Events on this day
9 August
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 (3) | Launched (1) | Commissioned (0) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1940: U-703 1941: U-267, U-360 | 1938: U-38 | No boats commissioned on this date |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | |||||||
| U-30 | Lemp |  | Canton | 5,779 |  sw | ||
| 1941 | |||||||
| U-206 | Opitz | Ocean Victor | 202 |  br | |||
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-130 | Kals | | Malmanger | 7,078 |  nw | E-5 | |
| U-155 | Piening | | San Emiliano | 8,071 | br | E-7 | |
| U-176 | Dierksen | | Radchurch | 3,701 | br | SC-94 | |
| U-752 | Schroeter | | Mendanau | 6,047 |  nl | ||
| 30,878 | |||||||
| * 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
1944
U-518. Allied escorts attacked a submerged U-boat in mid-Atlantic which was probably U-518, but the boat escaped unscathed. (Blair, vol 2, page 622)
U-boats lost
1943: U-664
7 men died when this U-boat was lost. 44 men survived.
Survivors from U-boats almost always landed in allied captivity.
- 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, 9 August.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Wolfgang Boehmer (1920), Helmut Dauter (1919), Dietrich Epp (1917), Helmut Knollmann (1918), Friedrich Lutz (1911), Hans-Christian Wrede (1920).
The following men died on this day:
Oskar Curio (1981), Ernst-Günter Heinicke (1971).
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 9 August
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-51 (lost 12 days later), U-100, U-101
1941
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-84
From Horten, Norway: U-432
From Kirkenes: U-81, U-652
From Stormelö: U-145
U-boats entering base:
To Stormelö U-142 (16 days)
1942
Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-214
From Kirkenes: U-601
From St. Nazaire, France: U-406
From Trondheim, Norway: U-703
U-boats entering base:
To Arendal U-211 (2 days)
To Bergen, Norway: U-464 (6 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Toulon, France: U-431
1944
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-244
From Brest, France: U-763, U-989
From Helsinki, Finland: U-370
From St. Nazaire, France: U-281, U-385 (lost 3 days later), U-437
U-boats entering base:
To Gotenhafen U-745 (2 days)
To Grand Hotel U-1001 (3 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-921 (2 days)
U-boats at sea on 9 August
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-30, U-37, U-38, U-46, U-48, U-51 (+), U-52, U-56, U-58, U-59, U-60, U-65, U-100, U-101, UA.
15 boats at sea.
1941
U-38, U-43, U-46, U-71, U-73, U-74, U-75, U-77, U-79, U-83, U-84, U-93, U-94, U-96, U-101, U-105, U-109, U-123, U-124, U-126, U-129, U-139, U-144 (+), U-145, U-146, U-204, U-205, U-206, U-331, U-371, U-372, U-431, U-451, U-501 (+), U-553, U-559, U-563, U-566, U-567, U-568, U-751.
41 boats at sea.
1942
U-43, U-66, U-71, U-73, U-77, U-83, U-84, U-86, U-89, U-94 (+), U-98, U-108, U-109, U-116, U-125, U-129, U-130, U-132, U-134, U-135, U-154, U-155, U-160, U-162 (+), U-163, U-164, U-165 (+), U-171 (+), U-173, U-174, U-176, U-205, U-209, U-214, U-217, U-254, U-255, U-256, U-331, U-355, U-373, U-380, U-403, U-405, U-406, U-435, U-437, U-438, U-454, U-456, U-457, U-458, U-461, U-462, U-463, U-505, U-506, U-507, U-508, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-513, U-517, U-552, U-553, U-558, U-564, U-566, U-569, U-572, U-582, U-586, U-589, U-591, U-592, U-593, U-594, U-595, U-596, U-597, U-598, U-600, U-601, U-604, U-605, U-607, U-609, U-653, U-654 (+), U-657, U-658, U-660, U-703, U-704, U-705 (+), U-752, U-755.
98 boats at sea.
1943
U-19, U-24, U-66, U-73, U-81, U-86, U-107, U-129, U-134 (+), U-155, U-161 (+), U-168, U-172, U-177, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-185 (+), U-188, U-190, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-230, U-255, U-257, U-262, U-269, U-277, U-302, U-306, U-307, U-333, U-340, U-354, U-358, U-371, U-373, U-382, U-387, U-403 (+), U-406, U-410, U-415, U-431, U-445, U-453, U-466, U-468 (+), U-508, U-510, U-516, U-525 (+), U-532, U-533 (+), U-566, U-571, U-600, U-601, U-604 (+), U-616, U-618, U-625, U-629, U-634 (+), U-648, U-653, U-711, U-713, U-732, U-737, U-757, U-760, U-847 (+).
74 boats at sea.
1944
U-9, U-18, U-170, U-196, U-198 (+), U-244, U-260, U-278, U-300, U-307, U-344 (+), U-362 (+), U-363, U-365, U-370, U-385 (+), U-394 (+), U-396, U-413 (+), U-437, U-479, U-480, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-534, U-539, U-541, U-546, U-547, U-596, U-608 (+), U-621, U-667 (+), U-668, U-679, U-711, U-739, U-741 (+), U-764, U-766, U-802, U-804, U-855 (+), U-857, U-858, U-859 (+), U-861, U-862, U-863 (+), U-957, U-981 (+), U-989, U-997, U-1062 (+), U-1229 (+).
56 boats at sea.
1945
U-977.
1 boats at sea.
General Events on 9 August
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