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9 December

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This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.

U-boat Shipyard report

Ordered (0)	Laid down (2)	Launched (4)	Commissioned (7)
No U-boat orders on this date	1940: U-461 1944: U-3040	1940: U-83 1943: U-1203, U-1204 1944: U-3025	1941: U-659 1942: U-276 1943: U-864, U-1003, U-1198 1944: U-2528, U-3514
These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages.

Allied Ships hit on this date

	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons	Country	Convoy
1939
	U-20	Moehle	Magnus	1,339	da
	U-48	Schultze	San Alberto	7,397	br	OB-48
1940
	U-103	Schütze	Empire Jaguar	5,186	br	OB-252
1941
	U-134	Schendel	Steinbek	2,185	dt
	U-652	Fraatz	Saint Denis	1,595	fr
1942
	U-508	Staats	Nigerian	5,423	br
	U-553	Thurmann	Charles L.D.	5,273	br	HX-217
	U-602	Schüler	HMS Porcupine (G 93) total loss	1,540	br
1943
	U-596	Nonn	Cap Padaran	8,009	br	HA-11
				37,947
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII.

Attacks on this day

1941

U-124. The boat was shelled by the coastal battery at Fort Thornton off the harbour of Georgetown on Ascension Island, but was undamaged.

U-332. The boat was severely damaged by a British aircraft and forced to abort to France. This was the second aircraft attack on the boat in 3 days. (Blair, vol 1, page 402)

U-575. While inbound to refuel at Vigo, Spain the boat was located and depth charged. On arriving at Vigo two days later the damage was found to be so severe that the boat returned to France instead of proceeding to the Mediterranean. (Blair, vol 1, page 402)

U-boats lost

1944: U-387 +

51 men died when this U-boat was lost. There were no survivors.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.

- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.

U-boat Men Lost or Wounded

1943

U-734
During heavy weather a lookout broke his arm on U-734 in the North Atlantic.

- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.

Personnel Information

The following men were born on this day:
Hans Lemcke (1918), Johannes van Stipriaan (1913).

The following men died on this day:
Rudolf Büchler (1944).

See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.

U-boat departures and arrivals on 9 December

This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.

1939

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-13
From Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-30

1941

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-128
From Kristiansand: U-566
From Lorient, France: U-108
From Messina, Italy: U-557 (lost 8 days later)
From St. Nazaire, France: U-74

U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-654 (3 days)
To Brest, France: U-201 (42 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-402 (45 days), U-573 (3 days)

1942

Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-563
From Horten, Norway: U-182 (lost 159 days later)
From Lorient, France: U-125, U-514

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-383 (54 days), U-603 (17 days)
To La Pallice U-262 (35 days)
To Lorient, France: U-43 (78 days), U-160 (78 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-224 (54 days), U-608 (51 days)

1943

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-545 (lost 64 days later)

U-boats entering base:
To Hammerfest, Norway: U-307 (44 days)
To Konstanza, Rumania: U-20 (32 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-713 (18 days)

1944

Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-650 (lost 30 days later)
From Harstad: U-315
From Horten, Norway: U-325, U-905, U-1055
From Narvik, Norway: U-363

U-boats entering base:
To Bogenbucht U-995 (10 days)
To Horten, Norway: U-864 (5 days)

U-boats at sea on 9 December

Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.

General Events on 9 December

1939

U-47 attacked a British destroyer in the North Atlantic, but without success.

1942

U-161 transferred a medical case to the milch cow U-461.

U-508 captured four of the crew after sinking the British steam merchantman Nigerian.

1944

U-862 had a gun duel with the Greek steam merchant Ilissos (4724 tons) off Tasmania at 37°11S/139°35E (grid VC 8275). U-862 fired three shots that missed, but choppy seas and accurate defensive gunfire from the vessel forced the U-boat to dive and leave the area before firing any more.

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