The Type VIIC U-boat U-627 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
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Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 8 Aug 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 603) | ||||
| Launched | 29 Apr 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 18 Jun 1942 | Kptlt. Robert Kindelbacher | ||||
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| Career 1 patrol | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 27 October 1942 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland, in position 59.14N, 22.49W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (206 Sqn RAF/F). 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
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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-627 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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