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G\u00fcnter L\u00fcders7 April 1943 \u2013 11 February 1944Operations:2 patrols:1st patrol:22 October \u2013 15 December 19432nd patrol:29 January \u2013 11 February 1944Victories:NoneGerman submarine U-424 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She carried out two patrols. She was a member of four wolfpacks. She did not sink or damage any ships.She was sunk by British warships southwest of Ireland on 11 February 1944.[2]German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-424 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343\/38\u20138 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-424 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]Patrols and loss[edit]Wolfpacks[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]The submarine was laid down on 16 April 1942 at the Danziger Werft (yard) at Danzig (now Gdansk), as yard number 125, launched on 28 November and commissioned on 7 April 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See G\u00fcnter L\u00fcders.She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 7 April 1942 and the 1st flotilla from 1 October 1943.Patrols and loss[edit]The boat’s first patrol was preceded by a trip from Kiel in Germany to Trondheim in Norway. U-424 then left Trondheim on 22 October 1943 and headed for the Atlantic Ocean via the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, arriving in Brest in occupied France on 15 December.Her second sortie began on 29 January 1944. On 11 February, she was attacked and sunk by depth charges dropped by the British sloops HMS\u00a0Wild Goose and HMS\u00a0Woodpecker.Fifty men went down with the U-boat; there were no survivors.Wolfpacks[edit]U-424 took part in four wolfpacks, namely:Eisenhart 2 (9 \u2013 15 November 1943)Schill 3 (18 \u2013 22 November 1943)Weddigen (22 November \u2013 7 December 1943)Igel 2 (3 \u2013 11 February 1944)References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed \u2013 German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN\u00a01-85409-515-3.External links[edit]Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in February 1944Shipwrecks1 Feb: I-171, Ro-39, Umikaze3 Feb: Monte Pascoal, Nichiai Maru4 Feb: U-854, Vautour6 Feb: U-1778 Feb: Petrella, U-762, Lima Maru9 Feb: U-238, U-73410 Feb: El Grillo, Minekaze, U-545, U-66611 Feb: Ro-110, U-283, U-42412 Feb: I-27, Khedive Ismail, Oria13 Feb: Henry, Irma, USS\u00a0Macaw14 Feb: U-738, UIT-23 15 Feb: I-4316 Feb: Ro-4017 Feb: Agano, Aikoku Maru, CH-24, Fumizuki, I-11, Katori, Maikaze, Naka, Tachikaze, Tonan Maru No. 3, W-2618 Feb: Heian Maru, Oite, HMS\u00a0Penelope, U-7, U-40619 Feb: CH-22, U-264, U-38620 Feb: Hydro, HMS\u00a0Warwick21 Feb: Kokai Maru22 Feb: British Chivalry24 Feb: U-257, U-76125 Feb: HMS\u00a0Inglefield, HMS\u00a0Mahratta, Ry\u016bsei Maru, Tango Maru, U-60126 Feb: USS\u00a0Ailanthus, U-9127 Feb: USS\u00a0Grayback, HMS\u00a0Woodpecker29 Feb: USS\u00a0TroutUnknown date: Cymric, USS\u00a0ThompsonOther incidents"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-424-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-424 – Wikipedia"}}]}]