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| U-609 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 42 154 |
| Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
| Yard Number | 585 |
| Ordered | 22nd May 1940 |
| Keel laid | 7th Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 23rd Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12th Feb 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 02.42 - 07.42 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 08.42 - 02.43 | 6.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 02.42 - 02.43 | OL Klaus Rudloff |
| Operations information for U-609 | 16.07.1942 - 10.09.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-609 left Kiel under the command of Klaus Rudloff on 16th Jul 1942 and arrived at return on 10th Sep 1942 after eight weeks.
Klaus Rudloff hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy SC-97.-
On 31st Aug 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,663 ton Bronxville, sailing with convoy SC-97.
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On 31st Aug 1942 he sank the Panamanian 5,625 ton Capira, a member of convoy SC-97.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Bronxville.
| 06.10.1942 - 22.10.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Oct 1942, U-609 left St. Nazaire under the command of Klaus Rudloff and after over two weeks arrived at return on 22nd Oct 1942.
| 30.11.1942 - 23.12.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-609 departed under Klaus Rudloff from St. Nazaire on 30th Nov 1942 and arrived at return on 23rd Dec 1942 after over three weeks.
| 16.01.1943 - 07.02.1943
Fourth Sailing
U-609 left St. Nazaire under the command of Klaus Rudloff on 16th Jan 1943 and after just over three weeks arrived at return on 7th Feb 1943.
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| Notes for U-609 |
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