German submarine U-407

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-407
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Danziger Werft, Danzig
Yard number	108
Laid down	12 September 1940
Launched	16 August 1941
Commissioned	18 December 1941
Fate	Sunk on 19 September 1944 in the Mediterranean in position 36°27′N 24°33′E / 36.450°N 24.550°E, by depth charges from HMS Troubridge, HMS Terpsichore and ORP Garland.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun; 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 18 December 1941 – 31 August 1942; 9th U-boat Flotilla; 1 September – 30 November 1942; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 December 1942 – 19 September 1944;
Identification codes:	M 08 300
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst-Ulrich Brüller; 18 December 1941 – 14 January 1944; Oblt.z.S. Hubertus Korndörfer; 14 January 1944 – 8 September 1944; Oblt.z.S. Hans Kolbus; 9 September 1944 – 19 September 1944;
Operations:	12 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 15 August – 9 October 1942; 2nd patrol:; 2 – 26 November 1942; 3rd patrol:; 17 January 1943 – 26 February 1943; 4th patrol:; a. 21 April – 8 May 1943; b. 12 – 28 May 1943; 5th patrol:; 7 – 30 July 1943; 6th patrol:; 17 August – 8 September 1943; 7th patrol:; 9 – 12 September 1943; 8th patrol:; 11 November – 12 December 1943; 9th patrol:; 29 January – 12 March 1944; 10th patrol:; 13 April – 10 May 1944; 11th patrol:; 21 August – 4 September 1944; 12th patrol:; 9 – 19 September 1944;
Victories:	3 merchant ships sunk ; (26,892 GRT); 1 merchant ship total loss ; (7,176 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (6,207 GRT); 2 warships damaged ; (17,900 tons);

German submarine U-407 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 12 September 1940 by Danziger Werft, Danzig as yard number 108, launched on 16 August 1941 and commissioned on 18 December 1941 under Oberleutnant zur See Ernst-Ulrich Brüller.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-407". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

[uboatnet-1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-407". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-407
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Danziger Werft, Danzig
Yard number	108
Laid down	12 September 1940
Launched	16 August 1941
Commissioned	18 December 1941
Fate	Sunk on 19 September 1944 in the Mediterranean in position 36°27′N 24°33′E / 36.450°N 24.550°E / 36.450; 24.550, by depth charges from HMS Troubridge, HMS Terpsichore and ORP Garland.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA guns
Service record^[1]
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 18 December 1941 – 31 August 1942 9th U-boat Flotilla 1 September – 30 November 1942 29th U-boat Flotilla 1 December 1942 – 19 September 1944
Identification codes:	M 08 300
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst-Ulrich Brüller 18 December 1941 – 14 January 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hubertus Korndörfer 14 January 1944 – 8 September 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hans Kolbus 9 September 1944 – 19 September 1944
Operations:	12 patrols: 1st patrol: 15 August – 9 October 1942 2nd patrol: 2 – 26 November 1942 3rd patrol: 17 January 1943 – 26 February 1943 4th patrol: a. 21 April – 8 May 1943 b. 12 – 28 May 1943 5th patrol: 7 – 30 July 1943 6th patrol: 17 August – 8 September 1943 7th patrol: 9 – 12 September 1943 8th patrol: 11 November – 12 December 1943 9th patrol: 29 January – 12 March 1944 10th patrol: 13 April – 10 May 1944 11th patrol: 21 August – 4 September 1944 12th patrol: 9 – 19 September 1944
Victories:	3 merchant ships sunk (26,892 GRT) 1 merchant ship total loss (7,176 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (6,207 GRT) 2 warships damaged (17,900 tons)