U-614

Type

VIIC

Ordered

15 Aug 1940

Laid down

6 May 1941

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 590)

Launched

29 Jan 1942

Commissioned

19 Mar 1942

Oblt. Wolfgang Sträter

Commanders

19 Mar 1942

29 Jul 1943

Kptlt. Wolfgang Sträter

Career
3 patrols

19 Mar 1942	-	31 Jan 1943	8. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1943	-	29 Jul 1943	6. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,730 GRT

Fate

Sunk on 29 July 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.42N, 11.03W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (172 Sqn RAF/G). 49 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

See the 1 ships hit by U-614 - View the 3 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-614 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Landsknecht (19 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
   Without name (15 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943)
   Specht (19 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
   Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
   Elbe (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
   Elbe 1 (10 May 1943 - 14 May 1943)

Attacks on this boat and other events

9 Feb 1943
An attack by a British B-17 (Sqdn 206, pilot R. C. Patrick) in the Atlantic west of Scotland affected diving capability, forcing the boat to return to St.Nazaire. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 183. BdU KTB)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-614 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.