List of German submarines (1935–1945) / U 501 – U 750

German submarines (1935–1945): U 1 – U 250 | U 251 – U 500 | U 501 – U 750 | U 751 - U 1000 | U 1001-U 1250 | U 1251-U 1500 | U 1501-U 4870

This list deals exclusively with the German submarines U 501 to U 750 of the Second World War from 1935 to 1945. See therefore also: List of U-Boat Classes , List of German U-Boat Classes , List of German U-Boats (1906 –1919) , List of German U-Boats (after 1945) , List of the U-Boats seized or captured by Germany .

Möltenort submarine memorial on the Kiel Fjord near Heikendorf

Legend

on the fate of the submarines (reference date May 8, 1945).

† = destroyed by enemy action
? = missing in action
§ = raised, captured or captured by the enemy
× = accident or sunk yourself
A = Decommissioned (scrapped, scrapped or put to another use)

U 501-U 550

ship	class	Commissioning	Decommissioning		comment
U 501	IX C	75128292350 ♠Apr 30, 1941	75141315850 ♠Sep 10 1941	†	Sunk in the Denmark Strait by depth charges and ramming by the Canadian corvettes HMCS Chambly and HMCS Mossejaw (11 dead)
U 502	IX C	75128757475 ♠0May 3, 1941	75173595525 ♠0July 5, 1942	†	In the Bay of Biscay by aircraft sunk (total loss)
U 503	IX C	75135362250 ♠July 10, 1941	75162618575 ♠15th Mar 1942	†	Sunk by plane southeast of Newfoundland (total loss)
U 504	IX C	75137222750 ♠July 30, 1941	75214619550 ♠July 30, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic before Cape Ortegal by British sloops HMS Kite , HMS Woodpecker and HMS Wild Goose sunk (total loss)
U 505	IX C	75139827450 ♠Aug 26, 1941	75247922500 ♠0June 4, 1944	§	West of Africa after damage by aircraft of the USS Guadalcanal seized by the American destroyer escort USS Pillsbury and towed to the Bermuda Islands (1 dead, 59 survivors). Renamed to Nemo . Today a museum in Chicago
U 506	IX C	75141780975 ♠Sep 15 1941	75212945100 ♠July 12, 1943	†	West of Vigo , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (48 dead)
U 507	IX C	75144106600 ♠0Oct 8, 1941	75195177325 ♠Jan. 13, 1943	†	In the South Atlantic , northwest Natal , by depth charges of an American aircraft (total loss) sunk
U 508	IX C	75145222900 ♠Oct. 20, 1941	75224852300 ♠Nov 12, 1943	†	In the Bay of Biscay , sunk by depth charges from an American plane (total loss)
U 509	IX C	75146711300 ♠0Nov 4, 1941	75213224175 ♠July 15, 1943	†	West of Madeira , sunk by torpedo from a USS Santee aircraft (total loss)
U 510	IX C	75148664825 ♠Nov 25, 1941	75284202250 ♠May 10, 1945	§	Surrendered after the end of the war in St. Nazaire , boat was taken over by the French armed forces on May 12, 1945 as Bouan , decommissioned as Q 176 on May 1, 1959 and broken up in 1960
U 511	IX C	75150060200 ♠0Dec 8, 1941	75292202400 ♠ Aug 1945	A.	Passed on 16 September 1943, to the Japanese, there in RO 500 renamed in August 1945 in Maizuru ensured on April 30, 1946 at the Gulf of Maizuru by the US Navy sunk
U 512	IX C	75151176500 ♠December 20, 1941	75182246850 ♠0Oct 2, 1942	†	North of Cayenne , sunk by depth charges from an American plane (51 dead)
U 513	IX C	75156199850 ♠Jan 10, 1942	75213596275 ♠July 19, 1943	†	In the South Atlantic Southeast São Francisco do Sul (Brazil) sunk by depth charges of an American airplane on its fourth war patrol. There were 46 deaths to complain about, 7 crew members survived, including Commander Friedrich Guggenberger . The wreck was discovered in 2011 at a depth of 130 m.
U 514	IX C	75157502200 ♠Jan. 24, 1942	75212573000 ♠0July 8, 1943	†	Northeast of Cape Finisterre , sunk by depth charges from a British plane, total loss
U 515	IX C	75160199925 ♠Feb 21, 1942	75242434025 ♠0Apr 9, 1944	†	North of Madeira , sunk by missiles from planes of the USS Guadalcanal and depth charges from USS Pope , USS Pillsbury , USS Chatelain and USS Flaherty (16 dead)
U 516	IX C	75160199925 ♠Feb 21, 1942	75284574350 ♠May 14, 1945	§	After the war ended in Lough Foyle passed and on January 2, 1946 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 517	IX C	75163176725 ♠21 Mar 1942	75186991125 ♠Nov 21, 1942	†	Southwest of Ireland , sunk by depth charges from an HMS Victorious aircraft (1 dead)
U 518	IX C	75166525625 ♠Apr 25, 1942	75282341750 ♠Apr 22, 1945	†	Northwest of the Azores , sunk by depth charges from the USS Carter and USS Neal A. Scott (total loss)
U 519	IX C	75167827975 ♠0May 7, 1942	75196851775 ♠Jan. 31, 1943	?	Missed in the Bay of Biscay
U 520	IX C	75168944275 ♠May 19, 1942	75184851550 ♠Oct. 30, 1942	†	East of Newfoundland , sunk by depth charges on a Canadian plane (total loss)
U 521	IX C	75170432675 ♠0June 3, 1942	75209038050 ♠0June 2, 1943	†	Southeast of Baltimore , sunk by depth charges of the USS PC 565 (51 dead, only Lieutenant Captain Klaus Bargsten survived)
U 522	IX C	75171176875 ♠June 11, 1942	75199084375 ♠Feb 23, 1943	†	Southwest of Madeira , sunk by HMS Totland depth charges (total loss)
U 523	IX C	75176479300 ♠0Aug 4, 1942	75217131225 ♠Aug 25, 1943	†	West of Vigo , sunk by depth charges from HMS Wanderer and HMS Wallflower (17 dead)
U 524	IX C	75173874600 ♠0July 8, 1942	75201968150 ♠22 Mar 1943	†	South of Madeira , sunk by depth charges from an American plane, total loss
U 525	IX C 40	75175921150 ♠July 30, 1942	75215828875 ♠Aug 11, 1943	†	Northwest of the Azores , sunk by torpedo from aircraft of the USS Card , total loss
U 526	IX C 40	75177223500 ♠Aug 12, 1942	75204200750 ♠Apr 14, 1943	†	In the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, ran into a mine (42 dead)
U 527	IX C 40	75179270050 ♠0Sep 2 1942	75213968375 ♠July 23, 1943	†	South of the Azores , during the meeting with U 648 , sunk by depth charges from an aircraft of the USS Bogue (40 dead, 13 survivors)
U 528	IX C 40	75180572400 ♠16 Sep 1942	75206898475 ♠May 11, 1943	†	Southwest of Ireland , sunk by depth charges from an aircraft and HMS Fleetwood (11 dead, 45 survivors)
U 529	IX C 40	75181874750 ♠Sep 30 1942	75198061100 ♠Feb 12, 1943	?	Missing in the North Atlantic
U 530	IX C 40	75183363150 ♠Oct 14, 1942	75290155850 ♠July 10, 1945	§	Surrendered to Argentina after the end of the war in Mar del Plata , used by the USA for tests, sunk with torpedo on November 28, 1947 during target practice northeast of Cape Cod
U 531	IX C 40	75184665500 ♠Oct 28, 1942	75206433350 ♠0May 6, 1943	†	Northeast of Newfoundland , sunk by depth charges from HMS Vidette (total loss)
U 532	IX C 40	75186060875 ♠Nov 11, 1942	75284202250 ♠May 10, 1945	§	After the war ended in Liverpool to the Royal Navy and passed on December 6, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 533	IX C 40	75187363225 ♠Nov 25, 1942	75222247600 ♠Oct 16, 1943	†	In the Gulf of Oman , by depth charges of a British aircraft sunk (52 dead, 1 survivor)
U 534	IX C 40	75190153975 ♠Dec 23, 1942	75283737125 ♠0May 5, 1945	†	In the Kattegat northwest of Helsingør , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (3 dead, 49 survivors)
U 535	IX C 40	75190153975 ♠Dec 23, 1942	75212293925 ♠0July 5, 1943	†	Northeast of Cape Finisterre , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (total loss)
U 536	IX C 40	75195177325 ♠Jan. 13, 1943	75225596500 ♠Nov 20, 1943	†	Involved in company Kiebitz (prisoner escape in Canada), Commander Rolf Schauenburg; northeast of the Azores , sunk by depth charges from HMS Nene , HMCS Snowberry and HMS Calgary (38 dead, 17 survivors)
U 537	IX C 40	75196479675 ♠Jan. 27, 1943	75263271625 ♠0Nov 9, 1944	†	Sunk in the Java Sea by torpedo of the submarine USS Flounder (total loss)
U 538	IX C 40	75197875050 ♠Feb 10, 1943	75225689525 ♠Nov 21, 1943	†	Southwest of Ireland , sunk by HMS Foley and HMS Crane depth charges (total loss)
U 539	IX C 40	75199177400 ♠Feb. 24, 1943	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	In Bergen passed and on December 4, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 540	IX C 40	75200851850 ♠10 Mar 1943	75222340625 ♠Oct 17, 1943	†	East of Cape Farvel , sunk by two British aircraft depth charges (total loss)
U 541	IX C 40	75202154200 ♠24 Mar 1943	75284574350 ♠May 14, 1945	§	After the war ended in Gibraltar passed and on January 5, 1946 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 542	IX C 40	75203549575 ♠0Apr 7, 1943	75226340700 ♠Nov 28, 1943	†	North of Madeira , sunk by depth charges on a British plane (total loss)
U 543	IX C 40	75204851925 ♠Apr 21, 1943	75250713250 ♠0July 2, 1944	†	Southwest of Tenerife , sunk by depth charges and torpedo from an aircraft of the USS Wake Island (total loss)
U 544	IX C 40	75206340325 ♠0May 5, 1943	75234154800 ♠Jan. 16, 1944	†	Northwest of the Azores , sunk by depth charges and rockets from an aircraft of the USS Guadalcanal (total loss)
U 545	IX C 40	75168944275 ♠May 19, 1942	75236573450 ♠Feb 10, 1944	†	West of the Hebrides , sunk by depth charges from a British aircraft (1 dead, 56 survivors)
U 546	IX C 40	75215363750 ♠0Aug 6, 1943	75282527800 ♠Apr. 24, 1945	†	Northwest of the Azores , sunk by depth charges from USS Flaherty , USS Neunzer , USS Chatelain , USS Varian , USS Hubbard , USS Janssen , USS Pillsbury and USS Keith (26 dead, 33 survivors)
U 547	IX C 40	75210340400 ♠June 16, 1943	75268294975 ♠December 31, 1944	A.	On August 13, 1944 in Gironde near Pauillac , ran into a mine and was damaged. Decommissioned or canceled in Stettin on December 31, 1944
U 548	IX C 40	75211642750 ♠June 30, 1943	75282062675 ♠Apr 19, 1945	†	Southeast of Halifax , sunk by depth charges of the US destroyer escorts USS Reuben James and USS Buckley (total loss)
U 549	IX C 40	75213131150 ♠July 14, 1943	75247271325 ♠May 29, 1944	†	Southwest of Madeira , sunk by depth charges from USS Eugene E. Elmore and USS Ahrens (total loss)
U 550	IX C 40	75214433500 ♠July 28, 1943	75243085200 ♠April 16, 1944	†	Sunk east of New York by depth charges from USS Gandy , USS Joyce and USS Peterson (44 dead, 12 survivors)

