Events on this day

4 December

This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.

U-boat Shipyard report

Ordered (0)	Laid down (0)	Launched (3)	Commissioned (6)
No U-boat orders on this date	No boats laid down on this date	1941: U-336 1942: U-539 1943: U-399	1940: U-552 1941: U-599 1943: U-319 U-804 1944: U-2348 U-3012
These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages.

Allied Ships hit on this date

	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons	Country	Convoy
1939
	U-31	Habekost	Gimle	1,271	nw
	U-31 [Mine]	Habekost	HMS Nelson (28) (d)	33,950	br
	U-31	Habekost	Primula	1,024	nw
1940
	U-37	Clausen	Daphne	1,513	sw	OG-46
1943
	U-129	Harpe	Libertad	5,441	cu	KN-280
				43,199
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII.

Attacks on this day

1942

U-603. While inbound with the captain ill the boat found a convoy, reported its position and began shadowing. The convoy escorts forced her down and dropped depth charges for two hours. No damage was caused, and although U-603 was denied the chance to attack, her contact reports brought in other U-boats. (Blair, vol 2, page 123)

U-602. Vectored to a convoy by signals from the inbound U-603, U-602 was herself driven down and hunted extensively, but managed to escape and resume shadowing the convoy. (Blair, vol 2, page 136)

U-boats lost

1939: U-36 +

40 men died when this U-boat was lost. There were no survivors.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.

- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.

U-boat Men Lost or Wounded

1944

U-650
Seeman Edgar Schmidt suffered an accident while in port, and the boat left for her last patrol without him. He was posted to U-901 when fit. Date is approximate.

- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.

Personnel Information

The following men were born on this day:
Walter Kell (1913), Hermann Kottmann (1915), Dietrich Schöneboom (1917), Sven Thienemann (1912).

The following men died on this day:
Wilhelm Fröhlich (1939), Lothar Martin (2004).

See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.

U-boat departures and arrivals on 4 December

This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.

1939

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-60

1940

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-96

1941

Sailed:
From Salamis, Greece: U-371
From St. Nazaire, France: U-568
From Stavanger, Norway: U-654

U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-578 (6 days)
To Kristiansand U-566 (2 days)
To Salamis, Greece: U-559 (11 days)

1942

U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-456 (12 days)
To Messina, Italy: U-371 (4 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-264 (32 days), U-624 (56 days)
To Trondheim, Norway: U-334 (3 days)

1943

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-846
From Toulon, France: U-73 (lost 13 days later)
From Trondheim, Norway: U-960

1944

Sailed:
From Bogenbucht: U-636
From Trondheim, Norway: U-427

U-boats entering base:
To Danzig, Germany: U-475 (13 days)
To Flensburg, Germany: U-170 (126 days)
To Horten, Norway: U-325 (4 days), U-905 (4 days), U-1055 (4 days)
To Kristiansand U-869 (2 days)

U-boats at sea on 4 December

Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.

General Events on 4 December

We have no events listed in the calendar for this date, 4 December.

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U-boats at sea on 4 December

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General Events on 4 December