List of all U-boats
U-408
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 30 Sep 1940 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 109) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 16 Jul 1941 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 19 Nov 1941 | Kptlt. Reinhard von Hymmen | ||||||||||||
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Career 3 patrols |
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Successes | 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 19,689 GRT | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 5 November 1942 in the Greenland Sea north of Iceland, in position 67.40N, 18.32W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-84 USN/H). 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-408 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Eisteufel (21 Jun 1942 - 10 Jul 1942)
Trägertod (12 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-408 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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