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

Commanders

12 Aug 1942	-	2 Dec 1943		Oblt. Karl-Otto Weber
3 Dec 1943	-	1 Mar 1944		Oblt. Rudolf Ites

Career
5 patrols

12 Aug 1942	-	28 Feb 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1943	-	1 Mar 1944	9. Flottille (active service)

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).

Loss position

View the 5 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-709 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
   Amsel (22 Apr 1943 - 3 May 1943)
   Amsel 3 (3 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
   Rhein (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
   Elbe 1 (10 May 1943 - 14 May 1943)
   Without name (11 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943)
   Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
   Siegfried 3 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
   Jahn (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
   Tirpitz 4 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
   Eisenhart 6 (9 Nov 1943 - 13 Nov 1943)
   Schill 2 (17 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
   Igel 2 (3 Feb 1944 - 17 Feb 1944)
   Hai 1 (17 Feb 1944 - 22 Feb 1944)
   Preussen (22 Feb 1944 - 1 Mar 1944)