U-564 a Class VII U-Boat whose keel was laid on 3/30/40 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
launched 2/07/41
commissioned 4/03/41
9 patrols
1st left 6/17/41
reached Brest 7/24/41
2nd left 8/16/41
returned Brest 8/27/41
3rd left 9/16/41
reached Lorient 11/01/41
4th left 1/11/42
reached La Pallice 1/12/42
5th left 1/18/42
returned Brest 3/06/42
6th left 4/04/42
returned Brest 6/06/42
7th left 7/09/42
meet and transfered torpedos to U-564 on 8/05/42 -- This is the event that I'm interested in.
returned Brest 9/18/42
On the 12th patrol U-564 sank with 29 men lost 6/14/43
For the U-564 I'll be starting with Revell of Germany RVL-05015 and following Frank Dargies great build. Also going to follow Glenn Cauley's and Siara's
great build threads and websites. Also this great website.
Have following for this VIIC U-564 build
1st CMK72001 to CMK72009
2nd Yankee Modelworks Upper pressure hulls.
3rd Yankee YKM-7202 Brass upgrade kit (deck, conning tower, more)
4th 1 Eduard 53008 1/72 Ship- U-Boat VIIC photoetched upgrades
5th Nautilus Models (Wood Decks) 72-501 1/72 Type VII U-Boat Wood Replacement Deck for 5015
6th White Ensign Models have at least 1 of each of the following
• WEM-7213 1/72 3.7cm Flak SKC30U Gun on LC39 Mount for Type VII U-Boat
• WEM-7215 1/72 2cm Flak Zwiling Gun for RVL U-Boat
• WEM-7203 1/72 Type VIIc U-Boat Detail Set for RVL
• WEM-7203 1/72 Type VII U-Boat Flood, Drain, & Vent holes
• WEM-7211 1/72 Type VII U-Boat Torpedo Loading Detail Set
7th Lots of figure sets - CMK, Warrior, Andrea, Revell
8th Books
U-Boat War Patrol
Anatomy Ship Type VII U-Boat
Osprey Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1 and 2
U-Boats by Miller
Kriegsmarine Type VII U_Boats #27 Classic Warships
U-Boats under the Swastika by Showell
Type VII U-Boats by Stern
Type VII U-Boats by Chesneau Shipcraft
U-Boat crews 1914-45 Osprey
U-Boat Operations Vol 1 and vol 2 Wynn
Have a few other U-Boat books also.
9th This Great website and several others
Thanks in advance for any help.
Later Tim