U 551-U 600

ship	class	Commissioning	Decommissioning		comment
U 551	VII C	75108291975 ♠0Nov 7, 1940	75124664375 ♠23 Mar 1941	†	Southeast of Iceland , sunk by HMS Visenda depth charges (total loss)
U 552	VII C	75108291975 ♠0Nov 7, 1940	75283458050 ♠0May 2, 1945	×	Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself
U 553	VII C	75112757175 ♠23 Dec 1940	75195828500 ♠Jan. 20, 1943	?	Sent on January 20, 1943 "Periscope unclear", has been missing in the North Atlantic since then
U 554	VII C	75117966575 ♠Jan 15, 1941	75283458050 ♠0May 2, 1945	×	Sunk in front of Wilhelmshaven itself
U 555	VII C	75119361950 ♠Jan. 30, 1941	75277411425 ♠01st Mar 1945	A.	Captured in Hamburg , brought to England and scrapped
U 556	VII C	75120106150 ♠0Feb 6, 1941	75133966875 ♠June 27, 1941	†	Southwest of Iceland , damaged by depth charges from HMS Nasturtium , subsequently sunk by gunfire by HMS Celandine and HMS Gladiolus (5 dead, 41 survivors).
U 557	VII C	75120757325 ♠Feb 13, 1941	75150804400 ♠Dec 16, 1941	†	West of Crete , rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Orione (total loss)
U 558	VII C	75121408500 ♠Feb 20, 1941	75213689300 ♠July 20, 1943	†	In the Bay of Biscay , west of Cape Ortegal , 45.10 N, 09.42 W, sunk by depth charges from an American aircraft (45 dead, 5 survivors)
U 559	VII C	75122059675 ♠Feb. 27, 1941	75184851550 ♠Oct. 30, 1942	†	In the Mediterranean Sea , North Port Said , by depth charges of HMS Pakenham , HMS Petard , HMS Hero and HMS Hurwoth , supported by aircraft, sunk (7 dead, 38 survivors)
U 560	VII C	75123082950 ♠06th Mar 1941	75283551075 ♠0May 3, 1945	×	Sunk in Kiel itself
U 561	VII C	75123734125 ♠13 Mar 1941	75212945100 ♠July 12, 1943	†	Sunk in the Strait of Messina by a torpedo from a British plane (42 dead, 5 survivors)
U 562	VII C	75124385300 ♠20 Mar 1941	75198712275 ♠Feb 19, 1943	†	In front of Benghazi , sunk by depth charges from HMS Isis and HMS Hursley with the support of an aircraft (total loss)
U 563	VII C	75125036475 ♠27 Mar 1941	75208758975 ♠May 31, 1943	†	In the Bay of Biscay west of Brest , sunk by depth charges from three aircraft (total loss)
U 564	VII C	75125780675 ♠0Apr 3, 1941	75210154350 ♠June 14, 1943	†	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay , west of Cape Ortegal , by depth charges from a British aircraft (28 dead, 18 survivors)
U 565	VII C	75126431850 ♠Apr 10, 1941	75259271550 ♠Sep 30 1944	×	Seriously damaged by US bombers on September 24, 1944 in the Mediterranean near Skaramanga (5 dead). Sunk on September 30th by 3 depth charges at Salamis ( 37 ° 57 ′ N , 23 ° 34 ′ E ) 37.95 23.566666666667 0
U 566	VII C	75127083025 ♠Apr 17, 1941	75222991800 ♠Oct. 24, 1943	†	West of Leixoes , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (no dead)
U 567	VII C	75127734200 ♠Apr 24, 1941	75151269525 ♠Dec 21, 1941	†	Northwest of the Azores , sunk by depth charges from HMS Deptford and HMS Semphire , total loss
U 568	VII C	75128571425 ♠0May 1, 1941	75169874525 ♠May 29, 1942	†	In the Mediterranean, northeast of Tobruk , sunk by depth charges from HMS Hero , HMS Eridge and HMS Hurworth , no dead
U 569	VII C	75129222600 ♠0May 8, 1941	75207921750 ♠May 22, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic , badly damaged by depth charges from two aircraft of the USS Bogue , withdrawn from enemy access by scuttling (21 dead, 25 survivors)
U 570	VII C	75129873775 ♠May 15, 1941	75139920475 ♠Aug 27, 1941	§	Surrendered south of Iceland at 62 ° 15 ' N , 18 ° 35' W after an air attack by a British Coastal Command aircraft (Squadron 269 / S) (44 survivors). Was listed by the Royal Navy as HMS Graph from September 19, 1941 to February 1944, ran aground in 1944 and scrapped in 1961 62.25 -18.583333333333
U 571	VII C	75130524950 ♠May 22, 1941	75235271100 ♠Jan. 28, 1944	†	West of Ireland , sunk by depth charges on an Australian plane (total loss)
U 572	VII C	75131176125 ♠May 29, 1941	75215084675 ♠0Aug 3, 1943	†	northeast of Trinidad , sunk by depth charges from an American plane (total loss)
U 573	VII C	75131920325 ♠0June 5, 1941	75176293250 ♠0Aug 2, 1942	A.	Was hit by an airplane bomb on April 29, 1942 northwest of Algiers , moored in Cartagena on May 2, 1942 , "sold" to Spain on August 2, commissioned there as G 7 , decommissioned in 1971
U 574	VII C	75132571500 ♠June 12, 1941	75151083475 ♠Dec 19, 1941	†	In the North Atlantic near Punta Delgada , sunk by rams and depth charges from HMS Stork (28 dead, 16 survivors)
U 575	VII C	75133222675 ♠June 19, 1941	75239829325 ♠13 Mar 1944	†	North of the Azores , sunk by depth charges from HMCS Prince Rupert , USS Hobson , USS Haverfield and USS Bogue aircraft (18 dead, 37 survivors)
U 576	VII C	75133873850 ♠June 26, 1941	75174525775 ♠July 15, 1942	†	Sunk off the American coast near Cape Hatteras , sunk by depth charges from two American aircraft and by ramming the merchant ship Unicoi (total loss)
U 577	VII C	75134711075 ♠0July 3, 1941	75156664975 ♠Jan 15, 1942	†	In the Mediterranean , northwest of Mersa Matruh , by depth charges of a British aircraft sunk (total loss)
U 578	VII C	75135362250 ♠July 10, 1941	75176665350 ♠0Aug 6, 1942	?	Missed in the Bay of Biscay .
U 579	VII C	75136013425 ♠July 17, 1941	75283737125 ♠0May 5, 1945	†	In the Kattegat east of Aarhus , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (24 dead)
U 580	VII C	75136664600 ♠July 24, 1941	75147362475 ♠Nov 11, 1941	×	Sunk in the Baltic Sea after colliding with the target ship Angelburg (12 dead, 32 survivors)
U 581	VII C	75137315775 ♠July 31, 1941	75158432450 ♠0Feb. 2, 1942	†	In the mid-Atlantic , southwest of the Azores , at about 39 ° 0 ' N , 30 ° 0' W by British destroyer HMS Westcott sunk (4 dead, 41 survivors); The wreck, which was broken in two, was discovered by deep-sea filmmakers in September 2016 at a depth of 870 meters 39 -30
U 582	VII C	75138059975 ♠0Aug 7, 1941	75182525925 ♠0Oct 5, 1942	†	Southwest Iceland , sunk at about 58 ° 52 ′ N , 21 ° 42 ′ W by depth charges from a US Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat of squadron VP-73 / I (46 dead) 58.866666666667 -21.7
U 583	VII C	75138711150 ♠Aug 14, 1941	75147734575 ♠Nov 15, 1941	×	Sunk in the Baltic Sea , near Danzig , at 55 ° 23 ′ N , 17 ° 5 ′ E after a collision with U 153 (45 dead) 55.383333333333 17.083333333333
U 584	VII C	75139362325 ♠Aug 21, 1941	75223642975 ♠Oct. 31, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic at 49 ° 14 ' N , 31 ° 55' W by a torpedo of three aircraft of the type Grumman TBF Avenger the relay VC-9 of the US aircraft carrier USS Card sunk (53 dead) 49.233333333333 -31.916666666667
U 585	VII C	75140013500 ♠Aug 28, 1941	75164013950 ♠30th Mar 1942	×	In the Barents , north Murmansk ( Russia ) at 70 ° 0 ' N , 34 ° 0' O to a mine run, which had drifted from the "Bantos-A" -Minenfeld (44 dead) 70 34
U 586	VII C	75140757700 ♠04th Sep 1941	75250992325 ♠0July 5, 1944	†	Near Toulon at 43 ° 7 ' N , 5 ° 55' O by the attack of an aircraft of the type B-24 Liberator the USAAF sunk -Schwadron 233 43.116666666667 5.9166666666667
U 587	VII C	75141408875 ♠Sep 11 1941	75163734875 ♠27 Mar 1942	†	In the North Atlantic at 47 ° 21 ' N , 21 ° 39' W by water bombs of the British destroyer escort HMS Grove and the British destroyer HMS Volunteer and HMS Leamington sunk (42 dead) 47.35 -21.65
U 588	VII C	75142060050 ♠Sep 18 1941	75176014175 ♠July 31, 1942	†	In the North Atlantic at 49 ° 59 ' N , 36 ° 36' W by depth charges the Canadian Corvette HMCS Wetaskiwin and Canadian destroyer HMCS Skeena sunk (46 dead) 49.983333333333 -36.6
U 589	VII C	75142711225 ♠25 Sep 1941	75180386350 ♠Sep 14 1942	†	In the North Sea , southwestern Spitz Bergen ( Norway ) at 75 ° 40 ' N , 20 ° 32' O by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Onslow and a Fairey Swordfish -Flugzeuges (squadron 825) of the British escort aircraft carrier HMS Avenger sunk (44 dead) 75.666666666667 20.533333333333
U 590	VII C	75143548450 ♠0Oct 2, 1941	75212666025 ♠0July 9, 1943	†	In the mid-Atlantic , near the Amazon estuary ( Brazil ), sunk at 3 ° 22 ′ N , 48 ° 38 ′ W by depth charges from a US Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat of the VP-94 / P-1 squadron (45 dead) 3.3666666666667 -48.633333333333
U 591	VII C	75144199625 ♠0Oct 9, 1941	75214619550 ♠July 30, 1943	†	In the South Atlantic , near Pernambuco ( Brazil ) at 8 ° 36 ' S , 34 ° 34' W by water bombs a US Lockheed PV-1 Ventura -Flugzeuges the squadron VB-127 / B-10 sunk (19 dead, 28 survivors ) -8.6 -34.566666666667
U 592	VII C	75144850800 ♠Oct 16, 1941	75235550175 ♠Jan. 31, 1944	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic , southwest of Ireland , at 50 ° 20 ′ N , 17 ° 29 ′ W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling , HMS Wild Goose and HMS Magpie (49 dead) 50.333333333333 -17.483333333333
U 593	VII C	75145501975 ♠Oct 23, 1941	75227922125 ♠Dec 13, 1943	†	Sunk in the western Mediterranean , north of Constantine ( Algeria ), at 37 ° 38 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Wainwright and the British destroyer escort HMS Calpe (no dead, 51 survivors) 37.633333333333 5.9666666666667
U 594	VII C	75146153150 ♠Oct. 30, 1941	75209224100 ♠0June 4, 1943	†	West of Gibraltar at 35 ° 55 ′ N , 9 ° 25 ′ W by missiles from a British Lockheed Hudson plane of Squadron 48 sunk (50 dead) 35.916666666667 -9.4166666666667
U 595	VII C	75146897350 ♠0Nov 6, 1941	75186339950 ♠Nov 14, 1942	†	In the Mediterranean Sea , northeast of Oran ( Algeria ), sunk at 36 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ E by depth charges from two British Lockheed Hudson aircraft of Squadron 608 (no dead, 45 survivors) 36.633333333333 0.5
U 596	VII C	75147548525 ♠Nov 13, 1941	75258713400 ♠Sep 24 1944	×	In the Mediterranean Sea , near salamis , at 37 ° 59 ' N , 23 ° 34' O sunk even after it has been damaged by US bombs (1 dead) 37.983333333333 23.566666666667
U 597	VII C	75148199700 ♠Nov 20, 1941	75183177100 ♠Oct 12, 1942	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic , southwest of Iceland , at 56 ° 50 ′ N , 28 ° 5 ′ W by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft from Squadron 120 / H (49 dead) 56.833333333333 -28.083333333333
U 598	VII C	75148850875 ♠Nov 27, 1941	75213968375 ♠July 23, 1943	†	In the South Atlantic , near Natal ( Brazil ), at 4 ° 5 ' S , 33 ° 23' W of two by water bombs US B-24 Liberator airplanes sunk (43 dead, 2 survivors) -4.0833333333333 -33.383333333333
U 599	VII C	75149688100 ♠0Dec. 4, 1941	75184293400 ♠Oct. 24, 1942	†	Northeast of the Azores at 46 ° 7 ′ N , 17 ° 40 ′ W by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft of Squadron 224 / G sunk (44 dead) 46.116666666667 -17.666666666667
U 600	VII C	75150339275 ♠Dec 11, 1941	75226061625 ♠Nov 25, 1943	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic , north of Ponta Delgada ( Azores ), at 40 ° 31 ′ N , 22 ° 7 ′ W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely and HMS Blackwood (K313) (54 dead) 40.516666666667 -22.116666666667

U 601-U 650

ship	class	Commissioning	Decommissioning		comment
U 601	VII C	75 150 990 450 ♠Dec 18, 1941	75237968825 ♠Feb 25, 1944	†	Sunk in the Atlantic north-west of Narvik at 70 ° 26 ' N , 12 ° 40' E by depth charges from a British PBY Catalina flying boat of Squadron 210 / M. (51 dead, total loss) 70.433333333333 12.666666666667
U 602	VII C	75152013725 ♠December 29, 1941	75202898400 ♠ Apr. 1943	?	missed in the western Mediterranean north of Oran . (48 dead, total loss)
U 603	VII C	75155455650 ♠0Jan. 2, 1942	75238713025 ♠01st Mar 1944	†	sunk in the North Atlantic at 48 ° 55 ' N , 26 ° 10' W by USS Bronstein with depth charges. (51 dead, total loss) 48.916666666667 -26.166666666667
U 604	VII C	75156013800 ♠0Jan. 8, 1942	75215828875 ♠Aug 11, 1943	×	In the South Atlantic at 4 ° 30 ' S , 21 ° 20' W after severe damage due to water bombs of two American aircraft, a PV-1 Ventura and a B-24 Liberator itself recessed (14 dead, 31 survivors) -4.5 -21.333333333333
U 605	VII C	75156664975 ♠Jan 15, 1942	75186339950 ♠Nov 14, 1942	†	In the Mediterranean Sea near Algiers at 36 ° 20 ′ N , 1 ° 1 ′ W by a British Lockheed Hudson aircraft sunk with depth charges (46 dead, total loss) 36.333333333333 -1.0166666666667
U 606	VII C	75157316150 ♠Jan. 22, 1942	75198991350 ♠Feb 22, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic at 47 ° 44 ' N , 33 ° 43' W by the USS Campbell the US Coast Guard and the Polish destroyer Burza with water bombs sunk (36 dead, 11 survivors) 47.733333333333 -33.716666666667
U 607	VII C	75157967325 ♠Jan. 29, 1942	75213038125 ♠July 13, 1943	†	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal at 45 ° 2 ′ N , 9 ° 14 ′ W by depth charges from a British Sunderland flying boat of Squadron 228 / N (45 dead, 7 survivors) 45.033333333333 -9.2333333333333
U 608	VII C	75158711525 ♠0Feb 5, 1942	75254434250 ♠Aug 10, 1944	†	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle at 46 ° 30 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ W by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Wren and depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft from Squadron 53 / C (52 survivors; no victims) 46.5 -3.1333333333333
U 609	VII C	75159362700 ♠Feb 12, 1942	75197595975 ♠0Feb 7, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic at 55 ° 17 ' N , 26 ° 38' W by water bombs Free French Corvette Lobelia sunk (47 deaths, total loss) 55.283333333333 -26.633333333333
U 610	VII C	75160013875 ♠Feb 19, 1942	75221503400 ♠0Oct 8, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic at 55 ° 45 ' N , 23 ° 33' W by a Canadian Sunderland -Flugboot with water bombs sunk (51 deaths, total loss) 55.75 -23.55
U 611	VII C	75160665050 ♠Feb. 26, 1942	75188758600 ♠0Dec 8, 1942	†	Southeast Cape Farvel at 57 ° 25 ′ N , 35 ° 19 ′ W by British B-24 Liberator sunk by depth charges (45 dead, total loss) 57.416666666667 -35.316666666667
U 612	VII C	75161688325 ♠05th Mar 1942	75283458050 ♠0May 2, 1945	×	Sank on August 6, 1942 after colliding with U 444 in the Baltic Sea near Gotenhafen (2 dead, 43 survivors). Lifted in August 1942 and reactivated as a training boat on May 31, 1943. Self- sunk on May 2, 1945 near Warnemünde at 54 ° 11 ' N , 12 ° 5' W in the Baltic Sea. Lifted and scrapped in 1946 54.183333333333 -12.083333333333
U 613	VII C	75162339500 ♠March 12 1942	75213968375 ♠July 23, 1943	†	In the Central Atlantic at 35 ° 32 ' N , 28 ° 36' W by the US destroyer USS George E. Badger with water bombs sunk (48 deaths, total loss) 35.533333333333 -28.6
U 614	VII C	75162990675 ♠19 Mar 1942	75214526525 ♠July 29, 1943	†	Northwest of Cape Finisterre at 46 ° 42 ′ N , 11 ° 3 ′ W sunk by depth charges from a British Wellington bomber of squadron 172 / G (49 dead, total loss) 46.7 -11.05
U 615	VII C	75163641850 ♠26th Mar 1942	75215456775 ♠0Aug 7, 1943	†	In the Caribbean southeast of Curaquo at 12 ° 38 ′ N , 64 ° 15 ′ W by US aircraft of the types PBM Mariner and PV-1 Ventura with depth charges (4 dead, 43 survivors) 12.633333333333 -64.25
U 616	VII C	75164386050 ♠0Apr 2, 1942	75246155025 ♠May 17, 1944	×	In the western Mediterranean east Cartagena at 36 ° 46 ' N , 0 ° 52' O after three days of tracking with water bombs U.S. destroyer USS Nields , USS Gleaves , USS Ellyson , USS Macomb , USS Hambleton , USS Rodman , USS Emmons and a British Wellington -Bombers of squadron 36 / K sunk themselves (53 survivors, no dead) 36.766666666667 0.86666666666667
U 617	VII C	75165037225 ♠0Apr 9, 1942	75218898700 ♠Sep 12 1943	†	Sunk nine ships, a cruiser and a destroyer with a total of 30,389 GRT during seven patrols under Commander Albrecht Brandi . Successful breakthrough in Gibraltar on November 8, 1942. In the western Mediterranean near Melilla at 35 ° 38 ′ N , 3 ° 27 ′ W by British Hudson and Swordfish aircraft, it was severely damaged, and was subsequently aground, abandoned and blown up by its own crew on the beach. Subsequently destroyed by artillery by the British corvette HMS Hyacinth and the Australian mine clearer HMS Wollongong . (49 survivors, no dead) 35.633333333333 -3.45
U 618	VII C	75165688400 ♠Apr 16, 1942	75254806350 ♠Aug 14, 1944	†	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire at 47 ° 22 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ W by depth charges from British frigates HMS Duckworth and HMS Essington, supported by a British Liberator bomber from Squadron 53 / G (61 dead, total loss) 47.366666666667 -4.65
U 619	VII C	75166339575 ♠Apr 23, 1942	75182525925 ♠0Oct 5, 1942	†	Southwest Iceland at 58 ° 41 ′ N , 22 ° 58 ′ W by four depth charges from a British Lockheed Hudson of Squadron 269 / N sunk (44 dead, total loss) 58.683333333333 -22.966666666667
U 620	VII C	75166990750 ♠Apr 30, 1942	75198154125 ♠Feb 13, 1943	†	Sunk northwest of Lisbon at 39 ° 18 ′ N , 11 ° 17 ′ W by depth charges from a British PBY Catalina flying boat of Squadron 202 / J. (47 dead, total loss) 39.3 -11.283333333333
U 621	VII C U-FLAK	75167827975 ♠0May 7, 1942	75255178450 ♠Aug 18, 1944	†	Sunk with depth charges by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa , HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Chaudiere in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle at 45 ° 52 ′ N , 2 ° 36 ′ W. (56 dead, total loss) 45.866666666667 -2.6
U 622	VII C	75168479150 ♠May 14, 1942	75214061400 ♠July 24, 1943	†	Before Trondheim at 62 ° 27 ' N , 10 ° 23' E by American air raid of the 8th US Air Force sunk with survivors. 62.45 10.383333333333
U 623	VII C	75169130325 ♠May 21, 1942	75198898325 ♠Feb 21, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic at 48 ° 58 ' N , 29 ° 15' W by British aircraft of type B-24 Liberator sunk with 6 water bombs. (46 dead, total loss) 48.966666666667 -29.25
U 624	VII C	75169781500 ♠May 28, 1942	75197595975 ♠0Feb 7, 1943	†	Sunk with depth charges by a British B-17 Flying Fortress of Squadron 220 / J in the North Atlantic at 55 ° 42 ′ N , 26 ° 17 ′ W. (45 dead, total loss) 55.7 -26.283333333333
U 625	VII C	75170525700 ♠0June 4, 1942	75239550250 ♠10 Mar 1944	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic , northwest of Ireland , at 50 ° 35 ′ N , 20 ° 19 ′ W by depth charges from a Canadian Short S. 25 Sunderland - flying boat of RCAF squadron 422 / U. (53 dead, total loss) 50.583333333333 -20.316666666667
U 626	VII C	75171176875 ♠June 11, 1942	75189409775 ♠Dec 15, 1942	†	In the North Atlantic by depth charges of US Coast Guard - cutter Ingham at 56 ° 46 ' N , 27 ° 12' W sunk. (47 dead, total loss) 56.766666666667 -27.2
U 627	VII C	75171828050 ♠June 18, 1942	75184572475 ♠Oct. 27, 1942	†	South of Iceland at 59 ° 14 ′ N , 22 ° 49 ′ W by a British B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft from Squadron 206 / F sunk with depth charges. (44 dead, total loss) 59.233333333333 -22.816666666667
U 628	VII C	75172479225 ♠June 25, 1942	75212107875 ♠0July 3, 1943	†	Northwest Cape Ortegal ( Spain ) at 44 ° 11 ′ N , 8 ° 45 ′ W sunk with depth charges by a British B-24 Liberator aircraft of Squadron 224 / J. (49 dead, total loss) 44.183333333333 -8.75
U 629	VII C	75173316450 ♠0July 2, 1942	75248201575 ♠0June 7, 1944	†	In the English Channel west of Brest at 48 ° 34 ' N , 5 ° 23' W by a British aircraft of the type B-24 Liberator of Squadron 53 / L sunk with depth charges. (51 dead, total loss) 48.566666666667 -5.3833333333333
U 630	VII C	75173967625 ♠0July 9, 1942	75206433350 ♠0May 6, 1943	†	Northeast Newfoundland sunk with depth charges by the British destroyer HMS Vidette at 52 ° 31 ′ N , 44 ° 50 ′ W. (47 dead, total loss) 52.516666666667 -44.833333333333
U 631	VII C	75174618800 ♠July 16, 1942	75222340625 ♠Oct 17, 1943	†	Sunk south-east of Cape Farvel at 58 ° 13 ′ N , 32 ° 29 ′ W by the British corvette HMS Sunflower with depth charges. (54 dead, total loss) 58.216666666667 -32.483333333333
U 632	VII C	75175269975 ♠July 23, 1942	75203456550 ♠0Apr 6, 1943	†	Southwest Iceland at 58 ° 2 ′ N , 28 ° 42 ′ W sunk by a British B-24 Liberator aircraft with depth charges. (48 dead, total loss) 58.033333333333 -28.7
U 633	VII C	75175921150 ♠July 30, 1942	75200851850 ♠10 Mar 1943	†	Rammed in the North Atlantic at 58 ° 51 ′ N , 19 ° 55 ′ W by the British merchant ship SS Scorton . (43 dead, total loss) 58.85 -19.916666666667
U 634	VII C	75176665350 ♠0Aug 6, 1942	75217596350 ♠Aug 30, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic , east of the Azores , at 40 ° 13 ' N , 19 ° 24' W by the British Sloop HMS Stork and British Corvette HMS Stonecrop with water bombs sunk. (47 dead, total loss) 40.216666666667 -19.4
U 635	VII C	75177316525 ♠Aug 13, 1942	75203363525 ♠0Apr 5, 1943	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic southwest of Iceland at 58 ° 20 ′ N , 31 ° 52 ′ W by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft from Squadron 120 / N. (47 dead, total loss) 58.333333333333 -31.866666666667
U 636	VII C	75177967700 ♠Aug 20, 1942	75282248725 ♠Apr 21, 1945	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic west of Ireland at 55 ° 50 ′ N , 10 ° 31 ′ W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely , HMS Drury and HMS Bentinck . (42 dead, total loss) 55.833333333333 -10.516666666667
U 637	VII C	75178618875 ♠Aug 27, 1942	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	In Stavanger handed over to the Royal Navy, by Loch Ryan in Scotland convicted on 21 December 1945 in the framework of Operation Deadlight at 55 ° 35 ' N , 7 ° 46' W sunk. 55.583333333333 -7.7666666666667
U 638	VII C	75179363075 ♠03rd Sep 1942	75206340325 ♠0May 5, 1943	†	Sunk with depth charges by British corvette HMS Sunflower in the North Atlantic, northeast of Newfoundland at 54 ° 12 ′ N , 44 ° 5 ′ W. (44 dead, total loss) 54.2 -44.083333333333
U 639	VII C	75180014250 ♠Sep 10 1942	75217410300 ♠Aug 28, 1943	†	Sunk with torpedoes by Soviet submarine S-101 in the Kara Sea north of the upper estuary at 76 ° 40 ′ N , 69 ° 40 ′ E. (47 dead, total loss) 76.666666666667 69.666666666667
U 640	VII C	75180665425 ♠17 Sep 1942	75207177550 ♠May 14, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic east Kap Farvel at 60 ° 32 ' N , 31 ° 5' W by water bombs a US Catalina - flying boat sunk the squadron VP-84 / K. (49 dead, total loss) 60.533333333333 -31.083333333333
U 641	VII C	75181316600 ♠Sep 24 1942	75234433875 ♠Jan. 19, 1944	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic southwest of Ireland at 50 ° 25 ′ N , 18 ° 49 ′ W by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Violet . (50 dead, total loss) 50.416666666667 -18.816666666667
U 642	VII C	75182153825 ♠0Oct. 1, 1942	75250992325 ♠0July 5, 1944	†	Sunk by US planes with survivors off Toulon at 43 ° 7 ′ N , 5 ° 55 ′ E.43.116666666667 5.9166666666667
U 643	VII C	75182805000 ♠0Oct 8, 1942	75221503400 ♠0Oct 8, 1943	†	Sunk with depth charges in the North Atlantic at 56 ° 14 ′ N , 26 ° 55 ′ W by two British B-24 Liberator aircraft from squadrons 86 / Z and 120 / T. (30 dead, 18 survivors) 56.233333333333 -26.916666666667
U 644	VII C	75183456175 ♠Oct 15, 1942	75203549575 ♠0Apr 7, 1943	†	Sunk in the North Sea west of Narvik at 69 ° 38 ′ N , 5 ° 40 ′ W by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Tuna . (45 dead, total loss) 69.633333333333 -5.6666666666667
U 645	VII C	75184107350 ♠Oct 22, 1942	75228945400 ♠December 24, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic northeast of the Azores at 45 ° 20 ' N , 21 ° 40' W by US - destroyer USS Schenck with water bombs sunk. (55 dead, total loss) 45.333333333333 -21.666666666667
U 646	VII C	75184758525 ♠Oct. 29, 1942	75207456625 ♠May 17, 1943	†	South-east Iceland at 62 ° 10 ′ N , 14 ° 37 ′ W by a British Airplane of the Lockheed Hudson type of Squadron 269 / J sunk with depth charges. (46 dead, total loss) 62.166666666667 -14.616666666667
U 647	VII C	75185502725 ♠0Nov 5, 1942	75214433500 ♠July 28, 1943	?	Left Kiel on July 22, 1943 , has been missing north of the Shetland Islands since July 28, 1943 . (48 dead, total loss)
U 648	VII C	75186153900 ♠Nov 12, 1942	75225875575 ♠Nov 23, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic northeast of the Azores at 42 ° 40 ' N , 20 ° 37' W by the British frigate HMS Bazely , HMS Blackwood and HMS Drury sunk with water bombs. (50 dead, total loss) 42.666666666667 -20.616666666667
U 649	VII C	75186805075 ♠Nov 19, 1942	75199177400 ♠Feb. 24, 1943	×	Sunk in the Baltic Sea at 55 ° 15 ′ N , 17 ° 15 ′ E after colliding with U 232 (35 dead, 11 survivors) 55.25 17.25
U 650	VII C	75187456250 ♠Nov 26, 1942	75266248425 ♠0Dec 9, 1944	?	sunk in the western English Channel at 49 ° 30 ′ 36 ″ N , 5 ° 17 ′ 24 ″ W (47 dead, total loss) 49.51 -5.29 -97

U 651-U 700

ship	class	Commissioning	Decommissioning		comment
U 651	VII C	75120664300 ♠Feb 12, 1941	75134152925 ♠June 29, 1941	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic , south of Iceland , at 59 ° 52 ′ N , 18 ° 36 ′ W by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Malcolm and HMS Scimitar , the British corvettes HMS Arabis and HMS Violet and the British mine sweeper HMS Speedwell (no dead) 59.866666666667 -18.6
U 652	VII C	75125780675 ♠0Apr 3, 1941	75170339650 ♠0June 2, 1942	†	In the Mediterranean by depth charges of a British Fairey Swordfish -Flugzeuges severely damaged and then at 31 ° 55 ' N , 25 ° 11' O abandoned and torpedoes of U 81 sunk (no deaths) 31.916666666667 25.183333333333
U 653	VII C	75130804025 ♠May 25, 1941	75240015375 ♠15th Mar 1944	†	In the North Atlantic at 53 ° 46 ' N , 24 ° 35' W by a British Swordfish AIRPLANE the escort carrier HMS Vindex and British sloop HMS Starling and HMS Wild Goose with water bombs sunk. (51 dead, total loss) 53.766666666667 -24.583333333333
U 654	VII C	75134897125 ♠0July 5, 1941	75178153750 ♠22 Aug 1942	†	Sunk in the Caribbean , north of Colón , at 12 ° 0 ′ N , 79 ° 56 ′ W by depth charges from a US B-18 Bolo aircraft (44 dead, total loss) 12 -79.933333333333
U 655	VII C	75138432075 ♠Aug 11, 1941	75163455800 ♠24 Mar 1942	†	In the Barents north Hammerfest probably at 73 ° 0 ' N , 21 ° 0' O by British minesweeper HMS Sharp Shooter rammed. (45 dead, total loss) 73 21
U 656	VII C	75141967025 ♠17 Sep 1941	75161316225 ♠01st Mar 1942	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic south of Cape Race at 46 ° 15 ′ N , 53 ° 15 ′ W by depth charges from a US Hudson PBO-1 of the VP 82 squadron. (45 dead, total loss) 46.25 -53.25
U 657	VII C	75144106600 ♠0Oct 8, 1941	75207456625 ♠May 17, 1943	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic east of Cape Farvel at 58 ° 54 ′ N , 42 ° 33 ′ W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Swale . (47 dead, total loss) 58.9 -42.55
U 658	VII C	75146804325 ♠0Nov 5, 1941	75184851550 ♠Oct. 30, 1942	†	Destroyed with depth charges by Canadian Lockheed Hudson aircraft of squadron RCAF 145 / Y in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland at 50 ° 32 ′ N , 46 ° 32 ′ W. (48 dead, total loss) 50.533333333333 -46.533333333333
U 659	VII C	75150153225 ♠0Dec 9, 1941	75206247300 ♠0May 4, 1943	×	Collision with U 439 in the North Atlantic west Finisterre at 43 ° 32 ' N , 13 ° 20' W . (44 dead, 3 survivors) 43.533333333333 -13.333333333333
U 660	VII C	75156013800 ♠0Jan. 8, 1942	75186153900 ♠Nov 12, 1942	×	In the Mediterranean before Oran at 36 ° 7 ' N , 1 ° 0' W after severe damage by water bombing the British Corvette HMS Lotus and HMS Star word abandoned. (2 dead, 45 survivors) 36.116666666667 -1
U 661	VII C	75159362700 ♠Feb 12, 1942	75183456175 ♠Oct 15, 1942	†	In the North Atlantic at 53 ° 42 ' N , 35 ° 56' W by the British destroyer HMS Viscount rammed. (44 dead, total loss) 53.7 -35.933333333333
U 662	VII C	75165037225 ♠0Apr 9, 1942	75213782325 ♠July 21, 1943	†	In the Central Atlantic in the Amazon estuary at 3 ° 56 ' N , 48 ° 46' W by water bombs a US flying boat of the type Catalina the squadron VP-94 sunk (44 dead, 3 survivors) 3.9333333333333 -48.766666666667
U 663	VII C	75168479150 ♠May 14, 1942	75206619400 ♠0May 8, 1943	†	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest at 46 ° 50 ′ N , 10 ° 0 ′ W after a depth charge on 7 May by an Australian Sunderland flying boat of the RAAF 10 / W squadron. (49 dead, total loss) 46.833333333333 -10
U 664	VII C	75171735025 ♠June 17, 1942	75215642825 ♠0Aug 9, 1943	†	In the North Atlantic at 40 ° 12 ' N , 37 ° 29' W of two by water bombs American Grumman TBF Avenger the squadron VC-1 by the US aircraft carrier USS Card sunk (7 dead, 44 survivors) 40.2 -37.483333333333
U 665	VII C	75175176950 ♠July 22, 1942	75201968150 ♠22 Mar 1943	†	Sunk in the North Atlantic , west of Ireland , at 48 ° 4 ′ N , 10 ° 26 ′ W by depth charges from a British Armstrong Whitworth Whitley plane 10 OTU / Q. (46 dead, total loss) 48.066666666667 -10.433333333333
U 666	VII C	75178525850 ♠Aug 26, 1942	75236573450 ♠Feb 10, 1944	?	Declared missing in the North Atlantic since February 10, 1944 . There is no explanation for the disappearance (51 dead, total loss)
U 667	VII C	75184014325 ♠Oct 21, 1942	75255829625 ♠Aug 25, 1944	†	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay , near La Rochelle , at 46 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W by a sea mine in the Ciannamon minefield (45 dead, total loss) 46 -1.5
U 668	VII C	75186526000 ♠Nov 16, 1942	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	In mountains to the Royal Navy passed. Sunk as part of Operation Deadlight on January 1, 1946 at 56 ° 3 ′ N , 9 ° 24 ′ W56.05 -9.4
U 669	VII C	75189502800 ♠Dec 16, 1942	75218526600 ♠08 Sep 1943	?	Declared missing on September 8, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay , possibly run into a sea mine . (52 dead, total loss)
U 670	VII C	75196386650 ♠Jan. 26, 1943	75216666100 ♠Aug 20, 1943	×	Sank in Gdańsk Bay after colliding with the target ship Bolkoburg . (21 dead, 22 survivors)
U 671	VII C	75200200675 ♠03rd Mar 1943	75253969125 ♠0Aug 5, 1944	†	In the English Channel , South Brighton , at 50 ° 23 ' N , 0 ° 6' O by depth charges the British frigate HMS Stayner and British destroyer escort HMS Wensleydale sunk (47 dead, 5 survivors) 50.383333333333 0.1
U 672	VII C	75203456550 ♠0Apr 6, 1943	75252201650 ♠July 18, 1944	†	In the English Channel north Guernsey at 50 ° 3 ' N , 2 ° 30' W by depth charges the British frigate HMS Balfour sunk. (52 survivors; no victims) 50.05 -2.5
U 673	VII C	75206619400 ♠0May 8, 1943	75261690200 ♠Oct. 24, 1944	×	In the North Sea near Smaaskjär , at 59 ° 20 ' N , 5 ° 53' O after a collision with U 382 is set to ground and run full of water. Raised on November 9th and transferred to Stavanger . Handed over to Norway at the end of the war and scrapped there. 59.333333333333 5.8833333333333
U 674	VII C	75195363375 ♠Jan 15, 1943	75244759650 ♠0May 2, 1944	†	In the Arctic Ocean north-west Narvik , the attack on the Nordmeergeleitzug RA 59 ( 70 ° 32 ' N , 4 ° 37' O ) by British Fairey Swordfish the carrier conduct the squadron 842 HMS Fencer sunk with rockets. (49 dead, total loss) 70.533333333333 4.6166666666667
U 675	VII C	75213131150 ♠July 14, 1943	75246806200 ♠May 24, 1944	†	West Ålesund ( Norway ) sunk at 62 ° 27 ′ N , 3 ° 4 ′ E by depth charges from a British Short Sunderland flying boat of Squadron 4 / R. (51 dead, total loss) 62.45 3.0666666666667
U 676	VII C	75215177700 ♠0Aug 4, 1943	75275457900 ♠Feb 12, 1945	†	In the Gulf of Finland on Soviet naval mine went. (57 dead, total loss)
U 677	VII C	75219642900 ♠Sep 20 1943	75280760325 ♠0Apr 5, 1945	†	When air raid on the shipyard Blohm & Voss in Hamburg in the dock destroyed.
U 678	VII C	75223084825 ♠Oct 25, 1943	75251178375 ♠0July 7, 1944	†	In the English Channel southwest Brighton at 50 ° 32 ' N , 0 ° 23' W by water bombs Canadian destroyer HMCS Ottawa , HMCS Kootenay and British Corvette HMS statice sunk. (52 dead, total loss) 50.533333333333 -0.38333333333333
U 679	VII C	75226433725 ♠Nov 29, 1943	75272202025 ♠0Jan. 9, 1945	†	Sunk with depth charges in the Baltic Sea at 59 ° 26 ′ N , 24 ° 7 ′ E by Soviet submarine fighter MO 124 . (51 dead, total loss) 59.433333333333 24.116666666667
U 680	VII C	75228852375 ♠23 Dec 1943	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	In Wilhelmshaven to the Royal Navy handed over to Loch Ryan in Scotland convicted on December 28, 1945 when 55 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 29' W as part of Operation Deadlight by artillery of the British destroyer HMS Onslaught sunk. 55.4 -6.4833333333333
U 681	VII C	75235922275 ♠0Feb 3, 1944	75278248650 ♠10 Mar 1945	†	In the English Channel west of the Scilly at 49 ° 52 ' N , 6 ° 38' W by US aircraft of type -24 B Liberator the squadron VPB-103 sunk with water bombs. (11 dead, 38 survivors) 49.866666666667 -6.6333333333333
U 682	VII C	75243178225 ♠Apr 17, 1944	75278341675 ♠11th Mar 1945	†	When air raid on the shipyard Blohm & Voss in Hamburg in the dock destroyed.
U 683	VII C	75247364350 ♠May 30, 1944	75276202100 ♠Feb. 20, 1945	?	Missing in the English Channel since February 20, 1945 (other information south-west Ireland ). (49 dead, total loss)
U 684	VII C				Commissioned on August 25, 1941, keel-laying March 4, 1943. Launched in April 1944. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944
U 685	VII C				Commissioned on August 25, 1941, keel laid March 8, 1943. Launched in April 1944. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944
U 686	VII C				Commissioned on August 25, 1941, keel laying May 13, 1943. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944
U 687	VII C / 41				Commissioned on April 2, 1942, keel laying May 13, 1943. Construction abandoned on July 22, 1944
U 688	VII C / 41				Commissioned on April 2, 1942, keel laid on July 12, 1943. Construction canceled on July 22, 1944
U 689	VII C / 41				Commissioned on April 2, 1942, keel laying July 13, 1943. Construction canceled on July 22, 1944
U 690 - U 692	VII C / 41				Commissioned on April 2, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 and abandoned on July 22, 1944
U 693 - U 698	VII C / 41				Commissioned on September 22, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 and abandoned on July 22, 1944
U 699 - U 700	VII C / 42				Commissioned on April 17, 1942. Construction canceled before the start on November 6, 1943

