Events on this day

23 February

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This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.

U-boat Shipyard report

Ordered (0)	Laid down (4)	Launched (1)	Commissioned (2)
No U-boat orders on this date	1937: U-45 1942: U-955 1943: U-298, U-1010	1945: U-2367	1942: U-410 1944: U-485
These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages.

Allied Ships hit on this date

	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons	Country	Convoy
1941
	U-107	Hessler	HMS Manistee (F 104)	5,360	br	OB-288
	U-69	Metzler	Marslew	4,542	br	OB-288
	U-96	Lehmann-Willenbrock	Anglo-Peruvian	5,457	br	OB-288
1942
	U-129	Clausen	George L. Torian	1,754	ca
	U-129	Clausen	Lennox	1,904	ca
	U-129	Clausen	West Zeda	5,658	am
	U-161	Achilles	Lihue	7,001	am
	U-502	Rosenstiel	Sun (d)	9,002	am
	U-502	Rosenstiel	Thalia	8,329	pa
	U-504	Poske	W.D. Anderson	10,227	am
1943
	U-186	Hesemann	Eulima	6,207	br	ON-166
	U-186	Hesemann	Hastings	5,401	am	ON-166
	U-202	Poser	British Fortitude (d)	8,482	br	UC-1
	U-202	Poser	Empire Norseman (d)	9,811	br	UC-1
	U-202	Poser	Esso Baton Rouge	7,989	am	UC-1
	U-202	Poser	Murena (d)	8,252	nl	UC-1
	U-223	Wächter	Winkler	6,907	pa	ON-166
	U-303	Heine	Expositor	4,959	am	ON-166
	U-371	Mehl	Fintra	2,089	br	Ropsley
	U-382	Juli	Empire Norseman (d)	9,811	br	UC-1
	U-456	Teichert	Kyleclare	700	ir
	U-522	Schneider	Athelprincess	8,882	br	UC-1
	U-558	Krech	Empire Norseman	9,811	br	UC-1
	U-603	Bertelsmann	Glittre	6,409	nw	ON-166
	U-604	Höltring	Stockport	1,683	br	ON-166
	U-628	Hasenschar	Glittre (d)	6,409	nw	ON-166
	U-628	Hasenschar	Winkler (d)	6,907	pa	ON-166
1945
	U-510	Eick	Point Pleasant Park	7,136	ca
				177,079
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII.

Attacks on this day

1943

U-382. The boat suffered severe damage from depth charging by escorts of convoy UC 1, and was forced to return to France. Date of attack is approximate. (Blair, vol 2, page 198)

U-569. Depth charges from the escorts of convoy UC 1 caused so much damage that the boat was forced to return to France. Date is approximate. (Blair, vol 2, page 198)

U-371. At 14.06 hrs the boat was located by HMS Felixstowe after the sinking of Fintra, approx. 30 nautical miles ENE of Algiers. The minesweeper dropped 25 depth charges in six attacks between 14.10 and 15.08 hrs and observed air bubbles rising to the surface after the second and sixth passes. Her commander considered the U-boat sunk, but U-371 was undamaged and escaped by moving closer to the coast and heading east. (ADM 199/1784)

U-boats lost

1943: U-443 +, U-522 +

99 men died when those 2 U-boats were lost on this date. There were no survivors.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.

- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.

U-boat Men Lost or Wounded

There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 23 February.

- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.

Personnel Information

The following men were born on this day:
Kurt Baberg (1917), Matthias Brünig (1920), Kurt Jensen (1918), Bernhard Zurmühlen (1909).

The following men died on this day:
Hans-Jürgen Bühring (1999), Georg Lange (1984), Konstantin von Puttkamer (1943), Herbert Schneider (1943).

See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.

U-boat departures and arrivals on 23 February

This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.

1941

Sailed:
From Lorient, France: U-124

U-boats entering base:
To Helgoland, Germany: U-74 (2 days)

1942

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-403, U-589
From St. Nazaire, France: U-71

U-boats entering base:
To Helgoland, Germany: U-592 (5 days)
To Lorient, France: U-109 (59 days), U-125 (68 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-85 (47 days), U-751 (41 days)

1943

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-338

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-217 (92 days)
To La Pallice U-402 (41 days)

1944

Sailed:
From Hammerfest, Norway: U-716
From Kristiansand: U-1061
From Lorient, France: U-618
From Trondheim, Norway: U-307

U-boats entering base:
To Kristiansand U-1061 (2 days)
To Lorient, France: U-547 (61 days)
To Toulon, France: U-967 (35 days)

1945

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-242, U-326
From Stavanger, Norway: U-427, U-853 (lost 73 days later)

U-boats entering base:
To Flensburg, Germany: U-1230 (4 days)
To Horten, Norway: U-530 (5 days), U-1023 (4 days)
To Stavanger, Norway: U-427 (82 days)

U-boats at sea on 23 February

Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.

General Events on 23 February

1945

U-853 sailed from Stavanger on her final patrol.

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General Events on 23 February

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