List of all U-boats
U-567
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 24 Oct 1939 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 27 Apr 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 543) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 6 Mar 1941 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 24 Apr 1941 | Kptlt. Theodor Fahr | ||||||||||||
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Career 3 patrols |
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Successes | 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 6,809 GRT | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 21 December 1941 in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 44.02N, 20.10W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Deptford. 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||
Loss position |
Wolfpack operations
U-567 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Grönland (10 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941)
Kurfürst (23 Aug 1941 - 2 Sep 1941)
Seewolf (2 Sep 1941 - 9 Sep 1941)
Stosstrupp (30 Oct 1941 - 4 Nov 1941)
Störtebecker (15 Nov 1941 - 24 Nov 1941)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-567 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.
The Snorting Bull - U-47 |
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