U-576
Type
VIIC
Ordered 8 Jan 1940
Laid down 1 Aug 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 552)
Launched 30 Apr 1941
Commissioned 26 Jun 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Dieter Heinicke
Commanders
26 Jun 1941 - 15 Jul 1942 Kptlt. Hans-Dieter Heinicke
Career
5 patrols
26 Jun 1941 - 1 Sep 1941 7. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1941 - 15 Jul 1942 7. Flottille (active service)
Successes 4 ships sunk, total tonnage 15,450 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 19,457 GRT
Fate
Sunk 15 July 1942 in the north Atlantic near Cape Hatteras, USA, in position 34.51N, 75.22W, by depth charges from 2 US Kingfisher aircraft (VC-9) and gunfire from the US motor vessel Unicoi. 45 dead (all hands lost).
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