U-709
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 5 May 1941 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 773) | ||||
| Launched | 14 Apr 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 12 Aug 1942 | Oblt. Karl-Otto Weber | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 12 Aug 1942 - 28 Feb 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1943 - 1 Mar 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 1 March, 1944 north of the Azores, in approximate position 49.10N, 26.00W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Thomas, USS Bostwick and USS Bronstein. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Wolfpack operations
U-709 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neptun (20 Feb 1943 - 3 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Amsel (25 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Rhein (8 May 1943 - 11 May 1943)
Elbe I (11 May 1943 - 13 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
15 Nov 1943
An unknown aircraft attacked the boat which escaped unharmed. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 441)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
12 Jul 1943
A torpedo explosion on board of U-709 killed 2 men and wounded another.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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