1941

U-74. The boat was fired on by HMS Verbena astern of convoy HX 126 and forced to dive, and over the next four hours subjected to a barrage of some 125 depth charges from HMS Verbena and HMS Burnham until the corvette ran out of depth charges and the sonar contact was lost. Severe damage forced U-74 to return to base.

1943

U-755. The British submarine HMS Sickle fired five torpedoes at U-755, but they all missed.

U-231. Late evening, mid Atlantic in the vicinity of convoy ON 184: a bomb from an American Avenger aircraft (VC-9 USN, pilot Lt Cdr Drane) from escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE 9) left the boat with a leak in the stern trimming tank. Chlorine gas from the aft battery compartment forced U-231 to return to base. Because both radio transmitters were also damaged, the boat did not respond to calls from BdU, and was supposed lost for a few days until U-305 reported her situation.

1944

U-995. An attack by a Canadian Sunderland flying boat (4 OTU RCAF/S) wounded five men.

21 men died when those 2 U-boats were lost on this date. 79 men survived.

Survivors from U-boats almost always landed in allied captivity.

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

1943

U-129
During refueling by U-459 two men from the boat were washed overboard by a big wave. One of them was soon recovered, but the other remained missing. [Matrosengefreiter Hans Rüchel]

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

The following men were born on this day:
Johannes Clemens (1911), Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg (1924), Gottfried Holtorf (1912), Wolfgang Sträter (1916).

The following men died on this day:
Wolf-Dietrich Damerow (1944).

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

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.

1940

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-56, U-101
From Trondheim, Norway: U-122

1942

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-408
From Kristiansand: U-134, U-153, U-214
From La Spezia, Italy: U-568 (lost 8 days later)

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-201 (59 days)
To Messina, Italy: U-331 (13 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-752 (55 days)

1943

Sailed:
From Toulon, France: U-303 (lost 1 days later)

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-409 (4 days)
To Hammerfest, Norway: U-622 (5 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-267 (60 days), U-405 (20 days)
To Trondheim, Norway: U-703 (3 days)

1944

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-242, U-243, U-294, U-363, U-971, U-1001
From Marviken: U-987

U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-365 (21 days), U-980 (2 days)
To La Spezia, Italy: U-230 (41 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-673 (3 days)

1945

U-boats entering base:
To Kiel, Germany U-3008 (19 days)

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

1940

U-8, U-9, U-28, U-37, U-43, U-56, U-60, U-62, U-101, U-122.
10 boats at sea.

1941

U-38, U-43, U-46, U-66, U-69, U-73, U-74, U-93, U-94, U-96, U-97, U-98, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-109, U-111, U-138, U-556, U-557, UA.
22 boats at sea.

1942

U-66, U-67, U-68, U-69, U-81, U-83, U-86, U-87, U-89, U-94, U-96, U-98, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-116, U-124, U-125, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-134, U-135, U-153, U-155, U-156, U-157 (+), U-158 (+), U-159, U-161, U-162, U-172, U-205, U-209, U-213, U-214, U-333, U-373, U-404, U-406, U-431, U-432, U-436, U-455, U-502 (+), U-504, U-506, U-507, U-553, U-558, U-559, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-568 (+), U-569, U-578, U-582, U-586, U-588, U-590, U-591, U-593, U-594, U-653, U-701 (+), U-703, U-751, U-753.
72 boats at sea.

1943

U-9, U-66, U-67 (+), U-91, U-92, U-103, U-105 (+), U-107, U-119 (+), U-123, U-126 (+), U-129, U-154, U-161, U-177, U-178, U-180, U-181, U-190, U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-199 (+), U-202 (+), U-211, U-214, U-217 (+), U-218, U-221, U-223, U-228, U-229, U-230, U-231, U-232 (+), U-251, U-260, U-262, U-264, U-304 (+), U-305, U-336, U-340, U-354, U-377, U-378, U-383, U-402, U-403, U-407, U-413, U-414 (+), U-418 (+), U-431, U-435 (+), U-436 (+), U-448, U-454, U-459, U-460, U-461, U-466, U-467 (+), U-468, U-488, U-504, U-511, U-513 (+), U-514, U-515, U-521 (+), U-525, U-527 (+), U-533, U-552, U-558 (+), U-561, U-569 (+), U-575, U-584, U-603, U-607, U-608, U-614, U-621, U-625, U-634, U-636, U-639, U-641, U-642, U-645, U-650, U-664, U-666, U-667, U-707, U-709, U-731, U-752 (+), U-755 (+), U-760, U-951 (+), U-952, U-953.
106 boats at sea.

1944

U-9, U-23, U-24, U-107, U-129, U-155, U-170, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-188, U-190, U-196, U-198 (+), U-275, U-289 (+), U-344, U-347, U-348, U-362, U-385, U-387, U-425, U-441, U-471, U-476 (+), U-477 (+), U-490 (+), U-505, U-516, U-534, U-537, U-539, U-541, U-543 (+), U-547, U-548, U-549 (+), U-586, U-675 (+), U-719 (+), U-736, U-737, U-742, U-764, U-843, U-853, U-857, U-859 (+), U-860 (+), U-861, U-952, U-955 (+), U-957, U-995, U-1222 (+).
56 boats at sea.

1945

U-530, U-977, U-979 (+), U-1277 (+).
4 boats at sea.

1940

U-8 encountered an enemy submarine in the North Sea, but neither boat attacked.

1941

U-69 gave provisions to the survivors after stopping and sinking the neutral US merchant ship Robin Moor.

1969

The former U-2518 was sold to SPA Lotti at La Spezia, Italy and was broken up later that summer.

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