U-624
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 600) | ||
| Launched | 31 Mar 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 May 1942 | Oblt. Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 28 May 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1942 - 7 Feb 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 5 ships sunk for a total of 39,855 GRT 3 warships sunk for a total of 873 tons (lost aboard transport ships) 1 ship damaged for a total of 5,432 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 7 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.42N, 26.17W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 220/J). 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 9 ships hit by U-624 - View the 2 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-624 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Kreuzotter (12 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942)
Puma (16 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942)
Natter (1 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942)
Habicht (12 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (22 Jan 1943 - 7 Feb 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-624 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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