List of all U-boats
U-450
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 22 Jul 1941 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1521) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 4 Jul 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 12 Sep 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Böhme | ||||||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 10 March 1944 in the Mediterranean Sea south of Ostia, in position 41.11N, 12.27E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Blankney, HMS Blencathra, HMS Brecon and HMS Exmoor and the US destroyer USS Madison. 51 survivors (no casualties). | |||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
6 Jun 1943
A British Flying Fortress (220 Sqn RAF/A) caught U-450 on the surface 250km (155 miles) SE of Iceland, killing one man and wounding seven others. The boat was severely damaged and only managed to reach base at Brest with the assistance of other U-boats.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
6 Jun 1943
A British Flying Fortress (220 Sqn RAF/A) caught U-450 on the surface 250km (155 miles) SE of Iceland, killing one man and wounding seven others. The boat was severely damaged and only managed to reach base at Brest with the assistance of other U-boats.
5 Feb 1944
A man was lost overboard in the Mediterranean. [Matrosengefreiter Thomas Heneka]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 The Laughing Sawfish - 9th Flotilla |
 Crew 37b |
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