01.01W, by depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (Sqdn 233/B). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-605 - View the 3 war patrols
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during July 1987. More on revised fates.
Sunk on 13 Nov, 1942 by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Lotus and Poppy.
The attack was in fact against the U-77 which escaped with little damage
Wolfpack operations
U-605 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lachs (15 Aug 1942 - 27 Sep 1942)
Tümmler (1 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-605 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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