List of all U-boats
U-471
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| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 25 Oct 1941 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 302) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 6 Mar 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 5 May 1943 | Oblt. Friedrich Kloevekorn | ||||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 6 August 1944 in Missiessy Dock No. 1 at Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs during US air raid (15th AF). No casualties. Post war information (see more post-war boats): | |||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-471 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Coronel 1 (14 Dec 1943 - 17 Dec 1943)
Sylt (18 Dec 1943 - 23 Dec 1943)
Rügen 3 (26 Dec 1943 - 28 Dec 1943)
Rügen 4 (28 Dec 1943 - 2 Jan 1944)
Rügen 3 (2 Jan 1944 - 7 Jan 1944)
Rügen (7 Jan 1944 - 22 Jan 1944)
Attacks on this boat and other events
23 Dec 1943
An attack by a British B-24 Liberator bomber (Sqdn 120/O) on 23 Dec wounded three men.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
23 Dec 1943
An attack by a British B-24 Liberator bomber (Sqdn 120/O) on 23 Dec wounded three men.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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