List of all U-boats
U-516
Type | IXC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 12 May 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 312) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Launched | 16 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 21 Feb 1942 | Korvkpt. Gerhard Wiebe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career 6 patrols |
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Successes | 16 ships sunk, total tonnage 89,385 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 9,687 GRT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Surrendered at Loch Eriboll, Scotland on 14 May 1945. Later transferred to Lisahally. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
19 Dec 1943
An unidentified aircraft attacked off Trinidad in the Caribbean, causing enough damage for the boat to seek fuel and assistance from other boats in the area and return to base. U-516 reached port on 26 Feb. 1944. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 462)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-516 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.
10th Flotilla |
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