List of all U-boats
U-475
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 5 Sep 1942 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 306) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 28 May 1943 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 7 Jul 1943 | Oblt. Otto Stoeffler | ||||||||||||
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Career 4 patrols |
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Successes | 1 warship damaged, total tonnage 56 tons | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Scuttled on 3 May 1945 in the Tirpitz Basin at Kiel-Wik. Wreck broken up in 1947. | |||||||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-475 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.
Coat of Arms of Düsseldorf |
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