List of all U-boats
U-439
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||
Ordered | 5 Jan 1940 | |||||||||||
Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1490) | ||||||||||
Launched | 11 Oct 1941 | |||||||||||
Commissioned | 20 Dec 1941 | Oblt. Wolfgang Sporn | ||||||||||
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Career 4 patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk at 0030hrs on 4 May 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 43.32N, 13.20W, in a collision with U-659. 40 dead and 9 survivors. | |||||||||||
Loss position |
Wolfpack operations
U-439 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panzer (23 Nov 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (11 Dec 1942 - 15 Dec 1942)
Neuland (4 Mar 1943 - 6 Mar 1943)
Ostmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Stürmer (11 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943)
Drossel (29 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-439 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Church and Boots |
Black Boot and Man |
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