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| U-440 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 25 447 |
| Construction Yard | F.Schichau GmbH, Danzig |
| Yard Number | 1491 |
| Ordered | 5th Jan 1940 |
| Keel laid | 1st Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 8th Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 24th Jan 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | 7.KLA, Danzig-Neufahrwasser | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 01.42 - 08.42 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 09.42 - 05.43 | 1.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 24.01.42 - 19.05.43 | OL Hans Geissler
see also: U-561 |
| 20.05.43 - 31.05.43 | OL Werner Schwaff
see also: U-2 U-333 |
| Operations information for U-440 | 01.09.1942 - 21.09.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-440 left Kiel under the command of Hans Geissler on 1st Sep 1942 and arrived at Brest on 21st Sep 1942 after nearly three weeks.
| 19.10.1942 - 13.11.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 19th Oct 1942, U-440 left Brest under the command of Hans Geissler and returned to Brest on 13th Nov 1942 after three and a half weeks on patrol.
| 12.12.1942 - 26.01.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-440 departed under Hans Geissler from Brest on 12th Dec 1942 and arrived back at Brest on 26th Jan 1943 after six and a half weeks on patrol.
| 27.02.1943 - 11.04.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-440 left Brest under the command of Hans Geissler on 27th Feb 1943 and after just over six weeks arrived at St. Nazaire on 11th Apr 1943.
| 26.05.1943 - 31.05.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 26th May 1943, U-440 left St. Nazaire under the command of Werner Schwaff. The boat was sunk on 31st May 1943.
At 1715 HRS on 31st May 1943 in square BE 68, U-440 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 201 Squadron. U-440 was destroyed in the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.
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| Notes for U-440 | On 31st May 1943, 201 SQN Sunderland 15th Group CC RAF (FL D M Gall) spotted U-440 outward bound North-west of Cape Finisterre, Spain. The Sunderland dived and dropped 4 D/Cs, Schwaff apparently turned into them with catastrophic results, the boat immediately went bows up and slid under. All 46 crew were lost.
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