U-635
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Oct, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 611) | ||
| Launched | 24 Jun, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 13 Aug, 1942 | Oblt. Heinz Eckelmann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 13 Aug, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 5 Apr, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships damaged for a total of 14.894 GRT | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel, Germany on 16 March, 1943. Sunk 5 April, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 58.20N, 31.52W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/N). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-635 - View the 1 war patrol
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during March 1985). More on revised fates
Sunk 6 April, 1943 in the North Atlantic southwest of Iceland, in position 58.25N, 29.22W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Tay.
This attack was actually against U-306 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-635 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lowenherz (3 Apr, 1943 - 5 Apr, 1943)
Men lost from the boat
15 Feb, 1943
A man from U-635 took his own life in Hamburg. [Maschinengefreiter Werner Grande]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |