Events on this day
27 January
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 (2) | Launched (1) | Commissioned (4) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1941: U-599 1943: U-297 | 1941: U-371 | 1943: U-309U-537 1944: U-1202 1945: U-3028 |
| 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-20 | Klot-Heydenfeldt |  | England | 2,319 |  da | ||
| U-20 | Klot-Heydenfeldt | | Faro total loss | 844 |  nw | ||
| U-20 | Klot-Heydenfeldt | | Fredensborg | 2,094 | da | ||
| U-20 | Klot-Heydenfeldt | Hosanger | 1,591 | nw | |||
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-123 | Hardegen | Pan Norway | 9,231 | nw | ON-56 | ||
| U-130 | Kals | | Francis E. Powell | 7,096 |  am | ||
| U-130 | Kals | | Halo (d) | 6,986 | am | ||
| U-754 | Oestermann | | Icarion | 4,013 |  gr | ON-53 | |
| 1943 | |||||||
| U-105 | Nissen | Cape Decision | 5,106 | am | |||
| U-442 | Hesse | | Julia Ward Howe | 7,176 | am | UGS-4 | |
| U-514 | Auffermann | | Charles C. Pinckney | 7,177 | am | UGS-4 | |
| 1945 | |||||||
| U-825 | Stoelker | | Ruben Dario (d) | 7,198 | am | HX-332 | |
| U-825 | Stoelker | | Solør total loss | 8,262 | nw | HX-332 | |
| 69,093 | |||||||
| * 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-376. The boat had to break off her one-day old patrol in the North Atlantic after some of the crew were wounded in an air attack.
U-boats lost
1945: U-1172 +
52 men died when this U-boat was lost. 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, 27 January.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky (1908), Erich Fischer (1922), Wilhelm Kleinschmidt (1907).
The following men died on this day:
Jürgen Kuhlmann (1945), Gerd Schreiber (2004), Hans-Guido Valentiner (1999).
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 27 January
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 Helgoland, Germany: U-41 (lost 10 days later)
From Kiel, Germany: U-21, U-24, U-56
From Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-58
1942
Sailed:
From Kirkenes: U-454
From La Pallice: U-332
From La Spezia, Italy: U-81
U-boats entering base:
To La Pallice U-571 (38 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-552 (34 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Kristiansand: U-526
From La Spezia, Italy: U-596, U-617, U-755
From St. Nazaire, France: U-460
1944
Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-238 (lost 14 days later)
U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-741 (64 days)
To Ramsund, Norway: U-1060 (10 days)
1945
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-1004
From Bogenbucht: U-716
From Kiel, Germany: U-879
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-296 (2 days)
To Kristiansand U-866 (2 days)
U-boats at sea on 27 January
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-13, U-19, U-20, U-21, U-23, U-24, U-25, U-31, U-34, U-41 (+), U-44, U-48, U-51, U-55 (+), U-56, U-58, U-61.
17 boats at sea.
1941
U-48, U-52, U-93, U-94, U-101, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-123.
10 boats at sea.
1942
U-66, U-67, U-73, U-81, U-82 (+), U-84, U-85, U-86, U-87, U-94, U-97, U-98, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-123, U-125, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-132, U-135, U-136, U-156, U-161, U-203, U-205, U-213, U-331, U-332, U-333, U-352, U-372, U-375, U-402, U-404, U-431, U-432, U-435, U-453, U-454, U-455, U-502, U-504, U-505, U-553, U-561, U-563, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-572, U-575, U-576, U-578, U-581 (+), U-582, U-584, U-585, U-586, U-587, U-588, U-591, U-654, U-656, U-701, U-751, U-753, U-754.
72 boats at sea.
1943
U-19, U-24, U-43, U-66, U-69 (+), U-71, U-77, U-83, U-87 (+), U-89, U-96, U-105, U-108, U-117, U-118, U-123, U-124, U-125, U-135, U-156 (+), U-160, U-175, U-176, U-182 (+), U-186, U-187 (+), U-201 (+), U-202, U-214, U-217, U-218, U-223, U-226, U-255, U-257, U-258, U-260, U-262, U-264, U-265 (+), U-266, U-267, U-268 (+), U-302, U-303, U-333, U-358, U-376, U-381, U-383, U-384, U-402, U-403, U-404, U-407, U-413, U-414, U-431, U-436, U-438, U-442 (+), U-444, U-453, U-454, U-456, U-459, U-460, U-465, U-466, U-504, U-506, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-514, U-516, U-518, U-521, U-522 (+), U-525, U-558, U-571, U-572, U-575, U-584, U-594, U-596, U-598, U-606 (+), U-607, U-608, U-609 (+), U-613, U-614, U-617, U-620 (+), U-622, U-624 (+), U-625, U-629, U-631, U-632, U-657, U-662, U-704, U-706, U-707, U-752, U-755.
109 boats at sea.
1944
U-24, U-66 (+), U-91 (+), U-123, U-129, U-177 (+), U-178, U-188, U-193, U-212, U-223, U-230, U-238 (+), U-256, U-257 (+), U-260, U-271 (+), U-278, U-281, U-283 (+), U-302, U-309, U-312, U-313, U-314 (+), U-360, U-364 (+), U-371, U-386 (+), U-390, U-406 (+), U-413, U-425, U-441, U-453, U-455, U-471, U-510, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-532, U-539, U-545 (+), U-546, U-547, U-549, U-571 (+), U-592 (+), U-601, U-636, U-650, U-666 (+), U-709 (+), U-714, U-716, U-731, U-737, U-739, U-762 (+), U-763, U-764, U-845 (+), U-846, U-852 (+), U-953, U-956, U-957, U-960, U-963, U-965, U-967, U-969, U-976, U-981, U-984, U-985, U-989, U-990, U-1062, UIT-22 (+).
81 boats at sea.
1945
U-195, U-242, U-244, U-245, U-275, U-278, U-285, U-286, U-290, U-293, U-295, U-299, U-300 (+), U-307, U-313, U-325, U-348, U-370, U-427, U-475, U-480 (+), U-485, U-510, U-532, U-636, U-676 (+), U-680, U-739, U-745 (+), U-764, U-806, U-825, U-843, U-861, U-862, U-868, U-869 (+), U-870, U-905, U-907, U-963, U-992, U-1001, U-1004, U-1009, U-1014 (+), U-1017, U-1018 (+), U-1055, U-1058, U-1203, U-1208 (+), U-1230, U-1231, U-1232, U-1233, UIT-24.
57 boats at sea.
General Events on 27 January
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