U 701-U 750

ship	class	Commissioning	Decommissioning		comment
U 701	VII C	75135920400 ♠July 16, 1941	75173781575 ♠0July 7, 1942	†	3 patrols; 5 ships with a total of 25,390 GRT, 3 auxiliary warships with a total of 1,429 GRT and one warship with 850 t sunk. 4 ships and one warship damaged. By an American Lockheed A-28 Hudson of the US bomber squadron USAAF Bomb. Sqdn. 396 sunk with depth charges off Cape Hatteras at 35 ° 50 ′ N , 74 ° 55 ′ W (39 dead, 7 survivors) 35.833333333333 -74.916666666667
U 702	VII C	75140664675 ♠03rd Sep 1941	75164479075 ♠0Apr 3, 1942	?	1 patrol; no "successes". Missed in the North Sea , last known position 59 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 23' E , presumably ran into a floating mine (44 dead, total loss). 1987, a wreck, was found in oil search works, suspected of that U 702 is 59.933333333333 2.3833333333333
U 703	VII C	75099547625 ♠0Aug 9, 1940	75257969200 ♠16 Sep 1944	?	13 patrols; 5 merchant ships with a total of 29,523 GRT, one auxiliary warship with 559 GRT and one warship with 1,870 t sunk. Missed east of Iceland , location unknown. Probably contact with a floating mine (54 dead, total loss)
U 704	VII C	75101129050 ♠Aug 26, 1940	75283551075 ♠0May 3, 1945	A.	5 patrols; 1 ship with 6,942 GRT sunk. In Vegesack , scuttled scrapped in 1947
U 705	VII C	75152106750 ♠Dec 30, 1941	75179363075 ♠03rd Sep 1942	†	1 patrol; 1 ship with 3,279 GRT sunk. Sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest at 46 ° 42 ′ N , 11 ° 7 ′ W by depth charges from a British Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (Sqdn. 77 / P) (45 dead, total loss) 46.7 -11.116666666667
U 706	VII C	75162711600 ♠16. Mar. 1942	75215084675 ♠0Aug 3, 1943	†	5 patrols; 3 ships with a total of 18,650 GRT sunk. In the Bay of Biscay , northwest of Cape Ortegal ( Spain ), at 46 ° 15 ′ N , 10 ° 25 ′ W by depth charges from a US B-24 Liberator (A / S Sqdn. 4) and a Canadian Handley Page Hampden (RCAF 415 / A) sunk (42 dead, 4 survivors) 46.25 -10.416666666667
U 707	VII C	75173223425 ♠0July 1, 1942	75224573225 ♠0Nov 9, 1943	†	3 patrols; 2 ships with a total of 11,811 GRT sunk. East of the Azores at 40 ° 31 ′ N , 20 ° 17 ′ W by a British B-17 Flying Fortress (Sqdn. 220 / J) attacked with depth charges and sunk (51 dead, total loss) 40.516666666667 -20.283333333333
U 708	VII C	75175363000 ♠July 24, 1942	75283551075 ♠0May 3, 1945	×	No patrols. Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself, broken up in 1947
U 709	VII C	75177223500 ♠Aug 12, 1942	75238713025 ♠01st Mar 1944	†	5 patrols; no "successes". North of the Azores probably at 49 ° 10 ' N , 26 ° 0' W by water bombs US - escort destroyer USS Thomas , USS Bostwick and USS Bronstein sunk (52 dead, total loss) 49.166666666667 -26
U 710	VII C	75179270050 ♠0Sep 2 1942	75205131000 ♠Apr. 24, 1943	†	1 patrol; no successes. South of Iceland at 61 ° 25 ′ N , 19 ° 48 ′ W by depth charges from a British B-17 Flying Fortress of the Sqdn. 206 / D sunk (49 dead, total loss) 61.416666666667 -19.8
U 711	VII C	75181502650 ♠26 Sep 1942	75283644100 ♠0May 4, 1945	†	12 patrols; one ship with 7,167 GRT and one warship with 925 t sunk; damaged a ship. In Kilbotn Bay near Harstad at 68 ° 43 ' N , 16 ° 34' E68.719722222222 16.569166666667 by British F4F Wildcat and TBF Avenger the escort carriers HMS Searcher , HMS Trumpeter and HMS Queen sunk with glide bombs (40 dead, 11 survivors)
U 712	VII C	75185502725 ♠0Nov 5, 1942	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	No patrols. Surrendered to the Royal Navy , transferred to Loch Ryan . Used by the British for tests and in 1950 Hayle scrapped
U 713	VII C	75190712125 ♠December 29, 1942	75237875800 ♠Feb. 24, 1944	†	5 patrols, no successes. Northwest of Narvik sunk by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Keppel during the attack on the northern sea convoy JW 57 ( 69 ° 27 ′ N , 4 ° 53 ′ E ) (50 dead, total loss) 69.45 4.8833333333333
U 714	VII C	75197875050 ♠Feb 10, 1943	75278620750 ♠14 Mar 1945	†	6 patrols, 1 ship with 1,226 GRT and an auxiliary warship with 425 GRT sunk. Sunk in the North Sea near the Firth of Forth at 55 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 57 ′ W by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal and the British destroyer HMS Wivern (50 dead, total loss) 55.95 -1.95
U 715	VII C	75201503025 ♠17th Mar 1943	75248759725 ♠June 13, 1944	†	1 patrol, no successes. Northeast of the Faroe Islands at 62 ° 55 ′ N , 2 ° 59 ′ W by depth charges from a Canadian Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (RCAF-Sqdn. 162 / T) sunk (36 dead, 16 survivors) 62.916666666667 -2.9833333333333
U 716	VII C	75204293775 ♠Apr 15, 1943	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	10 patrols, 1 ship with 7,200 GRT and 1 warship with 54 t (on board a transporter) sunk. In Narvik passed by Loch Ryan transferred. Sunk on December 11, 1945 as part of Operation Deadlight at 55 ° 50 ′ N , 10 ° 5 ′ W as an air raid target 55.833333333333 -10.083333333333
U 717	VII C	75207642675 ♠May 19, 1943	75283458050 ♠0May 2, 1945	×	5 patrols, no successes. Sunk in the Kupfermühlenbucht at 54 ° 49 ' N , 9 ° 27' E after being damaged by British air raids 54.816666666667 9.45
U 718	VII C	75211177625 ♠June 25, 1943	75225410450 ♠Nov 18, 1943	×	No patrols. In the Baltic Sea northeast of Bornholm at 55 ° 21 ′ N , 15 ° 24 ′ E with U 476 collided and sank (43 dead, 7 survivors) 55.35 15.4
U 719	VII C	75214340475 ♠July 27, 1943	75249969050 ♠June 26, 1944	†	1 patrol, no successes. Northwest of Ireland sunk at 55 ° 33 ′ N , 11 ° 2 ′ W by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Bulldog (52 dead, total loss) 55.55 -11.033333333333
U 720	VII C	75219363825 ♠17 Sep 1943	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	No patrols, training boat. Surrendered in Wilhelmshaven , brought to Loch Ryan , sunk by ship artillery on December 21, 1945 as part of Operation Deadlight at 56 ° 4 ′ N , 9 ° 35 ′ W56.066666666667 -9.5833333333333
