Events on this day
28 October
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 (8) | Launched (4) | Commissioned (1) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1941: U-341, U-527 1942: U-243, U-346, U-478, U-1221 1944: U-2540, U-4702 | 1941: U-256 1942: U-953, U-954 1944: U-2345 | 1942: U-531 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | |||||||
| U-59 | Jürst | Lynx II | 250 |  br | |||
| U-59 | Jürst | St. Nidan | 565 | br | |||
| 1940 | |||||||
| U-32 | Jenisch |  | Empress of Britain | 42,348 | br | ||
| 1941 | |||||||
| U-106 | Rasch | | King Malcolm | 5,120 | br | SC-50 | |
| U-432 | Schultze | | Ulea | 1,574 | br | HG-75 | |
| U-68 | Merten | Hazelside | 5,297 | br | |||
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-509 | Witte | | Hopecastle (d) | 5,178 | br | SL-125 | |
| U-509 | Witte | | Nagpore | 5,283 | br | SL-125 | |
| U-606 | Döhler | Gurney E. Newlin | 8,225 |  am | HX-212 | ||
| U-606 | Döhler | | Kosmos II (d) | 16,966 |  nw | HX-212 | |
| 1944 | |||||||
| U-242 [Mine] | Pancke | | Rigel | 1,495 |  fi | ||
| 92,301 | |||||||
| * 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
No attacks found on this date.
U-boats lost
1943: U-220 +
1944: U-1226 +
112 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, 28 October.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Werner Bender (1916), Peter Callsen (1911), Wilhelm Kiesewetter (1878), Friedrich Wittenberg (1918).
The following men died on this day:
Bruno Barber (1943), August-Wilhelm Claussen (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.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 28 October
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 Kiel, Germany: U-578
U-boats entering base:
To St. Nazaire, France: U-206 (29 days)
1942
Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-566
From Marviken: U-413
U-boats entering base:
To St. Nazaire, France: U-410 (63 days), U-455 (68 days), U-618 (58 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Toulon, France: U-380
U-boats entering base:
To La Pallice U-275 (50 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-355 (2 days)
To Toulon, France: U-371 (22 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-1061
From Kiel, Germany: U-1053, U-1232
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-299 (18 days), U-1061 (3 days)
To Flensburg, Germany: U-245 (76 days), U-518 (4 days), U-534 (4 days), U-714 (6 days)
To Horten, Norway: U-294 (2 days), U-1009 (2 days)
To Kristiansand U-806 (2 days), U-1202 (3 days)
U-boats at sea on 28 October
Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.
1939
U-13, U-21, U-24, U-25, U-26, U-31, U-34, U-37, U-46, U-53, U-56, U-57, U-58, U-59, U-61.
15 boats at sea.
1940
U-28, U-29, U-31 (+), U-32 (+), U-46, U-65, U-124.
7 boats at sea.
1941
U-38, U-66, U-68, U-71, U-73, U-74, U-75, U-77, U-82, U-83, U-84, U-85, U-93, U-96, U-101, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-109, U-123, U-125, U-126, U-129, U-133, U-202, U-203, U-208, U-374, U-402, U-432, U-502, U-552, U-563, U-564, U-567, U-568, U-569, U-571, U-573, U-576, U-577, U-751, UA.
43 boats at sea.
1942
U-24, U-43, U-67, U-68, U-69, U-71, U-73, U-77, U-81, U-84, U-87, U-89, U-92, U-98 (+), U-103, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-117, U-125, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-132 (+), U-134, U-154, U-156, U-159, U-160, U-161, U-163, U-172, U-174, U-177, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-185, U-203, U-205, U-212, U-218, U-224, U-260, U-263, U-301, U-332, U-356, U-377, U-381, U-382, U-383, U-402, U-409, U-413, U-431, U-436, U-437, U-438, U-440, U-441, U-442, U-443, U-454, U-458, U-459, U-462, U-463, U-504, U-505, U-506, U-508, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-514, U-516, U-518, U-519, U-520 (+), U-521, U-522, U-552, U-559 (+), U-563, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-571, U-572, U-575, U-586, U-590, U-602, U-604, U-605 (+), U-606, U-608, U-610, U-613, U-615, U-620, U-621, U-622, U-624, U-653, U-658 (+), U-659, U-660 (+), U-662, U-664, U-704, U-706, U-752, U-753, UD-5.
116 boats at sea.
1943
U-9, U-18, U-23, U-24, U-68, U-73, U-91, U-103, U-123, U-129, U-154, U-155, U-168, U-170, U-183, U-188, U-190, U-193, U-211 (+), U-212, U-214, U-218, U-219, U-226 (+), U-228, U-231, U-256, U-262, U-267, U-271, U-280 (+), U-281, U-282 (+), U-306 (+), U-307, U-309, U-333, U-340 (+), U-343, U-354, U-358, U-360, U-373, U-380, U-387, U-391 (+), U-405 (+), U-413, U-415, U-424, U-426, U-437, U-441, U-448, U-450, U-455, U-466, U-488, U-505, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-532, U-536 (+), U-537, U-538 (+), U-542 (+), U-552, U-565, U-575, U-584 (+), U-586, U-592, U-593, U-603, U-608, U-642, U-648 (+), U-707 (+), U-709, U-714, U-731, U-732 (+), U-762, U-764, U-842 (+), U-843, U-848 (+), U-849 (+), U-953, U-956, U-963, U-966 (+), U-967, U-969.
95 boats at sea.
1944
U-170, U-181, U-195, U-219, U-246, U-262, U-267, U-281, U-290, U-293, U-295, U-300, U-310, U-312, U-313, U-315, U-363, U-365, U-387, U-396, U-425, U-475, U-479 (+), U-483, U-541, U-546, U-636, U-668, U-680, U-722, U-771 (+), U-773, U-802, U-956, U-958, U-965, U-968, U-978, U-991, U-992, U-995, U-997, U-1001, U-1003, U-1061, U-1163, U-1199, U-1200 (+), U-1221, U-1223, U-1227, U-1228, U-1230, U-1231.
54 boats at sea.
General Events on 28 October
1940
Convoy HX 84 sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
U-32 sank the largest ship to fall victim to U-boats, the 42,350 ton liner Empress of Britain, two days before being sunk herself.
1942
U-586 made a ground reconnaissance of Jan Mayen Island in Mary Muss Bay.
1943
U-712 was damaged when she hit the seabed.
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