Patrol info for U-476
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 May 1944 | Bergen | 25 May 1944 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Otto Niethmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-476
We have daily positions for all 6 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 20 May 1944.
21 May 1944 - 22 May 1944 - 23 May 1944 - 24 May 1944 -
Sunk on 25 May 1944.
Ships hit by U-476 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1944
22 May 1944. U-476 encountered an enemy submarine in the Norwegian Sea, but neither boat attacked.
25 May 1944. U-990 saved 21 men from U-476, but was herself sunk a few hours later. 34 men from U-476 died (31 on U-476 and 3 on U-990).
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Attacks on U-476 during this patrol
24 May 1944
Following crippling damage from an attack by a British Catalina flying boat (210 Sqn RAF/V) at 07.18 hrs on this day, the boat was scuttled on 25 May. U-990 saved the commander and 20 men of the crew, but 34 went down with the boat due to bad weather that made the rescue operation difficult. U-990 was then herself sunk by a B-24 Liberator aircraft on 25 May. Three men from U-476 were lost.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.