U-654
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct, 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Jun, 1940 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 803) | ||||
| Launched | 3 May, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 5 Jul, 1941 | Korvkpt. Hans-Joachim Hesse | ||||
| Commanders |
| |||||
| Career | 4 patrols | 5 Jul, 1941 - 31 Oct, 1941 5. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1941 - 22 Aug, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 17.755 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 900 tons | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 22 Aug, 1942 in the Caribbean Sea north of Colon, in position 12.00N, 79.56W, by depth charges from a US B-18 Digby aircraft (US Army Bomb. Sqdn. 45). 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 4 ships hit by U-654 - View the 4 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-654 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 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 |