U-529

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered15 Aug 1940
Laid down 26 Nov 1941 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 344)
Launched15 Jul 1942
Commissioned30 Sep 1942Kptlt. Georg-Werner Fraatz
Commanders
30 Sep 1942 - 12 Feb 1943  Kptlt. Georg-Werner Fraatz
Career1 patrol 30 Sep 1942 - 31 Jan 1943  4. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1943 - 12 Feb 1943  10. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Missing since 12 February, 1943 in the North Atlantic.

There is no explanation for its loss. 48 dead (all hands lost).

View the 1 war patrol

Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during May 1987. More on revised fates.

An attack by a British Liberator aircraft on 15 Feb, 1943 (Sqdn. 120/S) often credited with this boat actually sank the U-225.

Wolfpack operations

U-529 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Ritter (14 Feb 1943 - 12 Feb 1943)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-529 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.



Related page:
U-boats Missing in Action.