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| U-408 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 47 966 |
| Construction Yard | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig |
| Yard Number | 109 |
| Ordered | 16th Oct 1939 |
| Keel laid | 30th Sep 1940 |
| Launched | 16th Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19th Nov 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel /
7.KLA, Danzig | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 11.41 - 04.42 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 05.42 - 06.42 | 9.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
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| 07.42 - 11.42 | 11.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 19.11.41 - 05.11.42 | KL Reinhard von Hymmen |
| Operations information for U-408 | 21.05.1942 - 01.06.1942
First Sailing
U-408 left Kiel under the command of Reinhard von Hymmen on 21st May 1942 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 1st Jun 1942 after one and a half weeks.
| 07.06.1942 - 16.07.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Jun 1942, U-408 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Reinhard von Hymmen and returned to Skjomenfjord on 16th Jul 1942 after five and a half weeks on patrol.
| 18.07.1942 - 20.07.1942
Third Sailing
U-408 departed under Reinhard von Hymmen from Skjomenfjord on 18th Jul 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 20th Jul 1942 after two days.
| 03.09.1942 - 05.09.1942
Fourth Sailing
U-408 left Bergen under the command of Reinhard von Hymmen on 3rd Sep 1942 and after two days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 5th Sep 1942.
| 10.09.1942 - 26.09.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Sep 1942, U-408 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Reinhard von Hymmen and arrived back at Skjomenfjord over two weeks later on 26th Sep 1942.
Reinhard von Hymmen hit three ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy, all of them from convoy PQ-18.-
On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the Soviet 3,559 ton Stalingrad, sailing with convoy PQ-18.
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On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the American 7,191 ton Oliver Ellsworth, a member of convoy PQ-18.
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On 14th Sep 1942 he sank the British 8,939 ton Atheltemplar, part of convoy PQ-18.
| 31.10.1942 - 05.11.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-408 departed under Reinhard von Hymmen from Narvik on 31st Oct 1942. The boat was lost on 5th Nov 1942.
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| Notes for U-408 | On 5th November 1942 during a routine patrol north of Iceland, Catalina 'H' of the USN VP-84 SQN sighted and attacked U-408 with depth charges. The attack by Lt R C Millard, was accurate, with 4 depth charges falling aft of the conning tower. All hands on U-408 were lost, 45 men killed.
Thanks to Peter Schmid and Peter Brunner for their assistance with U-408.
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You can discuss this boat or ask questions at the ubootwaffe.net forums | We have a position of 67°40N 18°32W for where this boat went down, mapped below. The cross represents where U 408 went down. |
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| | First Patrol of U 408 | | Courtesy Peter Schmid and Peter Brunner | | KL Reinhard von Hymmen prepares to take U 408 out on its first patrol |
| | 21st May 1942 | | Courtesy Peter Schmid and Peter Brunner | | Some of the men of U 408 on deck as they depart Kiel |
| | Last Wave | | Courtesy Peter Schmid |
| | Cigarette Break | | Courtesy Peter Schmid |
| | Safe Return | | Courtesy Peter Schmid | | "After 59 days at sea, all men wear beards" |
| | Richard Schmid | | Courtesy Peter Schmid | | Maat Richard Schmid was lost along with the entire crew of U 408 off Iceland on 5th November 1942. |
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