List of all U-boats
U-469
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1941 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 300) | ||||||||
| Launched | 8 Aug 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 7 Oct 1942 | Oblt. Emil Claussen | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 25 March 1943 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland, in position 62.12N, 16.40W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (206 Sqn RAF/L). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-469 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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