List of all U-boats
U-528
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 10 Nov 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 343) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 1 Jul 1942 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 16 Sep 1942 | Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Fuchs | ||||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 11 May 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 46.55N, 14.44W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood, after being damaged by depth charges from a British Halifax aircraft (58 Sqn RAF/D). 11 dead and 45 survivors. | |||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-528 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Star (27 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
28 Apr 1943
Damage inflicted by the escorts after U-528 attacked convoy ON(S) 5 forced the boat to break off the patrol and return to France. She was sunk nine days later. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 293)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-528 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Black Bird |
Wolf on top of World |
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