was a
Type VIIC Submarine built for the ''
Regia Marina '' during
World War II . Her keel was laid down on
14 September 1942 by
Danziger Werft of
Danzig . She was
Commissioned as "S-4" on
14 July 1943 under the command of an Italian captain.
When
Italy surrendered on
September 8 , the
Kriegsmarine took
possession of U-429 and on
27 October 1943 gave command of her to ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Ernst-August Racky. On
16 October 1944 Oblt. Martin Kuttkat relieved Racky and commanded the boat until her loss. The submarine served as a school boat for her entire career, and never conducted a war patrol.
U-429 was bombed and sunk on
30 March 1945 near
Wilhelmshaven .
She did not suffer any casualties to her crew during her career.
The
2003 movie "
U-Boat " features a fictional U-429,
which captures the crew of a fictional
USS ''Swordfish'' .
''See Also:
List Of U-boats ''