U 721	VII C	75224480200 ♠0Nov 8, 1943	75283644100 ♠0May 4, 1945	×	No patrols, training boat. Self- sunk in the Geltinger Bucht as part of Operation Rainbow , later canceled
U 722	VII C	75228108175 ♠Dec 15, 1943	75279830075 ♠27 Mar 1945	†	3 patrols, 1 ship with 2,190 GRT sunk. Sunk near the Hebrides at 57 ° 9 ′ N , 6 ° 55 ′ W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy , HMS Redmill and HMS Byron (44 dead, total loss) 57.15 -6.9166666666667
U 723	VII C / 41				Commissioned on October 14, 1941, keel laying January 9, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943
U 724	VII C / 41				Commissioned on October 14, 1941, keel laying on July 25, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943
U 725 - U 726	VII C / 41				Commissioned on October 14, 1941. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 and abandoned on July 22, 1944
U 727 - U 730	VII C / 41				Commissioned on June 13, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 and abandoned on July 22, 1944
U 731	VII C	75182339875 ♠0Oct 3, 1942	75245968975 ♠May 15, 1944	†	4 patrols, no successes. In the Atlantic near Tangier at 35 ° 54 ′ N , 5 ° 45 ′ W by Hedgehog water bombs from the British corvette HMS Kilmarnock and the anti-submarine trawler HMS Backfly as well as two American PBY Catalina flying boats (VP-63 / P-12 / P-1) sunk (54 dead, total loss) 35.9 -5.75
U 732	VII C	75184293400 ♠Oct. 24, 1942	75223642975 ♠Oct. 31, 1943	†	3 patrols, no successes. Sunk in the Atlantic near Tangier at 35 ° 54 ′ N , 5 ° 52 ′ W by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Imperialist and the destroyer HMS Douglas (31 dead, 18 survivors) 35.9 -5.8666666666667
U 733	VII C	75186339950 ♠Nov 14, 1942	75283737125 ♠0May 5, 1945	×	No patrols, training boat. Sunk on April 9, 1943 after colliding with an unidentified submarine. Then lifted and continued to operate. Submerged in the Flensburg Fjord at 54 ° 48 ' N , 9 ° 49' E after severe damage from bombs and gunfire on an aircraft (?), Canceled in 1948 54.8 9.8166666666667
U 734	VII C	75188479525 ♠0Dec 5, 1942	75236480425 ♠0Feb 9, 1944	†	2 patrols; no "successes". Sunk in the North Atlantic southwest of Ireland at 49 ° 43 ′ N , 16 ° 23 ′ W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wild Goose and HMS Starling (49 dead, total loss) 49.716666666667 -16.383333333333
U 735	VII C	75190619100 ♠Dec 28, 1942	75268015900 ♠Dec 28, 1944	†	No patrols until July 31, 1944 training boat. In Oslofjord near Horten at 59 ° 28 '2 " N , 10 ° 29' 3" O during a British air raid (RAF A / C) sunk (39 dead, 1 survivor) 59.467222222222 10.484166666667
U 736	VII C	75195456400 ♠Jan. 16, 1943	75254062150 ♠0Aug 6, 1944	†	2 patrols until March 31, 1944 training boat. Sunk by depth charges in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire at 47 ° 19 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ W (28 dead, 19 survivors) 47.316666666667 -4.2666666666667
U 737	VII C	75196758750 ♠Jan. 30, 1943	75267178675 ♠Dec 19, 1944	×	8 patrols, no successes. In vestfjord at 68 ° 9 ' N , 15 ° 39' O after collision with the German mine sweeping vessel MRS 25 fell (31 dead, 20 survivors) 68.15 15.65
U 738	VII C	75198805300 ♠Feb 20, 1943	75236945550 ♠Feb 14, 1944	×	No patrols, training boat. Sunk in the Baltic Sea near Gotenhafen at 54 ° 31 ′ N , 18 ° 33 ′ E after colliding with the steamship Erna (22 dead, 24 survivors) 54.516666666667 18.55
U 739	VII C	75200479750 ♠06th Mar 1943	75284016200 ♠0May 8, 1945	§	8 patrols, 1 warship with 625 tons sunk. Handed over in Wilhelmshaven , transferred to Loch Ryan . Sunk as part of Operation Deadlight on December 16, 1945 at 56 ° 10 ′ N , 10 ° 5 ′ W as an air raid target 56.166666666667 -10.083333333333
U 740	VII C	75202433275 ♠27 Mar 1943	75248108550 ♠0June 6, 1944	?	2 patrols, no successes. In the English Channel missed (51 deaths, total loss)
U 741	VII C	75203828650 ♠Apr 10, 1943	75254899375 ♠Aug 15, 1944	†	5 patrols, 1 landing craft sunk. In the English Channel northwest Le Havre at 50 ° 20 '48 " N , 0 ° 34' 58" W water bombs British Corvette HMS orchis sunk (48 dead, 1 survivor) 50.346666666667 -0.58277777777778
U 742	VII C	75205968225 ♠0May 1, 1943	75252201650 ♠July 18, 1944	†	2 patrols, no successes. In the North Atlantic Ocean to the west Narvik at 68 ° 24 ' N , 9 ° 51' O by depth charges of a British PBY Catalina -Flugbootes (RAF Sqdn. 210 / Z) sunk (52 dead, total loss) 68.4 9.85
U 743	VII C	75207270575 ♠May 15, 1943	75257318025 ♠0Sep 9 1944	?	1 patrol, no successes. Missing North Ireland . Wreck 2001 at 55 ° 38 ′ N , 7 ° 26 ′ W at a depth of 69 m (probably) discovered (50 dead, total loss) 55.633333333333 -7.4333333333333
U 744	VII C	75209317125 ♠0June 5, 1943	75239178150 ♠06th Mar 1944	†	2 patrols, 1 ship with 7,359 GRT and a warship with 1,625 t sunk. By torpedoes and depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Icarus , the Canadian frigate HMCS St. Catharines , the Canadian corvettes HMCS Fennel , HMCS Chilliwack , the Canadian destroyers HMCS Chaudiere , HMCS Gatineau and the British corvette HMS Kenilworth Castle in the North Atlantic at 52 ° 1 ′ N , 22 ° 37 ′ W sunk (12 dead, 40 survivors) 52.016666666667 -22.616666666667
U 745	VII C	75210619475 ♠June 19, 1943	75271364800 ♠ Jan. 1945	†	4 patrols, 1 auxiliary warship with 140 GRT and one warship with 600 t sunk. Sank within the minefield "Vantaa 3" ( Gulf of Finland , south of the Hanko Peninsula ) due to mine action (48 dead, total loss)
U 746	VII C	75212200900 ♠04th July 1943	75283737125 ♠0May 5, 1945	×	No patrols. Self- sunk after a bomb attack in the Geltinger Bay , demolished in 1948
U 747	VII C	75213410225 ♠July 17, 1943	75280388225 ♠0April 1, 1945	†	No patrols. In Hamburg destroyed in air raid
U 748	VII C	75214712575 ♠July 31, 1943	75283551075 ♠0May 3, 1945	×	1 patrol, no successes. Submerged at Rendsburg
U 749	VII C	75216107950 ♠Aug 14, 1943	75280667300 ♠0Apr 4, 1945	†	No patrols. In the dock of the Germania shipyard in Kiel by US bombing destroyed (2 dead)
U 750	VII C	75217224250 ♠Aug 26, 1943	75283737125 ♠0May 5, 1945	×	No patrols, in the Flensburg at 54 ° 50 ' N , 9 ° 30' O itself sunk 54.833333333333 9.5

Further

Individual evidence

↑ The secret of U 513 ( memento from January 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), part 2 of the five-part ZDF documentary “Secrets of the Second World War”, broadcast on November 13, 2012. (Statement: Wreck of U 513 is at 130 m Depth, documented with video.)
↑ Sunk German submarine discovered off Brazil , message on t-online.de from July 17, 2011. (Statement: Wreck of U 513 is at a depth of 75 m, probably confused with the length of the submarine)
↑ Website u-boot-archiv.de
↑ Florian Stark: Ship discovery: Wreck of U-580 discovered in the Baltic Sea off Lithuania. In: welt.de . July 3, 2013, accessed October 7, 2018 .
↑ Deep-sea filmmakers find submarine wreckage from World War II , Sächsische Zeitung from February 2, 2017 ( Memento from February 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

literature

Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 1: The Hunters. 1939-1942. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-12345-X .
Clay Blair: The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .
Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 3: German submarine successes from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 2001, ISBN 3-8132-0513-4 .
Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 5: The knight's cross bearers of the submarine weapon from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .
Erich Gröner : Die Handelsflotten der Welt 1942 and supplement 1944. JF Lehmanns Verlag, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00552-4 (reprint of the 1942–1943 edition).
Erich Gröner: Search list for ship names (= The merchant fleets of the world. Supplementary volume). JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00553-2 (reprint of the 1943 edition).
Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 .
Lennart Lindberg: U 3503. Documentation - Danzig 1944, Göteborg 1946 (= Marinlitteraturföreningen. 87). Marinlitteraturföreningen, Stockholm 2001, ISBN 91-85944-30-0 (Swedish / English / German).

Individual evidence

[1] The secret of U 513 ( memento from January 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), part 2 of the five-part ZDF documentary “Secrets of the Second World War”, broadcast on November 13, 2012. (Statement: Wreck of U 513 is at 130 m Depth, documented with video.)

[2] Sunk German submarine discovered off Brazil , message on t-online.de from July 17, 2011. (Statement: Wreck of U 513 is at a depth of 75 m, probably confused with the length of the submarine)

[3] Website u-boot-archiv.de

[welt-117689276-4] Florian Stark: Ship discovery: Wreck of U-580 discovered in the Baltic Sea off Lithuania. In: welt.de . July 3, 2013, accessed October 7, 2018 .

[5] Deep-sea filmmakers find submarine wreckage from World War II , Sächsische Zeitung from February 2, 2017 ( Memento from February 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )