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All U-boats

  
  
   U-1 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 29 Jun, 1935 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth
   Commanders 29 Jun, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1936 Klaus Ewerth
   1 Oct, 1936 - 2 Feb, 1938 Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
   29 Oct, 1938 - 6 Apr, 1940 KrvKpt. Jurgen Deecke
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Jul, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 6 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate The boat was lost around 6 April, 1940 in the North Sea, probably to a British mine in the mine barrage Field No 7. 24 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Mine barrage Field No 7 was laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on 3 March, 1940. It probably accounted for several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.
  
   Another explanation is that she was sunk by a mine laid by the British submarine HMS Narwhal in position 54.37N, 03.35E.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during December 1993)
   It was believed that U-1 was sunk on 16 April, 1940 in the North Sea southwest of Stavanger, Norway, in position 58.18N, 05.47E, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Porpoise. But this attack was against U-3, which escaped unharmed.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   German Submarines, Lenton, H.T., 1965
  
  
  
   Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 1), Busch, Rainer and Roll, Hans Joachim, 1996 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-1 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Aug, 1909 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 14 Dec, 1906. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 1 during WWI.
  
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   U-2 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jul, 1935 Oblt. Hermann Michahelles
   Commanders 25 Jul, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1936 Hermann Michahelles
   1 Oct, 1936 - 31 Jan, 1938 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)
   31 Jan, 1938 - 16 Mar, 1939 Oblt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
   17 Mar, 1939 - 5 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum (Knights Cross)
   7 Jul, 1940 - 5 Aug, 1940 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   6 Aug, 1940 - Oct, 1941 Georg von Wilamowitz-Mollendorf
   Oct, 1941 - 15 May, 1942 Karl Kolzer
   16 May, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Werner Schwaff
   20 Nov, 1942 - 12 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Helmut Herglotz
   13 Dec, 1943 - 8 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Jul, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 8 Apr, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sank 8 April, 1944 west of Pillau, in position 54.48N, 19.55E, after a collision with the German steam trawler Helmi Sohle.
  
   Raised on 9 April, 1944 and stricken. 17 dead and 18 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-2 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Jun, 1908 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jul, 1908. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 2 during WWI.
  
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   U-3 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 6 Aug, 1935 Oblt. Hans Meckel
   Commanders 6 Aug, 1935 - 29 Sep, 1937 Hans Meckel
   30 Sep, 1937 - Jul, 1938 Ernst-Gunter Heinicke
   29 Oct, 1938 - 2 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross)
   3 Jan, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Gerd Schreiber
   29 Jul, 1940 - 10 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Franzke
   11 Nov, 1940 - 2 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Otto von Bulow (Knights Cross)
   3 Jul, 1941 - 2 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer (Knights Cross)
   3 Mar, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 Joachim Zander
   1 Oct, 1942 - 18 May, 1943 Oblt. Herbert Zoller
   19 May, 1943 - 9 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Ernst Hartmann
   10 Jun, 1944 - 16 Jul, 1944 Hermann Neumeister
  
   Career 5 patrols 1 Aug, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 2.348 GRT
   Fate Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland). Scrapped in 1945.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-3 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Mar, 1909 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 29 May, 1909. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 3 during WWI.
  
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   U-4 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 17 Aug, 1935 Oblt. Hannes Weingartner
   Commanders 17 Aug, 1935 - 29 Sep, 1937 Hannes Weingartner
   30 Sep, 1937 - 28 Oct, 1938 Kptlt. Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
   29 Oct, 1938 - 16 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
   17 Jan, 1940 - 7 Jun, 1940 Hans-Peter Hinsch
   8 Jun, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross)
   29 Jul, 1940 - 2 Feb, 1941 Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche
   3 Feb, 1941 - 8 Dec, 1941 Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck
   9 Dec, 1941 - 15 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Wolfgang Leimkuhler
   16 Jun, 1942 - 23 Jan, 1943 Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld
   24 Jan, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 Joachim Duppe
   1 Jun, 1943 - 22 Aug, 1943 Oblt. Paul Sander
   23 Aug, 1943 - May, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Mumm
   May, 1944 - 9 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Hubert Rieger
  
   Career 4 patrols 1 Aug, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 5.133 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.090 tons
   Fate Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland).
  
   Scrapped in 1945.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-4 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-4 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May, 1909 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Jul, 1909. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 4 during WWI.
  
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   U-5 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 31 Aug, 1935 Oblt. Rolf Dau
   Commanders 31 Aug, 1935 - 27 Sep, 1936 Rolf Dau
   1 Oct, 1936 - 2 Feb, 1938 Gerhard Glattes
   3 Feb, 1938 - 4 Dec, 1939 Kptlt. Gunter Kutschmann
   5 Dec, 1939 - 11 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross)
   12 Aug, 1940 - 27 Mar, 1941 Herbert Opitz
   28 Mar, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942 Friedrich Bothe
   7 Jan, 1942 - 23 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Karl Friederich
   26 Mar, 1942 - May, 1942 Hans-Dieter Mohs
   May, 1942 - 9 Nov, 1942 Kurt Pressel
   10 Nov, 1942 - 19 Mar, 1943 Ltn. Hermann Rahn
   Mar, 1943 - Mar, 1943 Alfred Radermacher
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 19 Mar, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sank 19 March, 1943 west of Pillau, in position 54.40N, 19.45E, in a diving accident. 21 dead and 16 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-5 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-5 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Jan, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 2 Jul, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 5 during WWI.
  
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   U-6 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Sep, 1935 Oblt. Ludwig Mathes
   Commanders 7 Sep, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
   1 Oct, 1937 - 17 Dec, 1938 Werner Heidel
   17 Dec, 1938 - 26 Nov, 1939 Joachim Matz
   Nov, 1939 - Dec, 1939 Hans-Bernhard Michalowski -- Kdt i.V.
   27 Nov, 1939 - 17 Jan, 1940 Otto Harms
   31 Jan, 1940 - 10 Jul, 1940 Oblt. Adalbert Schnee (Knights Cross)
   Jun, 1940 - Jul, 1940 Georg Peters
   11 Jul, 1940 - Mar, 1941 Johannes Liebe
   Mar, 1941 - Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Eberhard Bopst
   Oct, 1941 - Aug, 1942 Herbert Bruninghaus
   Aug, 1942 - Sep, 1942 Paul Just
   Sep, 1942 - 19 Oct, 1942 Herbert Bruninghaus
   20 Oct, 1942 - Jun, 1943 Oblt. Otto Niethmann
   Jun, 1943 - 16 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Alois Konig
   Aug, 1943 - Oct, 1943 Horst Heitz
   17 Apr, 1944 - 9 Jul, 1944 Erwin Jestel
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 7 Aug, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Stricken 7 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland).
  
  
  
   * Georg Peters sailed on the following U-boats during WWI: SM U-25, SM U-52 and SM U-96.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-6 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-6 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 12 Aug, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 6 during WWI.
  
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   U-7 Type IIB
   Laid down 11 Mar, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Jul, 1935 Kptlt. Kurt Freiwald
   Commanders 18 Jul, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937 Kurt Freiwald
   10 Feb, 1938 - 5 Feb, 1939 Oblt. Otto Salman
   18 Dec, 1938 - 13 Oct, 1939 Werner Heidel
   31 May, 1939 - 2 Jul, 1939 Oblt. Otto Salman
   2 Aug, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 Oblt. Otto Salman
   14 Oct, 1939 - Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Karl Schrott
   25 Oct, 1939 - 13 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Otto Salman
   Oct, 1940 - Jan, 1941 Gunther Reeder
   Jan, 1941 - Feb, 1941 Ernst-Ulrich Bruller
   Feb, 1941 - 29 Mar, 1941 Gunther Reeder
   30 Mar, 1941 - 16 Jun, 1941 Oblt. Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann
   17 Jun, 1941 - 15 Jan, 1942 Heinrich Schmid
   16 Jan, 1942 - 7 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Siegfried Koitschka (Knights Cross)
   Sep, 1942 - Dec, 1942 Otto Hubschen (in deputize) -- acting
   8 Oct, 1942 - Jan, 1944 Hans Schrenk
   Jan, 1944 - 18 Feb, 1944 Oblt. Gunther Loeschcke
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 May, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1943 - 18 Feb, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.694 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 1.830 GRT
   Fate Sank 18 Feb, 1944 west of Pillau, in position 54.52N, 19.30E in a diving accident. 29 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-7 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-7 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jul, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jul, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 7 during WWI.
  
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   U-8 Type IIB
   Laid down 25 Mar, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 5 Aug, 1935 Kptlt. Harald Grosse
   Commanders 13 Aug, 1935 - 3 Nov, 1936 Harald Grosse
   24 Jun, 1938 - 5 Sep, 1939 Georg Peters
   2 Sep, 1938 - 29 Oct, 1938 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
   6 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   14 Oct, 1939 - 30 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross)
   1 Dec, 1939 - 4 May, 1940 Georg-Heinz Michel
   5 May, 1940 - 4 Jun, 1940 Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knights Cross)
   5 Jun, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1940 Heinz Stein
   10 Jun, 1940 - 6 Jul, 1940 Walter Kell
   7 Jul, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche
   13 Sep, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 Walter Kell
   18 Dec, 1940 - 25 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Heinsohn
   26 Apr, 1941 - 22 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ulrich Borcherdt
   23 May, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 Rolf Steinhaus
   1 Aug, 1941 - 16 May, 1942 Horst Deckert
   17 May, 1942 - 15 Mar, 1943 Rudolf Hoffmann
   16 Mar, 1943 - 12 May, 1944 Oblt. Alfred Werner
   13 May, 1944 - 24 Nov, 1944 Oblt. Jurgen Iversen
   25 Nov, 1944 - 31 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Jurgen Kriegshammer
  
   Career 1 patrol 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 3 Jan, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   4 Jan, 1940 - 12 Apr, 1940 U-Abwehrschule (school boat)
   13 Apr, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   18 Dec, 1940 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
   * Kentrat spent time heavily wounded in hospital in Esbjerg, Denmark
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-8 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-8 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Mar, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jun, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 8 during WWI.
  
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   U-9 Type IIB
   Laid down 8 Apr, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Aug, 1935 Kptlt. Hans-Gunther Looff
   Commanders 21 Aug, 1935 - 1936/37 KrvKpt. Hans-Gunther Looff
   30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Werner von Schmidt
   1 Oct, 1937 - 18 Sep, 1939 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
   19 Sep, 1939 - 29 Dec, 1939 Max-Martin Schulte
   30 Dec, 1939 - 10 Jun, 1940 Oblt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   11 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Wolfgang Kaufmann
   21 Oct, 1940 - 8 Jun, 1941 Kptlt. Joachim Deecke
   2 Jul, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert
   28 Oct, 1942 - 15 Sep, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert
   16 Sep, 1943 - 20 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Heinrich Klapdor
   5 Apr, 1944 - 6 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Martin Landt-Hayen (boat in transit)
   7 Apr, 1944 - Jun, 1944 Kptlt. Klaus Petersen
  
   Career 19 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Oct, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1940 - 1 May, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 20 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 16.669 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 552 tons
   1 warship damaged for a total of 412 tons
   Fate Sunk at 1030hrs on the 20 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea in position 44.12N, 28.41E, by bombs from Soviet aircraft.
  
  
  
   In 1945 the Soviets raised the boat and brought it in the Russian harbour Nikolaev. She became in 1945 the USSR TS-16, but due to extensive damages she was broken up sometime after 12 Dec, 1946.
  
   On 20 April, 1940 the boat fired torpedoes at the Polish destroyer ORP Blyskawica but missed.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-9 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-9 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Feb, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Apr, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 9 during WWI.
  
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   U-10 Type IIB
   Laid down 22 Apr, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 9 Sep, 1935 Oblt. Heinz Scheringer
   Commanders 11 Sep, 1935 - 21 Dec, 1935 Heinz Scheringer
   21 Dec, 1935 - 1 May, 1936 Werner Scheer
   1 May, 1936 - 29 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   30 Sep, 1937 - 3 Apr, 1938 Hannes Weingartner
   Oct, 1937 - Aug, 1938 Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   4 Apr, 1938 - 31 Jul, 1938 Herbert Sohler
   1 Aug, 1938 - 4 Jan, 1939 Kurt von Gossler
   5 Jan, 1939 - 15 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
   10 Oct, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Gunther Lorentz
   Jan, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1940 Joachim Preuss
   10 Jun, 1940 - 29 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Rolf Mutzelburg (Knights Cross)
   30 Nov, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1941 Kptlt. Wolf-Rudiger von Rabenau
   10 Jun, 1941 - 29 Nov, 1941 Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel
   30 Nov, 1941 - 22 Jun, 1942 Hans Karpf
   23 Jun, 1942 - Feb, 1943 Oblt. Christian-Brandt Coester
   Feb, 1943 - Feb, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Strenger
   Feb, 1944 - 1 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Kurt Ahlers
  
   Career 5 patrols 11 Sep, 1935 - 26 Sep, 1935 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   27 Sep, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937 1. Flottille (front boat)
   4 Oct, 1937 - 14 Apr, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   15 Apr, 1939 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Dec, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 6.356 GRT
   Fate Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Danzig and broken up.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-10 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-10 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jan, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 Aug, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 10 during WWI.
  
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   U-11 Type IIB
   Laid down 6 May, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Sep, 1935 Kptlt. Hans-Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 21 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   13 Aug, 1938 - 4 Sep, 1939 Kptlt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   5 Sep, 1939 - 22 Mar, 1943 Georg Peters
   23 Mar, 1943 - 13 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Gottfried Stolzenburg
   14 Jul, 1944 - 15 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Gunter Dobenecker
  
   Career No patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1940 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Dec, 1940 - 1 May, 1941 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1943 5. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Stricken 5 Jan, 1945 at Kiel. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 in the Kiel Arsenal. Wreck broken up.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-11 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-11 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 2 Apr, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Sep, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 11 during WWI.
  
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   U-12 Type IIB
   Laid down 20 May, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Sep, 1935 Oblt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Werner von Schmidt
   Dec, 1936 - 1 Oct, 1937 Hans Pauckstadt
   1 Oct, 1937 - 8 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp
  
   Career 1 patrol 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 8 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 8 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover, position not known, by a mine. 27 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   The body of U-12's commanding officer, Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp, was washed ashore on the French coast near Dunkirk on 29 Oct, 1939.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-12 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-12 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 May, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 13 Aug, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 12 during WWI.
  
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   U-13 Type IIB
   Laid down 20 Jun, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Nov, 1935 Oblt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 30 Nov, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross)
   1 Oct, 1937 - 5 Nov, 1939 Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain
   6 Nov, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Heinz Scheringer
   16 Dec, 1939 - 28 Dec, 1939 Oblt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   3 Jan, 1940 - 31 May, 1940 Max-Martin Schulte
  
   Career 9 patrols 1 Nov, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 May, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 28.056 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 26.218 GRT
   Fate Sunk 31 May, 1940 in the North Sea 11 miles south-east of Lowestoft, in position 52.26N, 02.02E, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Weston. 26 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-13 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-13 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Feb, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Apr, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 13 during WWI.
  
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   U-14 Type IIB
   Laid down 6 Jul, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Jan, 1936 Oblt. Viktor Oehrn (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 18 Jan, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937 Kptlt. Victor Oehrn (Knights Cross)
   5 Oct, 1937 - 11 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Horst Wellner
   19 Oct, 1939 - 1 Jun, 1940 Oblt. Herbert Wohlfarth (Knights Cross)
   2 Jun, 1940 - Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk (Knights Cross)
   Aug, 1940 - 29 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   30 Sep, 1940 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Jurgen Konenkamp
   20 May, 1941 - 9 Feb, 1942 Hubertus Purkhold
   10 Feb, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 Klaus Petersen
   1 Jul, 1942 - 20 Jul, 1943 Walter Kohntopp
   21 Jul, 1943 - 1 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt
   2 Jul, 1944 - 6 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Dierks
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 Jan, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 12.344 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
   U-14 probably attacked the first warship in World War Two when she attacked the Polish submarine Sep (Cdr. Wladyslaw Salamon) on 3 Sept, 1939 at 2022hrs. The torpedo exploded prematurely about 200m from the Polish sub. The German commander (Kptlt. Horst Wellner) found wreckage (from the torpedo) and some oil from Sep's damaged oil tank. Believing he had sunk the boat, he radioed his claim in.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-14 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-14 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Jul, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Apr, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 14 during WWI.
  
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   U-15 Type IIB
   Laid down 24 Sep, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Mar, 1936 Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Werner von Schmidt
   16 May, 1936 - 2 Aug, 1936 Hans Cohausz
   1 Oct, 1937 - 26 Oct, 1939 Heinz Buchholz
   27 Oct, 1939 - 30 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Peter Frahm
  
   Career 5 patrols 1 Mar, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 4.532 GRT
   Fate Sank 30 Jan, 1940 in the North Sea at Hoofden, after being rammed in error by the German torpedo boat Iltis. 25 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-15 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-15 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Sep, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Jul, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 15 during WWI.
  
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   U-16 Type IIB
   Laid down 5 Aug, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 May, 1936 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   Commanders 1 May, 1936 - 29 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   30 Sep, 1937 - 11 Oct, 1939 Hannes Weingartner
   8 Oct, 1937 - 17 Oct, 1939 Udo Behrens
   12 Oct, 1939 - 25 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Horst Wellner
  
   Career 3 patrols 1 May, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 25 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.378 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 57 GRT
   Fate Sunk 25 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover, in position 51.09N, 01.28E, by depth charges from the British ASW trawler HMS Cayton Wyke and the British patrol vessel HMS Puffin. 28 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-16 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-16 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 Aug, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Dec, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 16 during WWI.
  
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   U-17 Type IIB
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Dec, 1935 Oblt. Werner Fresdorf
   Commanders 3 Dec, 1935 - 1 Nov, 1937 Kptlt. Werner Fresdorf
   2 Nov, 1937 - 11 Sep, 1939 Heinz von Reiche
   11 Sep, 1939 - 17 Oct, 1939 Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
   18 Oct, 1939 - 5 Jan, 1940 Udo Behrens
   18 Oct, 1939 - 5 Jan, 1940 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   6 Jan, 1940 - 7 Jul, 1940 Udo Behrens
   8 Jul, 1940 - 4 Jan, 1941 Herwig Collmann
   5 Jan, 1941 - 15 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Wolfgang Schultze
   2 Oct, 1941 - 14 Oct, 1941 Otto Wollschlager
   16 Oct, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 Oblt. Ernst Heydemann
   1 Jun, 1942 - 22 Feb, 1943 Walter Sitek
   23 Feb, 1943 - 25 May, 1944 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Schmidt
   26 May, 1944 - 21 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Bartsch
  
   Career 4 patrols 1 Dec, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 28 Feb, 1943 U-Abwehrschule (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 1.825 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven at the western entrance to the Raeder lock.
  
  
  
   On 4 February, 1940 U-17 had to break off her patrol due to serious engine trouble in the North Sea.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-17 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-17 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Apr, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 3 Nov, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 17 during WWI.
  
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   U-18 Type IIB
   Laid down 10 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Jan, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Pauckstadt
   Commanders 4 Jan, 1936 - 20 Nov, 1936 Hans Pauckstadt
   30 Sep, 1937 - 31 Oct, 1937 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   1 Nov, 1937 - 24 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Max-Hermann Bauer
   24 Nov, 1939 - 2 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross)
   3 Sep, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Hans-Heinz Linder
   18 Dec, 1940 - 6 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ernst Vogelsang
   7 May, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski
   1 Jun, 1942 - 18 Aug, 1942 Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann
   3 Dec, 1942 - 25 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Karl Fleige (Knights Cross)
   2 May, 1944 - 25 May, 1944 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Bartsch
   25 May, 1944 - 7 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Arendt
   22 Dec, 1944 - 6 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich Baumgartel
  
   Career 14 patrols 4 Jan, 1936 - 20 Nov, 1936 1. Flottille (front boat)
   30 Sep, 1937 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Nov, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 1 Mar, 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
   1 Apr, 1940 - 1 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   6 May, 1943 - 25 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 1.500 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 400 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.745 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons
   Fate
   Scuttled on 25 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea, in position 44.12N, 28.41E.
  
  
   Sank at 0954hrs on 20 Nov, 1936 in Lubeck Bay in position 54.07N, 11.07E, after a collision with T 156. 8 died but 12 survived. Raised on 28 Nov, 1936. In service again on 30 Sept 1937.
  
   The boat was raised by the USSR in late 1944. Sunk by the Soviet submarine M-120 on 26 May, 1947 off Sevastopol (also sunk that day was the former U-24).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-18 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   Vom U-Boot-Offizier zum passionierten Jager
   Deutschmann, Fritz
  
  
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   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
   Vom U-Boot-Offizier zum passionierten Jager, Deutschmann, Fritz, 1996
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-18 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Apr, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Nov, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 18 during WWI.
  
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   U-19 Type IIB
   Laid down 20 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 Jan, 1936 Kptlt. Viktor Schutze (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 16 Jan, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   30 Sep, 1937 - 1 Nov, 1939 Hans Meckel
   2 Nov, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Wilhelm Muller-Arnecke
   3 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross)
   1 May, 1940 - 19 Jun, 1940 Wilfried Prellberg
   20 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Peter Lohmeyer
   21 Oct, 1940 - 8 Nov, 1940 Wolfgang Kaufmann
   8 Nov, 1940 - 31 May, 1941 Rudolf Schendel
   1 Jun, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Gerhard Litterscheid
   16 Dec, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Hans-Ludwig Gaude
   Feb, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942 Hans-Ludwig Gaude
   1 Oct, 1942 - 2 Dec, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Gaude
   3 Dec, 1943 - 6 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Willy Ohlenburg
   7 Sep, 1944 - 10 Sep, 1944 Hubert Verpoorten
  
   Career 20 patrols 1 Jan, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   19 Dec, 1940 - 1 May, 1942 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 14 ships sunk for a total of 35.430 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 441 tons
   Fate Scuttled at 2230hrs on 11 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey, Black Sea in position 41.34N, 31.50E.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-19 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-19 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Oct, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jul, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 19 during WWI.
  
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   U-20 Type IIB
   Laid down 1 Aug, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 1 Feb, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Eckermann
   Commanders 1 Feb, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans Eckermann
   1 Oct, 1937 - 17 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (Knights Cross)
   17 Jan, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
   2 Apr, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 Heinrich Driver
   16 Apr, 1940 - 7 Jun, 1940 Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche
   8 Jun, 1940 - 5 Jan, 1941 Ottokar Arnold Paulshen
   6 Jan, 1941 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Schauenburg
   20 May, 1941 - 4 Dec, 1941 Wolfgang Strater
   5 Dec, 1941 - 27 Mar, 1942 Kurt Nolke
   7 May, 1942 - 26 Sep, 1942 Clemens Scholer
   27 May, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 Kptlt. Clemens Scholer
   1 Nov, 1943 - 10 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Karl Grafen
  
   Career 17 patrols 1 Feb, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 30.067 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 1.846 GRT
   2 ships a total loss for a total of 8.446 GRT
   Fate Scuttled at 2130hrs on 10 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea in position 41.10N, 30.47E.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-20 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-20 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Dec, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 5 Aug, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 20 during WWI.
  
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   U-21 Type IIB
   Laid down 4 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Aug, 1936
   Commanders 18 Jul, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937 Kurt Freiwald
   Sep, 1936 - 31 Mar, 1937 Werner Lott
   1937 - 1937 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   1937 - 1937 Kpt. Erwin Sachs
   1 Oct, 1937 - 6 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim (Knights Cross)
   6 Jan, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   1 Aug, 1940 - 20 Dec, 1940 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann (Knights Cross)
   21 Dec, 1940 - 18 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ernst-Bernward Lohse
   19 May, 1941 - 3 Jan, 1942 Karl-Heinz Herbschleb
   4 Jan, 1942 - 24 Sep, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Dohler
   25 Sep, 1942 - 28 Jan, 1943 Hans-Ferdinand Geisler
   29 Jan, 1943 - 11 May, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Kugelberg
   12 May, 1944 - 5 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf
  
   Career 7 patrols 1 Aug, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 5 Aug, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 10.706 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 605 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 11.500 tons
   Fate Stranded on 27 March, 1940 south-east of Mandal, in position 58.01N, 07.29E, after running aground off Oldknuppen Island following a navigational error.
  
   Interned in Norway at Kristiansand-Sud. Released to Germany on 9 April, 1940.
  
   Stricken 5 Aug, 1944 at Pillau. Scrapped in February, 1945.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-21 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-21 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Feb, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Oct, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 21 during WWI.
  
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   U-22 Type IIB
   Laid down 4 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 20 Aug, 1936
   Commanders 23 Dec, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937 Harald Grosse
   1 Oct, 1937 - 3 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Werner Winter (Knights Cross)
   4 Oct, 1939 - 27 Mar, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinrich Jenisch
  
   Career 7 patrols 1 Aug, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 27 Mar, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 7.344 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 3.633 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.475 tons
   Fate Missing since 27 March, 1940 in in the North Sea / Skagerak, exact position unknown, possibly lost by a mine. 27 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-22 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-22 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Mar, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Nov, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 22 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-23 Type IIB
   Laid down 11 Apr, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 24 Sep, 1936
   Commanders 1 Sep, 1936 - 3 Jan, 1938 KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
   1936/37 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans-Gunther Looff
   1 Oct, 1937 - 1 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross)
   8 Apr, 1940 - 19 May, 1940 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   20 May, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 Heinrich Driver
   1 Oct, 1940 - 20 Mar, 1941 Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke
   21 Mar, 1941 - 23 Sep, 1941 Ernst-Ulrich Bruller
   24 Sep, 1941 - 26 Mar, 1942 Ulrich Graf
   27 Mar, 1942 - 19 Jun, 1944 Kptlt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen
   20 Jun, 1944 - 10 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Arendt
  
   Career 16 patrols 1 Sep, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 11.179 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 1.410 tons
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 1.005 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons
   3 ships a total loss for a total of 18.199 GRT
   Fate Scuttled at 2210hrs on 10 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea in position 41.11N, 30.00E.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-23 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Letzter Befehl: Versenken, Arendt, Rudolf, 1998
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-23 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Apr, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 Sep, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 23 during WWI.
  
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   U-24 Type IIB
   Laid down 21 Apr, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 10 Oct, 1936
   Commanders 3 Jul, 1937 - 30 Sep, 1937 Heinz Buchholz
   8 Oct, 1937 - 17 Oct, 1939 Udo Behrens
   18 Oct, 1939 - 29 Nov, 1939 Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
   30 Nov, 1939 - 21 Aug, 1940 Udo Heilmann
   22 Aug, 1940 - 10 Mar, 1941 Dietrich Borchert
   11 Mar, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 Helmut Hennig
   1 Aug, 1941 - 5 May, 1942 Hardo Rodler von Roithberg
   14 Oct, 1942 - 17 Nov, 1942 Klaus Petersen
   18 Nov, 1942 - 15 Apr, 1943 Clemens Scholer
   16 Apr, 1943 - 7 Apr, 1944 Kptlt. Klaus Petersen
   Jul, 1944 - 25 Aug, 1944 Dieter Lenzmann
   7 Apr, 1944 - Jul, 1944 Oblt. Martin Landt-Hayen
  
   Career 20 patrols 1 Oct, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (rb)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 17 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   18 Oct, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 25 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 961 GRT
   5 warships sunk for a total of 571 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.661 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.886 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 25 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea, in position 44.12N, 28.41E.
  
  
   Raised by the USSR in early 1945. Sunk by the Soviet submarine M-120 on 26 May, 1947 off Sevastopol (also sunk that same day was the former U-18).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   27 May, 1944
   The boat fought a surface battle with 2 Soviet patrol boats. The U-boat lost 1 man dead and 2 wounded. [Matrosenobergefreiter Johann Wolbitsch]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-24 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 May, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Dec, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 24 during WWI.
  
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   U-25 Type IA
   Laid down 28 Jun, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 6 Apr, 1936 Kptlt. Eberhardt Godt
   Commanders 6 Apr, 1936 - 3 Jan, 1938 KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
   3 Jan, 1938 - 12 Dec, 1938 Werner von Schmidt
   10 Dec, 1938 - 3 Apr, 1939 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
   4 Apr, 1939 - 4 Sep, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
   5 Sep, 1939 - 19 May, 1940 KrvKpt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   20 May, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
  
   Career 5 patrols 1 Apr, 1936 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 33.209 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 17.046 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.638 GRT
   Fate The boat was lost around 1 August, 1940 in the North Sea north of Terchelling in position 54.14N, 05.07E to British mines, probably in the mine barrage Field No 7. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Mine barrage Field No 7, was laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on 3 March, 1940. It probably accounted for several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   5 Nov, 1939
   The boat lost a man overboard in the Bay of Biscay. [Bootsmaat Wilhelm Lutzeler]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Huelva en la II Guerra Mundial, Ramirez Copeiro del Villar, Jesus, 1996
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-25 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Jul, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 May, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 25 during WWI.
  
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   U-26 Type IA
   Laid down 1 Aug, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 6 May, 1936 Kptlt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 11 May, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1938 KrvKpt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   1 Oct, 1938 - Aug, 1939 Oskar Schomburg
   Aug, 1939 - 3 Jan, 1940 Klaus Ewerth
   4 Jan, 1940 - 11 May, 1940 Heinz Scheringer
   12 May, 1940 - 8 Jun, 1940 Heinz Fischer
   9 Jun, 1940 - 1 Jul, 1940 Heinz Scheringer
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 May, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Jul, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 48.645 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.871 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 530 tons
   Fate Scuttled 1 Jul, 1940 southwest of Ireland, in position 48.03N, 11.30W, after heavy damages suffered by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Gladiolus and bombs from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 10/H). 48 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
   The Sunderland Mk.I (RAAF Sqdn 10/H), piloted by F/L W.N. Gibson, found U-26 on the surface and dropped two sticks of four 250-pound (113 kg) bombs. The U-boat was already severely damaged by eight depth charges from HMS Gladiolus (LtCdr H.M.C. Sanders) the previous day. The damage from the bombs was not fatal but it prevented the boat from diving, so the crew had to scuttle their boat to prevent capture by the enemy. The 48 survivors (entire crew survived) were picked up by HMS Rochester and taken prisoner.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-26 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Maritime Is Number Ten - The Sunderland Era 1939-45, Baff, K.C. (Flight Lieutenant), 1983
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-26 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Oct, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 May, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 26 during WWI.
  
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   U-27 Type VIIA
   Laid down 11 Nov, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 12 Aug, 1936 Korvkpt. Hans Ibbeken
   Commanders 12 Aug, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937 Hans Ibbeken
   5 Oct, 1937 - 5 Jun, 1939 Johannes Franz
   6 Jun, 1939 - 8 Jul, 1939 Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
   8 Jul, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 Johannes Franz
  
   Career 1 patrol 12 Aug, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 624 GRT
   Fate Sunk 20 Sept, 1939 west of Scotland, in position 58.35N, 09.02W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fortune and HMS Forester. 38 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-27 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-27 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Jul, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 May, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 27 during WWI.
  
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   U-28 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Dec, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 12 Sep, 1936 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   Commanders 12 Sep, 1936 - 1 Nov, 1938 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   1936/37 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans-Gunther Looff
   28 Oct, 1938 - Nov, 1938 Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross)
   28 Oct, 1938 - 16 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Gunter Kuhnke (Knights Cross)
   16 Nov, 1940 - 11 Feb, 1941 Oblt. Friedrich Guggenberger (Knights Cross)
   12 Feb, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941 Heinrich Ratsch
   22 Jun, 1941 - 20 Mar, 1942 Hermann Eckhardt
   1 Jul, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach (Knights Cross)
   1 Dec, 1942 - Jul, 1943 Oblt. Uwe Christiansen
   Jul, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Erich Krempl
   2 Dec, 1943 - 17 Mar, 1944 Oblt. Dietrich Sachse
  
   Career 6 patrols 12 Sep, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 9 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   10 Nov, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 17 Mar, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 42.252 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 4.443 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 10.067 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 9.577 GRT
   Fate Sunk 17 March, 1944 at Neustadt U-boat pier, in position 54.07N, 10.50E in an operational accident. Raised in March 1944. Stricken on 4 August, 1944.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-28 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   In Peril on the Sea
   Kane, James S.
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Huelva en la II Guerra Mundial, Ramirez Copeiro del Villar, Jesus, 1996
   In Peril on the Sea, Kane, James S., 1994
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-28 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 30 Aug, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Jun, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 28 during WWI.
  
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   U-29 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Jan, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 Nov, 1936 Kptlt. Heinz Fischer
   Commanders 16 Nov, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 Heinz Fischer
   1 Nov, 1938 - 3 Apr, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
   4 Apr, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1941 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
   3 Jan, 1941 - 14 Sep, 1941 Oblt. Georg Lassen (Knights Cross)
   15 Sep, 1941 - 5 May, 1942 Heinrich Hasenschar
   6 May, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach (Knights Cross)
   15 Nov, 1942 - 20 Aug, 1943 Oblt. Rudolf Zorn
   21 Aug, 1943 - 2 Nov, 1943 Oblt. Eduard Aust
   3 Nov, 1943 - 17 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Graf Ulrich-Philipp von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
  
   Career 7 patrols 16 Nov, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Jan, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   2 Jan, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 23. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 17 Apr, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 62.765 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 22.500 tons
   Fate Used in the last months as range boat. Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 in Kupfermuhlen Bay, wreck broken up in 1948.
  
  
  
   U-29 (Kptlt. Schuhart) sank the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous (22,500 tons) on 17 Sept, 1939 while returning to port after its patrol. 518 men perished on the carrier. After this loss the Royal Navy withdraws fleet carriers from U-boat search. The entire crew of U-29 was decorated for this victory.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-29 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-29 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Oct, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Aug, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 29 during WWI.
  
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   U-30 Type VIIA
   Laid down 24 Jan, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 8 Oct, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Cohausz
   Commanders 8 Oct, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 Hans Cohausz
   15 Feb, 1938 - 17 Aug, 1938 Hans Pauckstadt
   Nov, 1938 - Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross)
   Sep, 1940 - 31 Mar, 1941 Robert Prutzmann
   1 Apr, 1941 - Apr, 1941 Paul-Karl Loeser
   Apr, 1941 - 22 Apr, 1941 Hubertus Purkhold
   23 Apr, 1941 - 9 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Baberg
   10 Mar, 1942 - 4 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Hermann Bauer
   5 Oct, 1942 - 16 Dec, 1942 Franz Saar
   May, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Ernst Fischer
   2 Dec, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Ludwig Fabricius
   17 Jan, 1945 - 23 Jan, 1945 Oblt. Gunther Schimmel
  
   Career 8 patrols 8 Oct, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 12 Jan, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 16 ships sunk for a total of 86.165 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 325 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 5.642 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 31.100 tons
   Fate Used in the last months as a range boat. Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 in Kupfermuhlen Bay, wreck broken up in 1948.
  
  
  
   On 3 Sept, 1939 this boat sank the first ship in the war when she sank the 13,581 ton passenger ship Athenia by mistake (taking her to be an Armed Merchant Cruiser, AMC).
  
  
  
   On 29 April 1940 in the North Sea the boat rescued four crew members from a crashed German Dornier Do 18 airplane of 2nd Staffel Kustenfliegergruppe 906. The boat was already inbound to port and reached Wilhelmshaven the next day.
  
  
   This boat was the first U-boat to make use of the newly captured French bases when she landed in Lorient on 7 July, 1940.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   19 Sep, 1939
   The boat put a wounded man ashore in Reykjavik, Iceland. [Maschinenobergefreiter Schmidt]
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   14 Sep, 1939
   (British Blackburn Skua aircraft, Squadron 803)
   The aircraft was lost to its own bombs while attacking the boat
  
   14 Sep, 1939
   (British Blackburn Skua aircraft, Squadron 803)
   The aircraft was lost to its own bombs while attacking the boat
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
   Fatal Decisions
   Blandford, Edmund
  
  
  
  
  
   Fatal Decisions, Blandford, Edmund, 1999
  
   Tomorrow Never Came, Caulfield, Max, 1958
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-30 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Nov, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Aug, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 30 during WWI.
  
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   U-31 Type VIIA
   Laid down 1 Mar, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 28 Dec, 1936 Kptlt. Rolf Dau
   Commanders 28 Dec, 1936 - 8 Nov, 1938 Rolf Dau
   8 Nov, 1938 - 11 Mar, 1940 Kptlt. Johannes Habekost
   8 Jul, 1940 - 2 Nov, 1940 Wilfried Prellberg
  
   Career 7 patrols 28 Dec, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 12 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   8 Jul, 1940 - 2 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (Fb)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 27.751 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 160 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 33.950 tons
   Fate Sunk on March 11, 1940 in Jadebusen by British Bristol Blenheim aircraft (RAF Bomber Command). 58 dead (all hands lost).
  
   She was raised in March 1940, repaired and returned to service.
  
   Sunk again on November 2, 1940 NW of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope. 2 dead and 44 survivors.
  
  
  
   This boat, under Kptlt. Habekost, attacked the first convoy in the war on 16 Sept, 1939 when she sank the British steamer Aviemore from convoy OB-4.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-31 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-31 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Jan, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 31 during WWI.
  
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   U-32 Type VIIA
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Apr, 1937 Kptlt. Werner Lott
   Commanders 15 Apr, 1937 - 15 Aug, 1937 Werner Lott
   16 Aug, 1937 - 11 Feb, 1940 Paul Buchel
   12 Feb, 1940 - 30 Oct, 1940 Oblt. Hans Jenisch (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 9 patrols 15 Apr, 1937 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Oct, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 20 ships sunk for a total of 116.836 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 32.274 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 8.000 tons
   Fate Sunk 30 Oct, 1940 north-west of Ireland, in position 55.37N, 12.19W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Harvester and HMS Highlander. 9 dead and 33 survivors.
  
  
  
  
  
   U-32 sank the largest ship sunk in the U-boat war when she sank the 42,350-ton liner Empress of Britain on 28 Oct, 1940 only 2 days before she herself was sunk.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-32 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Floating Inferno, Seamer, Robert, 1990
  
   Single or Return?, Wentzel, Fritz, 1954 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-32 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jan, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 3 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 32 during WWI.
  
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   U-33 Type VIIA
   Laid down 1 Sep, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jul, 1936 Kptlt. Ottoheinrich Junker
   Commanders 25 Jul, 1936 - 28 Oct, 1938 Ottoheinrich Junker
   22 Nov, 1936 - 20 Dec, 1936 Kurt Freiwald
   3 Jun, 1937 - 25 Jul, 1937 Kurt Freiwald
   29 Oct, 1938 - 12 Feb, 1940 Kptlt. Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
  
   Career 3 patrols 25 Jul, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 12 Feb, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 19.261 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 3.670 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 Feb, 1940 in the Firth of Clyde, in position 55.25N, 05.07W, by depth charges from the British minesweeper HMS Gleaner. 25 dead and 17 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-33 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Enigma, Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-33 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 May, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 27 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 33 during WWI.
  
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   U-34 Type VIIA
   Laid down 15 Sep, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Sep, 1936 Kptlt. Ernst Sobe
   Commanders 12 Sep, 1936 - 14 Feb, 1938 Ernst Sobe
   4 Nov, 1936 - 22 Dec, 1936 Harald Grosse
   15 Feb, 1938 - 17 Aug, 1938 Hans Pauckstadt
   5 Sep, 1938 - 28 Oct, 1938 Hans Pauckstadt
   26 Oct, 1938 - 28 Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Wilhelm Rollmann (Knights Cross)
   29 Sep, 1940 - 22 May, 1941 Oblt. Fritz Meyer
   23 May, 1941 - 19 Nov, 1941 Karl-Otto Schultz
   20 Nov, 1941 - 15 Jun, 1942 Gerhard Remus
   16 Jun, 1942 - 1 Feb, 1943 Oblt. Horst-Arno Fenski (Knights Cross)
   2 Feb, 1943 - 11 Jun, 1943 Karl-Heinz Hagenau
   12 Jun, 1943 - 5 Aug, 1943 Ltn. Eduard Aust
  
   Career 7 patrols 12 Sep, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1940 - 1 Nov, 1940 21. Flottille (school boat)
   2 Nov, 1940 - 5 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   Successes 19 ships sunk for a total of 91.989 GRT
   3 warships sunk for a total of 2.365 tons
   2 ships captured for a total of 4.957 GRT
   Fate Sank at 2155hrs on 5 August, 1943 at Memel in position 55.42N, 21.09E after a collision with the U-boat submarine tender Lech. 4 dead and 39 survivors.
  
  
   The boat was raised again on 24 Aug, 1943 and stricken on 8 Sept, 1943.
  
   U-34, in 1936, took a supervisory part in the German Operation Ursula in Spanish waters during the Civil War there. The boat, then under the command of Kptlt. Harald Grosse, sank the Spanish submarine C-3 on 12 Dec, 1936. Read our article on the incident.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-34 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-34 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 May, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 5 Oct, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 34 during WWI.
  
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   U-35 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Nov, 1936 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth
   Commanders 3 Nov, 1936 - 5 Dec, 1936 Klaus Ewerth
   6 Dec, 1936 - Feb, 1937 Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   Feb, 1937 - 30 Jul, 1937 Kptlt. Hermann Michahelles
   31 Jul, 1937 - 15 Aug, 1937 Oblt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross)
   15 Aug, 1937 - 29 Nov, 1939 Werner Lott
  
   Career 3 patrols 3 Nov, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 29 Nov, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 7.850 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.014 GRT
   Fate Sunk 29 Nov, 1939 in North Sea, in position 60.53N, 02.47E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Kingston, HMS Icarus and HMS Kashmir. 43 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   During early 1937 Kptlt. Rosing made a patrol with U-35 to Ponta Delgada in the Azores.
  
   External page
   For a very thorough page on this boat please visit the U 35 page operated by Mr. Hans Mair.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-35 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-35 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Apr, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Nov, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 35 during WWI.
  
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   U-36 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 Dec, 1936 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth
   Commanders 16 Dec, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 Klaus Ewerth
   1 Feb, 1939 - 4 Dec, 1939 KrvKpt. Wilhelm Frohlich
  
   Career 2 patrols 16 Dec, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 4 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 2.813 GRT
   1 ship captured for a total of 1.617 GRT
   Fate Sunk 4 Dec, 1939 in the North Sea south-west of Kristiansand, in position 57.00N, 05.20E, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Salmon. 40 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-36 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-36 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Jun, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 14 Nov, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 36 during WWI.
  
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   U-37 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Aug, 1938 Kptlt. Heinrich Schuch
   Commanders 4 Aug, 1938 - 24 Sep, 1939 Heinrich Schuch
   25 Sep, 1939 - 6 May, 1940 KrvKpt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   6 May, 1940 - 26 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Victor Oehrn (Knights Cross)
   26 Oct, 1940 - 2 May, 1941 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
   3 May, 1941 - 15 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Ulrich Folkers (Knights Cross)
   16 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 Gustav-Adolf Janssen
   1 Jul, 1942 - 3 Jan, 1943 Albert Lauzemis
   4 Jan, 1943 - 19 Nov, 1943 Hinrich Kelling
   20 Nov, 1943 - 8 Jan, 1944 Oblt. Peter Gerlach
   9 Jan, 1944 - 21 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Seiler
   22 Dec, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Kptlt. Eberhard von Wenden
  
   Career 11 patrols 1 Apr, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 4. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   Successes 53 ships sunk for a total of 200.124 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 2.404 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 9.494 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, in position 54.55N, 09.47E, later broken up.
  
  
  
  
  
   The boat spotted the convoy HG 53 late on Feb 8, 1941. She attacked on the 9th and sank 3 ships during the next 2 days but she also brought in Condor aircraft from 2/KG 40 which attacked on the 9th that sank 5 more ships. The heavy cruiser Hipper is also vectored in to the scene but only finds a straggler on the 11th, sinking her.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-37 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Feind im Fadenkreuz, Hartmann, Werner, 1942
  
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-37 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Aug, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 Dec, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 37 during WWI.
  
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   U-38 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Apr, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 24 Oct, 1938 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 24 Oct, 1938 - 22 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)
   15 Jul, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942 Heinrich Schuch
   1943 - 1943 Oblt. Ludo Kregelin (in deputize) -- acting
   5 Jan, 1943 - 22 Aug, 1943 Helmut Laubert
   23 Aug, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Paul Sander
   16 Dec, 1943 - Dec, 1943 Goske von Mollendorff
   Jan, 1944 - 14 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Kuhn
   15 Apr, 1944 - 5 May, 1945 KrvKpt. Georg Peters
  
   Career 11 patrols 24 Oct, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 4. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 5. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   Successes 35 ships sunk for a total of 188.967 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 3.670 GRT
   Fate Scuttled 5 May, 1945 west of Wesermunde in position 53.34N, 08.32E, broken up in 1948.
  
  
  
   * Georg Peters sailed on the following U-boats during WWI: SM U 25, SM U 52 and SM U 96.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-38 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-38 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Sep, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 15 Dec, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 38 during WWI.
  
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   U-39 Type IX
   Laid down 2 Jun, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Dec, 1938 Kptlt. Gerhard Glattes
   Commanders 10 Dec, 1938 - 14 Sep, 1939 Gerhard Glattes
  
   Career 1 patrol 10 Dec, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 14 Sep, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 14 Sept, 1939 north-west of Ireland, in position 58.32N, 11.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Foxhound and HMS Firedrake. 44 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   U-39 was the first U-boat sunk in the war, after an unsuccessful attack against the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (premature magnetic-pistol torpedo explosions).
  
   KTB/SKL * reported on 22 Sept, 1939: n
  
   c) U-Bootskrieg Atlantik: U 53, U 32 Ruckmarsch angetreten. Es stehen daher nur noch 2 U-Boote (U 31, U 35) im Operationsgebiet. Von U 39 liegen keine Nachrichten vor. Boot musste planmassig bereits in die Heimat zuruckgekehrt sein: das Fehlen jeglicher Nachricht von U 39 (Kommandant Kapitanleutnant- Glattes ) trotz mehrfacher Standortnachfrage gibt zu ernsten Besorgnissen Anlass. Im Zusammenhang mit dem Schicksal des Bootes verdient eine englische Rundfunknachricht uber Eintreffen der ersten gefangenen deutschen Mari- neangehorigen auf einem Londoner Bahnhof Beachtung.
  
   U-boat-war Atlantic: U-53, U-32 heading back. Only two U-boats (U 31, U 35) remain in the operational area. There has been no word from U-39. According to plan, this U-boat should have returned home by now; the lack of response from U-39 (Commander Kapitanleutnant Glattes) in spite of multiple requests to transmit location is cause for grave concern. The fate of the U-boat may well be linked to a British radio transmission regarding the arrival of the first German Navy prisoner at a London railway station.
  
   * SKL = Seekriegsleitung = German Supreme Naval Command
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-39 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-39 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Sep, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 13 Jan, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 39 during WWI.
  
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   U-40 Type IX
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 11 Feb, 1939 Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 11 Feb, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 Werner von Schmidt
   21 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Wolfgang Barten
  
   Career 2 patrols 11 Feb, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 13 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel, in position 50.41,6N, 00.15,1E, by mines. 45 dead and 3 survivors.
  
  
   Her wreck might have been located by divers in 1994 in position 50.22,08N, 01.44,17W but this seems a bit too distant from the official location of loss.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-40 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-40 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Oct, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 14 Feb, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 40 during WWI.
  
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   U-41 Type IX
   Laid down 27 Nov, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 22 Apr, 1939 Oblt. Gustav-Adolf Mugler
   Commanders 22 Apr, 1939 - 5 Feb, 1940 Kptlt. Gustav-Adolf Mugler
  
   Career 3 patrols 22 Apr, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 5 Feb, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 22.815 GRT
   2 ships captured for a total of 2.073 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.096 GRT
   Fate Sunk 5 Feb, 1940 south of Ireland, in position 49.20N, 10.04W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-41 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-41 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Oct, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Feb, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 41 during WWI.
  
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   U-42 Type IX
   Laid down 21 Dec, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Jul, 1939 Kptlt. Rolf Dau
   Commanders 15 Jul, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Rolf Dau
  
   Career 1 patrol 15 Jul, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
   2 Oct, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship damaged for a total of 4.803 GRT
   Fate Sunk 13 Oct, 1939 south-west of Ireland, in position 49.12N, 16.00W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex. 26 dead and 20 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-42 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-43 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Aug, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 26 Aug, 1939 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   Commanders 26 Aug, 1939 - 20 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   21 Oct, 1940 - 11 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   19 Mar, 1942 - 30 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Schwantke
  
   Career 14 patrols 26 Aug, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jul, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 21 ships sunk for a total of 117.036 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 10.350 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 9.131 GRT
   Fate Sunk 30 July, 1943 south-west of the Azores, in position 34.57N, 35.11W, by a Fido homing torpedo from an Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier HMS Santee 55 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
  
   The accidentally sank at the docks at Lorient due to an open valve. The boat was out of action for 3 months as a result of this.
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   31 Mar, 1940
   U-43 lost a man overboard in the Atlantic. [I WO Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Wilhelm Behrens]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Letzte Mann von der Doggerbank, Herlin Hans, 1979 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-43 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 26 Sep, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 Apr, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 43 during WWI.
  
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   U-44 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Sep, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
   Commanders 4 Nov, 1939 - 13 Mar, 1940 KrvKpt. Ludwig Mathes
  
   Career 2 patrols 4 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 13 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 30.885 GRT
   Fate The boat hit a mine, in minefield Field No 7. laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive, on or around 13 March 1940. 47 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during January 1981)
   This loss had incorrectly been attributed to an attack by the British destroyer HMS Fortune.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-44 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-44 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Oct, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 May, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 44 during WWI.
  
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   U-45 Type VIIB
   Laid down 23 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jun, 1938 Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
   Commanders 25 Jun, 1938 - 14 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
  
   Career 2 patrols 25 Jun, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 14 Oct, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 19.313 GRT
   Fate Sunk 14 Oct 1939 south-west of Ireland, in position 50.58N, 12.57W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Inglefield, HMS Ivanhoe and HMS Intrepid. 38 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-45 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-45 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Apr, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 Oct, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 45 during WWI.
  
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   U-46 Type VIIB
   Laid down 24 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 2 Nov, 1938 Kptlt. Herbert Sohler
   Commanders 2 Nov, 1938 - 21 May, 1940 Herbert Sohler
   22 May, 1940 - 24 Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Engelbert Endrass (Knights Cross)
   Oct, 1941 - 19 Nov, 1941 Peter-Ottmar Grau
   20 Nov, 1941 - Mar, 1942 Oblt. Konstantin von Puttkamer
   Mar, 1942 - Apr, 1942 Kurt Neubert
   20 Apr, 1942 - May, 1942 Ernst von Witzendorff
   May, 1942 - Jul, 1942 Franz Saar
   Aug, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 Joachim Knecht
   1 May, 1943 - Oct, 1943 Oblt. Erich Jewinski
  
   Career 13 patrols 2 Nov, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Sep, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   2 Sep, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 1 Jul, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 1 Oct, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   Successes 20 ships sunk for a total of 85.792 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 35.284 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 25.491 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 2.080 GRT
   Fate Stricken at Neustadt in October 1943. Scuttled on 4 May 1945 in Kupfermuhlen Bay, in position 54.50N, 09.29E.
  
  
  
  
   On 3 April, 1941 U-46 had to return to base due to serious problems with the flaps of the torpedo tubes.
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   27 Sep, 1940
   The boat lost two men during an unintentional dive.[Oberbootsmaat Heinrich Schenk, Matrosenobergefreiter Wilhelm Reh]
  
   25 Oct, 1940
   3 Hudson aircraft from the 228th RAF Squadron attacked U-46 and one man was fatally wounded and died the next day. [Matrosengefreiter Plaep]
  
   27 Mar, 1941
   The boat lost a man, Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Pottgen, overboard.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-46 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Dec, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 46 during WWI.
  
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   U-47 Type VIIB
   Laid down 27 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 17 Dec, 1938 Oblt. Gunther Prien
   Commanders 17 Dec, 1938 - 7 Mar, 1941 KrvKpt. Gunther Prien (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 10 patrols 17 Dec, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 7 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 30 ships sunk for a total of 162.769 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 29.150 tons
   8 ships damaged for a total of 62.751 GRT
   Fate Missing since 7 March, 1941 in North Atlantic near the Rockall Banks in approximate position 60.00N/19.00W. 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1991)
   There is till today not certain confirmation, how U-47 was lost. For years was it believed that the British destroyer HMS Wolverine sank U-47 on 8 March, 1941 after depth charges attacks, but the Wolverine actually attacked Eckermann's U-A.
  
   Possible reasons for the loss of U-47 include mines, by its own torpedoes or by an attack by British corvettes HMS Camellia and HMS Arbutus.
  
  
   On 14 Oct, 1939 the boat made its incredible raid on Scapa Flow sinking the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   5 Sep, 1940
   The boat lost a man overboard during use of the deck gun. [MtrOGfr Heinrich Mantyk]
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
   Black Saturday, McKee, Alexander, 1966
  
   Le Mystere de Scapa Flow, Korganoff, Alexandre, 1969 (transl.)
   Prien greift, Frank, Wolfgang, 1942
   Prien, Gunther, Alman, Karl, 1981
   The Royal Oak Disaster, Snyder, Gerald S., 1976 (transl.)
   The Star of Shame, Hickey, Des & Smith, Gus, 1989
   Der Stier von Scapa Flow, Frank, Wolfgang, 1958 (transl.)
   Submarines!, Miller, Carey, 1971
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
   Verdammter Atlantik, Herlin, Hans, 1994 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-47 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Aug, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Feb, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 47 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-48 Type VIIB
   Laid down 10 Mar, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Apr, 1939 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze
   Commanders 22 Apr, 1939 - 20 May, 1940 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
   21 May, 1940 - 3 Sep, 1940 KrvKpt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   4 Sep, 1940 - 16 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt (Knights Cross)
   26 Sep, 1940 - Oct, 1943 Oblt. Diether Todenhagen
   17 Dec, 1940 - 27 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
   Aug, 1941 - Sep, 1942 Oblt. Siegfried Atzinger
  
   Career 12 patrols 22 Apr, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 51 ships sunk for a total of 306.875 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.060 tons
   3 ships damaged for a total of 20.480 GRT
   Fate She was scuttled on 3 May, 1945 off Neustadt, Germany.
  
  
  
  
  
   On 2 April, 1941 U-48 was badly damaged by an explosion on the sinking ship Beaverdale and was forced to return to base.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-48 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Children of the Benares, Barker, Ralph, 2003
  
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
   U-48, Alman, Karl, 1986
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-48 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 3 Oct, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Apr, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 48 during WWI.
  
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   U-49 Type VIIB
   Laid down 15 Sep, 1938 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Aug, 1939 Kptlt. Kurt von Go?ler
   Commanders 12 Aug, 1939 - 15 Apr, 1940 Kurt von Gossler
  
   Career 4 patrols 12 Aug, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.258 GRT
   Fate Sunk 15 April, 1940 near Narvik, Norway in position 68.53N, 16.59E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fearless and HMS Brazen. 1 dead and 41 survivors.
  
  
  
   Update
   The wreck was located on 3 March 1993 by the Norwegian submarine Skolpen. The boat is lying at a depth of 300 meters.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-49 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-49 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 26 Nov, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 May, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 49 during WWI.
  
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   U-50 Type VIIB
   Laid down 3 Nov, 1938 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Dec, 1939 Kptlt. Max-Hermann Bauer
   Commanders 12 Dec, 1939 - 6 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Max-Hermann Bauer
  
   Career 2 patrols 12 Dec, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 6 Apr, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 16.089 GRT
   Fate Mined on 6 April, 1940 in the North Sea north of the Terschelling, exact position not known but probably near 51.14N, 05.07E. 44 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Mine barrage Field No 7, was laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on 3 March, 1940. It probably accounted for several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during December 1993)
   The attack by the British destroyer HMS Hero on 10 April, 1940 in position 62.54N, 01.56W was most probably against a nonsub target.
  
   The boat attacked the British AA cruiser HMS Cairo in Norwegian waters but missed.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-50 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-50 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Dec, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Jul, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 50 during WWI.
  
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   U-51 Type VIIB
   Laid down 26 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 6 Aug, 1938 Kptlt. Ernst-G&uumlnther Heinicke
   Commanders 6 Aug, 1938 - Aug, 1939 Ernst-Gunter Heinicke
   15 Jan, 1940 - 20 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Dietrich Knorr
  
   Career 4 patrols 6 Aug, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 20 Aug, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 26.296 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 4.724 GRT
   Fate Sunk 20 Aug, 1940 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 47.06N, 04.51W, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Cachalot. 43 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   On 29 January, 1940 U-51 had to abort patrol due to technical difficulties.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-51 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   KTB U 51 - U 99, Ritschel, Herbert, 2000
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-51 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Nov, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 24 Feb, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 51 during WWI.
  
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   U-52 Type VIIB
   Laid down 9 Mar, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Feb, 1939 Kptlt. Wolfgang Barten
   Commanders 4 Feb, 1939 - 17 Sep, 1939 Oblt. Wolfgang Barten
   14 Nov, 1939 - 9 Jun, 1941 Kptlt. Otto Salman
   20 Mar, 1941 - 15 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Helmut Mohlmann (Knights Cross)
   10 Jun, 1941 - 6 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Wolf-Rudiger von Rabenau
   7 Jul, 1941 - 13 Jan, 1942 Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
   16 Jan, 1942 - 24 Jul, 1942 Friedrich Mumm
   25 Jul, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Hermann Rossmann
   1 Apr, 1943 - 22 Oct, 1943 Oblt. Ernst-August Racky
  
   Career 8 patrols 4 Feb, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 May, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jun, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1943 - 21 Oct, 1943 23. Flottille (training)
   Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 56.333 GRT
   Fate Stricken at Danzig in October 1943. Transferred to Kiel. Scuttled there on 3 May, 1945. Broken up in 1946-47.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-52 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Kafbataherna?ur, Schopka, Julius, 1928
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-52 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Dec, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 16 Mar, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 52 during WWI.
  
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   U-53 Type VIIB
   Laid down 13 Mar, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 24 Jun, 1939 Oblt. Dietrich Knorr
   Commanders 24 Jun, 1939 - Aug, 1939 Dietrich Knorr
   Aug, 1939 - 14 Jan, 1940 Ernst-Gunter Heinicke
   Dec, 1939 - Jan, 1940 Oblt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross)
   15 Jan, 1940 - 23 Feb, 1940 KrvKpt. Harald Grosse
  
   Career 3 patrols 24 Jun, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 23 Feb, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 27.316 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.022 GRT
   Fate Sunk 23 Feb, 1940 in the North Sea in the mid Orkneys, in position 60.32N, 06.14W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Gurkha. 42 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-53 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-53 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Feb, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Apr, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 53 during WWI.
  
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   U-54 Type VIIB
   Laid down 13 Sep, 1938 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 23 Sep, 1939 Kptlt. Georg-Heinz Michel
   Commanders 23 Sep, 1939 - 30 Nov, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
   5 Dec, 1939 - 20 Feb, 1940 KrvKpt. Gunter Kutschmann
  
   Career 1 patrol 23 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 20 Feb, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Missing since 20 Feb, 1940 in North Sea, position unknown, probably lost to a mine. 41 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   The boat was possibly lost to mine barrages Field No. 4 or Field No. 6, both laid by the British destroyers HMS Ivanhoe and HMS Intrepid in early January 1940.
  
   A part of one of its torpedoes was found on 14 March, 1940 by the German patrol boat V1101 in position 54.57N, 06.45E.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-54 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-54 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Feb, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 May, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 54 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-55 Type VIIB
   Laid down 2 Nov, 1938 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Werner Heidel
   Commanders 21 Nov, 1939 - 30 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Werner Heidel
  
   Career 1 patrol 21 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jan, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 15.853 GRT
   Fate Sunk 30 Jan, 1940 south-west of the Isles of Scilly (English Channel), in position 48.37N, 07.48W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Whitshed, the British sloop HMS Fowey the French destroyers Valmy and Guepard, and by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (228 Sqdn.). 1 dead and 41 survivors.
  
  
   The boat lies about 90 miles south-west of Isles of Scilly.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-55 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-55 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Mar, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 Jun, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 55 during WWI.
  
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   U-56 Type IIC
   Laid down 21 Sep, 1937 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 26 Nov, 1938 Oblt. Wilhelm Zahn
   Commanders 26 Nov, 1938 - 21 Jan, 1940 Wilhelm Zahn
   22 Jan, 1940 - 13 Oct, 1940 Otto Harms
   14 Oct, 1940 - 21 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Werner Pfeifer
   22 Apr, 1941 - 19 Jan, 1942 Wolfgang Romer
   20 Jan, 1942 - 14 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Gunther-Paul Grave
   15 Nov, 1942 - 27 Feb, 1944 Oblt. Hugo Deiring
   28 Feb, 1944 - 30 Jun, 1944 Werner Sausmikat
   1 Jul, 1944 - 22 Feb, 1945 Ltn. Heinrich Miede
   9 Jan, 1945 - 5 Feb, 1945 Ltn. Walter Kaeding (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   23 Feb, 1945 - Apr, 1945 Oblt. Joachim Sauerbier
  
   Career 12 patrols 26 Nov, 1938 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 Oct, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   19 Dec, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 28 Apr, 1945 19. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 8.860 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 16.923 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 3.829 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 28 Apr, 1945 at Kiel, in position 54.19N, 10.10E, by bombs from British aircraft. 6 dead and 19 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-56 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-56 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Apr, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 23 Jun, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 56 during WWI.
  
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   U-57 Type IIC
   Laid down 14 Sep, 1937 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 29 Dec, 1938 Oblt. Claus Korth
   Commanders 29 Dec, 1938 - 4 Jun, 1940 Kptlt. Claus Korth (Knights Cross)
   5 Jun, 1940 - 15 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Erich Topp (Knights Cross)
   11 Jan, 1941 - 16 May, 1943 Wilhelm Eisele
   17 May, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Walter Zenker
   1 Aug, 1944 - May, 1945 Oblt. Peter Kuhl
  
   Career 11 patrols 29 Dec, 1938 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 3 Sep, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   11 Jan, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 19. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 48.053 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 8.240 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 10.403 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 10.191 GRT
   Fate Sank at 0015hrs on 3 Sept, 1940 at Brunsbuttel, in position 53.53N, 09.09E, after an accidental collision with the Norwegian steamship Rona. 6 dead and 19 survivors.
  
   Raised in Sept 1940. Repaired and returned to service on 11 Jan, 1941.
  
   Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Kiel.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   3 Sep, 1940
   The boat sank after an accidental collision with the Norwegian steamer SS Rona, taking 6 of its crew with her. She was raised shortly afterwards and put into commission as a training boat. [Obermaschinenmaat Bernhard Henz, Maschinengefreiter Kurt Kopf, Matrosengefreiter Hermann Schneider, Funkobergefreiter Kurt Sparschuh,Matrosenobergefreiter Franz Tatzreiter]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-57 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Apr, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jul, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 57 during WWI.
  
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   U-58 Type IIC
   Laid down 29 Sep, 1937 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Feb, 1939 Oblt. Herbert Kuppisch (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 4 Feb, 1939 - 30 Jun, 1940 Kptlt. Herbert Kuppisch (Knights Cross)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 24 Nov, 1940 Oblt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross)
   25 Nov, 1940 - 6 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Rahmlow
   7 Apr, 1941 - 3 Sep, 1941 Horst Hamm
   Oct, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1942 Oblt. Bruno Barber
   18 Aug, 1942 - 14 Dec, 1942 Oblt. Dietrich Schoneboom (Knights Cross)
   15 Dec, 1942 - Feb, 1944 Oblt. Horst Willner
   Feb, 1944 - 30 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Robert Rix
   Jul, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 Oblt. Richard Schulz
  
   Career 12 patrols 4 Feb, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 19. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 16.148 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 8.401 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Kiel. Wreck broken up.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-58 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-58 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 May, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 Aug, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 58 during WWI.
  
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   U-59 Type IIC
   Laid down 5 Oct, 1937 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Mar, 1939 Oblt. Harald Jurst
   Commanders 4 Mar, 1939 - 17 Jul, 1940 Kptlt. Harald Jurst
   18 Jul, 1940 - 10 Nov, 1940 Joachim Matz
   11 Nov, 1940 - 16 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Baron Siegfried von Forstner (Knights Cross)
   17 Apr, 1941 - Dec, 1941 Oblt. Gunter Gretschel
   Dec, 1941 - 15 Jul, 1942 Gunter Poser
   16 Jul, 1942 - 10 Jun, 1943 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Sammler
   11 Jun, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Schley
   Jul, 1944 - Apr, 1945 Ltn. Herbert Walther
  
   Career 13 patrols 4 Mar, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 1 Apr, 1945 19. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 17 ships sunk for a total of 34.130 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 864 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.009 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 4.943 GRT
   Fate Stricken in April 1945 at Kiel. Scuttled in the Kiel Arsenal. Wreck broken up in 1945.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-59 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-59 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Jun, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Sep, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 59 during WWI.
  
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   U-60 Type IIC
   Laid down 1 Oct, 1938 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Jul, 1939 Oblt. Georg Schewe
   Commanders 22 Jul, 1939 - 19 Jul, 1940 Kptlt. Georg Schewe (Knights Cross)
   19 Jul, 1940 - 5 Nov, 1940 Oblt. Adalbert Schnee (Knights Cross)
   6 Nov, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1941 Georg Wallas
   1 Oct, 1941 - May, 1942 Kurt Pressel
   May, 1942 - 6 Dec, 1942 Hans-Dieter Mohs
   Sep, 1942 - Dec, 1942 Otto Hubschen (in deputize) -- acting
   7 Dec, 1942 - 15 Feb, 1944 Oblt. Ludo Kregelin
   16 Feb, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Herbert Giesewetter
  
   Career 9 patrols 22 Jul, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 18 Nov, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   19 Nov, 1940 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 7.561 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 15.434 GRT
   Fate Scuttled 2 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-60 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-60 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 5 Jul, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Nov, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 60 during WWI.
  
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   U-61 Type IIC
   Laid down 1 Oct, 1938 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Aug, 1939 Oblt. Jurgen Oesten (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 12 Aug, 1939 - 28 Jul, 1940 Oblt. Jurgen Oesten (Knights Cross)
   28 Jul, 1940 - 5 Nov, 1940 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   5 Nov, 1940 - 4 May, 1941 Willy Mattke
   5 May, 1941 - 15 Jan, 1942 Hans Lange
   16 Jan, 1942 - 9 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Horst Geider
   10 Nov, 1942 - 15 Sep, 1943 Oblt. Wolfgang Ley
   16 Sep, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Schultze
   2 Dec, 1944 - Mar, 1945 Oblt. Werner Zapf
  
   Career 10 patrols 12 Aug, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 14 Nov, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   15 Nov, 1940 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 19.668 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.434 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-61 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-61 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jul, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 2 Dec, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 61 during WWI.
  
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   U-62 Type IIC
   Laid down 2 Jan, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Dec, 1939 Oblt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski
   Commanders 21 Dec, 1939 - 20 May, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski
   20 May, 1941 - Sep, 1941 Oblt. Ludwig Forster
   Sep, 1941 - 4 Nov, 1941 Max Wintermeyer
   5 Nov, 1941 - 19 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl (Knights Cross)
   20 Nov, 1941 - 13 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Horst Schunemann
   14 Apr, 1942 - 15 Sep, 1942 Oblt. Dietrich Epp
   16 Sep, 1942 - 19 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Adolf Schonberg
   20 Jul, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1944 Oblt. Horst Slevogt
   1 Nov, 1944 - 20 Mar, 1945 Ltn. Hans-Eckart Augustin
  
   Career 5 patrols 21 Dec, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1940 - 2 May, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.581 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.350 tons
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-62 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-62 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 2 Aug, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 Dec, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 62 during WWI.
  
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   U-63 Type IIC
   Laid down 2 Jan, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Jan, 1940 Oblt. Gunther Lorentz
   Commanders 18 Jan, 1940 - 25 Feb, 1940 Gunther Lorentz
  
   Career 1 patrol 18 Jan, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1940 - 25 Feb, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.840 GRT
   Fate Sunk 25 Feb, 1940 in the North Sea south of the Shetland Islands, in position 58.40N, 00.10W, by depth charges and torpedoes from the British destroyers, HMS Escort, HMS Inglefield, HMS Imogen and the British submarine HMS Narwhal. 1 dead and 24 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-63 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-63 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Feb, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 Mar, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 63 during WWI.
  
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   U-64 Type IXB
   Laid down 15 Dec, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 Dec, 1939 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 16 Dec, 1939 - 13 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 1 patrol 16 Dec, 1939 - 31 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1940 - 13 Apr, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 13 April, 1940 in the Herjangsfjord near Narvik, Norway, in approximate position 68.29N, 17.30E, by a bomb from a Swordfish aircraft L 9767 carried on the British battleship HMS Warspite. 8 dead and 38 survivors.
  
  
  
   The boat was sunk while at anchor off Bjerkvik and was hit a 350-pound bomb while also being hit with machine-gun fire. The survivors managed to make a free ascent to the surface. They were picked up from the water by men from the German mountain troops and the crew adapted their Edelweiss emblem when taking over the new U-124 in June.
  
   The wreck was raised in 1957 and was intended to be scrapped but the boat sank in tow somewhere along the cost of Helgeland, Norway.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-64 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Grey Wolf, Grey Sea, Gasaway, E. B., 1973 (transl.)
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-64 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Feb, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 15 Apr, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 64 during WWI.
  
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   U-65 Type IXB
   Laid down 6 Dec, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Feb, 1940 Kptlt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 15 Feb, 1940 - 24 Mar, 1941 KrvKpt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross)
   25 Mar, 1941 - 28 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Joachim Hoppe
  
   Career 6 patrols 15 Feb, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1940 - 28 Apr, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 12 ships sunk for a total of 66.174 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 22.490 GRT
   Fate Sunk 28 April, 1941 in the North Atlantic south-east of Iceland in position 59.51N, 15.30W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Douglas. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1986)
   Sunk 28 Apr 1941 southeast of Iceland, in position 60.04N, 15.45W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Gladiolus.
  
   This attack was actually against U-96 inflicting no damage.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-65 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-65 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Mar, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 May, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 65 during WWI.
  
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   U-66 Type IXC
   Laid down 20 Mar, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 2 Jan, 1941 Kptlt. Richard Zapp (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 2 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1942 KrvKpt. Richard Zapp (Knights Cross)
   22 Jun, 1942 - 1 Sep, 1943 Kptlt. Friedrich Markworth (Knights Cross)
   6 Aug, 1943 - 1 Sep, 1943 Oblt. Paul Frerks
   2 Sep, 1943 - 6 May, 1944 Gerhard Seehausen
  
   Career 9 patrols 2 Jan, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 6 May, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 33 ships sunk for a total of 200.021 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 22.674 GRT
   2 warships damaged for a total of 64 tons
   Fate Sunk 6 May, 1944 west of the Cape Verde Islands, in position 17.17N, 32.29W, by depth charges, ramming and gunfire from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Block Island and by the destroyer escort USS Buckley. 24 dead and 36 survivors.
  
  
   * U-66 was on her 10th Patrol when she was attacked on 3 Aug, 1943 by aircraft from the US escort carrier USS Card. The II WO was killed and the Commander, the I WO and 7 other men were wounded. On 7 Aug, 1943 they met the oil supply U-boat U-117 and the WO Oblt. Frerks from that boat took over the command. Immediately afterwards the U-117 was sunk with all hands, U-66 was still along its side at the time of the attack but managed to escape.
  
   U-66 brought no luck to the supply-boats. On the night from 25th to 26th Apr, 1944 they were planning to be supplied from U-488, but the Milk Cow was sunk during that night, 4 days before U-66 herself was also sunk.
  
   U-66 was hunted by aircraft and surface escorts of the escort carrier USS Block Island from May 1. Several attacks were made, including 3 Fido homing torpedoes that were dropped on the boat. Finally on the morning of the 6th U-66 was seen by the destroyer escort USS Buckley. After exchange of gunfire the escort rammed the boat at 0329 and many Germans climbed on the escort's forecastle. The Americans believed they were being boarded as some Germans carried small arms and a small brawl ensued. The escort backed away from the U-boat leaving 5 armed Germans on the escort who were promptly subdued and taken below. The U-boat started to draw ahead but then turned and hit the escort near its engine room and for the second time the boat was raked with gunfire. The boat then finally sank after a final salvo from the escort's 3in gun after one of the longest fights in the war.
  
   U-66 was one of the five boats that started Operation Drumbeat in Jan, 1942.
  
  
  
   On 20 January, 1943 this boat landed espionage agent Jean Lallart on the coast of Mauritania near Cape Blanc. Lallart and the two crewmen who rowed him ashore (Bootsmaat Wagner and Matrosenobergefreiter Daschkey) were immediately captured by the French. After waiting in vain for over 13 hours for the crewmen to return, Kptlt. Markworth was forced to abandon his crewmen to whatever fate they had suffered. Ten days later Markworth learned of the capture of his men.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   13 Sep, 1942
   A man from U-66 took his own life. [Matrose II (Masch.) Horst Keller]
  
   3 Aug, 1943
   U-66 was caught by Avenger and Wildcat aircraft from the escort carrier USS Card on 3 August and 3 men were killed and 8 more wounded, including the commander. [Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Kurt Schutze, Matrosengefreiter Erich Lorenz and Mechanikergefreiter (T) Heinz Nitsch]
  
  
  
  
   In Peril On The Sea
   Bell, R.W. and Lockerbie, D.Bruce
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
  
   In Peril On The Sea, Bell, R.W. and Lockerbie, D.Bruce, 1984
   Trzecia torpeda, Dyjeta, Henryk, 1973
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
   Wildcats to Tomcats, Cormier, Richard L., Schirra, Walter M., and Wood, Phillip R., 1995
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-66 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Apr, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 23 Jul, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 66 during WWI.
  
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   U-67 Type IXC
   Laid down 5 Apr, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 22 Jan, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 22 Jan, 1941 - 4 Jun, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt (Knights Cross)
   5 Jun, 1941 - 2 Jul, 1941 Gunther Pfeffer
   3 Jul, 1941 - 16 Jul, 1943 KrvKpt. Gunther Muller-Stockheim (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 7 patrols 22 Jan, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 16 Jul, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 72.138 GRT
   5 ships damaged for a total of 29.726 GRT
   Fate Sunk 16 Jul 1943 in the Sargasso Sea, in position 30.05N, 44.17W, by depth charges from an Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Core (VC-13). 48 dead and 3 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   27 Oct, 1942
   After an explosion during torpedo loading on the U-67 one man was killed. [Matrosenobergefreiter Heinz Hartmann]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-67 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 May, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Aug, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 67 during WWI.
  
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   U-68 Type IXC
   Laid down 20 Apr, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 11 Feb, 1941 Kptlt. Karl-Friedrich Merten (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 11 Feb, 1941 - 21 Jan, 1943 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten (Knights Cross)
   21 Jan, 1943 - 16 Jun, 1943 Albert Lauzemis
   14 Jun, 1943 - Jul, 1943 Oblt. Ekkehard Scherraus
   Jul, 1943 - 29 Jul, 1943 Gerhard Seehausen
   30 Jul, 1943 - 10 Apr, 1944 Albert Lauzemis
  
   Career 10 patrols 11 Feb, 1941 - 31 May, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1941 - 10 Apr, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 32 ships sunk for a total of 197.453 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 545 GRT
   Fate Sunk 10 Apr 1944 north-west of Madeira, Portugal, in position 33.24N, 18.59W, by depth charges and rockets from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Guadalcanal (VC-58). 56 dead and 1 survivor
  
  
  
   * U-68 was attacked on 14 June, 1943 by a British Mosquito aircraft and the commander was badly wounded. The IWO took over the command and brought the boat back to her base in Lorient, France.
  
   The survivor, a lookout on the bridge, was rescued by the same US convoy escort group that had sunk Henke's U-515 the day before. The survivor was taken aboard the USS Guadalcanal and kept in isolation from the U-515 survivors already on board for the duration of the vessel's patrol to America. This was an American policy of not publishing U-boat sinkings.
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   14 Jun, 1943
   A Mosquito aircraft attacked the U-68 killing 1 and wounding 3 more. U-68 later was given the doctor onboard of U-155 for some medical treatment. [Obergefreiter Hans Schaumburg]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Goodnight, Sorry for Sinking You, Barker, Ralph, 1984
   Nach Kompa?, Merten, Karl-Friedrich, 1994
   Paukenschlag vor Kapstadt, Mielke, Otto, 1954
   Raider 16, Hoyt, Edwin, 1988 (transl.)
   Schiff 16, Rogge, Bernhard, 1955 (transl.)
  
  
   U-Boot Gruppe Eisbar, Pfitzmann, Martin, 1986
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-68 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Jun, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Aug, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 68 during WWI.
  
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   U-69 Type VIIC
   Laid down 11 Nov, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 2 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Jost Metzler (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 2 Nov, 1940 - 28 Aug, 1941 Kptlt. Jost Metzler (Knights Cross)
   24 Aug, 1941 - 28 Aug, 1941 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Auffermann
   28 Aug, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 Wilhelm Zahn
   31 Mar, 1942 - 17 Feb, 1943 Kptlt. Ulrich Graf
  
   Career 11 patrols 2 Nov, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 17 Feb, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 16 ships sunk for a total of 67.500 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.887 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 5.445 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 17 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland in position 50.36N, 41.07W by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Fame. 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during April 1997)
   Sunk 17 Feb, 1943 in North Atlantic, in position 50.50N, 40.50W, by British destroyer HMS Viscount.
  
   This attack actually resulted in the sinking of U-201.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-69 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Laughing Cow, Metzler, Jost, 2004
   Night of the Caribou, How, Douglas, 1988
   On The Triangle Run, Lamb, James B., 2000
   Sehrohr sudwarts, Metzler, Jost, 1943
   U-69, Die lachende Kuh, Metzler, Jost, 1954 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-69 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jun, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Sep, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 69 during WWI.
  
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   U-70 Type VIIC
   Laid down 19 Dec, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 23 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Matz
   Commanders 23 Nov, 1940 - 7 Mar, 1941 Joachim Matz
  
   Career 1 patrol 23 Nov, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 7 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 820 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 20.484 GRT
   Fate Sunk 7 March, 1941 south-east of Iceland, in position 60.15N, 14.00W, by British corvettes HMS Camellia and HMS Arbutus. 20 dead and 25 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-70 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-70 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Jul, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Sep, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 70 during WWI.
  
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   U-71 Type VIIC
   Laid down 21 Dec, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 14 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg
   Commanders 14 Dec, 1940 - 3 Jul, 1942 KrvKpt. Walter Flachsenberg
   3 Jul, 1942 - 1 May, 1943 Hardo Rodler von Roithberg
   Jul, 1943 - May, 1944 Oblt. Uwe Christiansen
   1 Jul, 1943 - Jul, 1943 Erich Krempl
   May, 1944 - 7 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Curt Hartmann
   8 Jun, 1944 - 27 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Emil Ranzau
  
   Career 10 patrols 14 Dec, 1940 - 31 May, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1941 - 31 May, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jun, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1944 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 1 Feb, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 38.894 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
  
  
   On 5 June, 1942 U-71 was damaged about 300km from La Pallice (Grid: BF 9442) at 15h49 by an Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 10/U), piloted by S.R.C. Wood, with eight shallow-set depth charges and was then strafed with 2000 rounds of machine-gun fire. The boat dived and had to return to La Pallice (where she had left on 4 June at 19h30) under e-boat escort. She was repaired quickly and resailed a week later on 11 June. Two hours later (on June 5) the Sunderland was attacked by a German Fw 200 Condor aircraft (I./KG 40) and they damaged each other (two airmen from the Sunderland were slightly injured).
  
   On 17 April, 1943 U-631 had a collision with U-71 in the North Atlantic. Both boats were damaged, and U-71 had to returnto base.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-71 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Maritime Is Number Ten - The Sunderland Era 1939-45, Baff, K.C. (Flight Lieutenant), 1983
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-71 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Oct, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 10 Dec, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 71 during WWI.
  
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   U-72 Type VIIC
   Laid down 28 Dec, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Jan, 1941 Korvkpt. Hans Werner Neumann
   Commanders 4 Jan, 1941 - Sep, 1941 KrvKpt. Hans-Werner Neumann
   Sep, 1941 - 1 Dec, 1941 Helmut Koster
   2 Dec, 1941 - 6 May, 1942 Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl (Knights Cross)
   7 May, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1942 Hans-Martin Scheibe
   20 Nov, 1942 - 14 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Helmut Lange
   15 Dec, 1943 - 19 May, 1944 Oblt. Paul Sander
   20 May, 1944 - Mar, 1945 Oblt. Karl-Theodor Mayer
  
   Career No patrols 4 Jan, 1941 - 8 Jun, 1941 21. Flottille (training)
   9 Jun, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941 24. Flottille (school boat)
   2 Jul, 1941 - 30 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Damaged on 30 Mar, 1945 in Bremen by bombs (American daylight bombing).
  
   Scuttled on 2 May, 1945.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-72 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-72 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Oct, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Jan, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 72 during WWI.
  
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   U-73 Type VIIB
   Laid down 5 Nov, 1939 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 30 Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 30 Sep, 1940 - 10 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum (Knights Cross)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 16 Dec, 1943 Horst Deckert
  
   Career 15 patrols 30 Sep, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 1 Jan, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 16 Dec, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 43.945 GRT
   4 warships sunk for a total of 22.947 tons (lost aboard transport ships)
   3 ships damaged for a total of 22.928 GRT
   Fate Sunk 16 Dec, 1943 in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36.07N, 00.50W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyers USS Woolsey and USS Trippe. 16 dead and 34 survivors.
  
  
  
   On 11 August 1942 U-73 sank the British aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in position 38.05N, 03.02E.
  
   Radiogram sent by U-73 on 11 Aug, 1942:
  
   Geleit - 15 Zerstorer und Geleitboote, 2 Kreuzer, 9 bis 10 Frachter, 1 Flugzeugtrager, 1 Schlachtschiff wahrscheinlich. Facherschu? auf Flugzeugtrager. Vier Treffer aus 500 Meter Entfernung. Starke Sinkgerausche.
   - Alles klar! -
   Rosenbaum
  
   Convoy - 15 destroyers and escort ships, 2 cruisers, 9 to 10 freighters, one aircraft carrier, probably one battleship. Fan shot against aircraft carrier. 4 hits from 500 meters distance. Strongly audible sinking noises.
   - All clear! -
   Rosenbaum
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-73 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   27 Dec, 1942
   (British Hudson aircraft, Squadron 500/M)
   Pilot was J. Plugh, entire crew of 4 survived after ditching the plane.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Red Duster, White Ensign, Cameron, Ian, 1974
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-73 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Jun, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 Oct, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 73 during WWI.
  
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   U-74 Type VIIB
   Laid down 5 Nov, 1939 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 31 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 31 Oct, 1940 - 23 Mar, 1942 Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knights Cross)
   24 Mar, 1942 - 2 May, 1942 Oblt. Karl Friederich
  
   Career 8 patrols 31 Oct, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 2 May, 1942 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 24.694 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 97 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 11.402 GRT
   Fate Sunk 2 May, 1942 east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37.32N, 00.10E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Wishart, HMS Wrestler and depth charges from a British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn. 202/C). 47 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Read about U-74's involvement in the last desperate hours of the battleship Bismarck here.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-74 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-74 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Aug, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 24 Nov, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 74 during WWI.
  
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   U-75 Type VIIB
   Laid down 15 Dec, 1939 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 19 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Helmuth Ringelmann
   Commanders 19 Dec, 1940 - 28 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Helmuth Ringelmann
  
   Career 5 patrols 19 Dec, 1940 - 31 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1941 - 1 Oct, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 28 Dec, 1941 23. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 37.884 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 744 tons
   Fate Sunk 28 Dec 1941 in the Mediterranean near Mersa Matruh, in position 31.50N, 26.40E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Kipling. 14 dead and 30 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-75 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-75 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 30 Jan, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Mar, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 75 during WWI.
  
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   U-76 Type VIIB
   Laid down 28 Dec, 1939 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 3 Dec, 1940 Oblt. Friedrich von Hippel
   Commanders 3 Dec, 1940 - 5 Apr, 1941 Friedrich von Hippel
  
   Career 1 patrol 3 Dec, 1940 - 1 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1941 - 5 Apr, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 7.290 GRT
   Fate Sunk 5 Apr 1941 south of Iceland, in position 58.35N, 20.20W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wolverine and the British sloop HMS Scarborough. 1 dead and 42 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-76 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-76 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Mar, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 May, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 76 during WWI.
  
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   U-77 Type VIIC
   Laid down 28 Mar, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 18 Jan, 1941 Oblt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 18 Jan, 1941 - 2 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross)
   2 Sep, 1942 - 28 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Otto Hartmann
  
   Career 12 patrols 18 Jan, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942 23. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1942 - 28 Mar, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 14 ships sunk for a total of 31.186 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.050 tons
   2 ships damaged for a total of 5.384 GRT
   2 warships damaged for a total of 2.880 tons
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 5.222 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 0115hrs on 28 March, 1943 east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37.42N, 00.10E by 4 depth charges and 1 bomb from 2 British Hudson aircraft (48 & 233 Sqn.). 38 dead and 9 survivors.
  
  
   36 men from the boat, including the commander, are buried in the cemetery at Cuacos de Yuste (Caceres - Spain).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-77 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Single or Return?, Wentzel, Fritz, 1954 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-77 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Jan, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 10 Mar, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 77 during WWI.
  
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   U-78 Type VIIC
   Laid down 28 Mar, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 15 Feb, 1941 Kptlt. Adolf Dumrese
   Commanders 15 Feb, 1941 - Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Adolf Dumrese
   Jul, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Makowski
   Feb, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 Kptlt. Max Bernd Dieterich
   1 Jul, 1942 - Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Ernst Ziehm
   Nov, 1942 - 16 May, 1943 Kptlt. Helmut Sommer
   17 May, 1943 - 26 Nov, 1944 Wilhelm Eisele
   27 Nov, 1944 - 16 Apr, 1945 Oblt. Horst Hubsch
  
   Career No patrols 15 Feb, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 16 Apr, 1945 4. Flottille (str-b)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk on 16 April, 1945 at the electricity supply station at Pillau pier by artillery fire from the Soviet army.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-78 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-78 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Feb, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Apr, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 78 during WWI.
  
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   U-79 Type VIIC
   Laid down 17 Apr, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 13 Mar, 1941 Kptlt. Wolfgang Kaufmann
   Commanders 13 Mar, 1941 - 23 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Wolfgang Kaufmann
  
   Career 6 patrols 13 Mar, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 23 Dec, 1941 23. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 2.983 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 10.356 GRT
   1 warship a total loss for a total of 625 tons
   Fate Sunk 23 Dec, 1941 in the Mediterranean north of Sollum, in position 32.15N, 25.19E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hasty and HMS Hotspur. 44 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-79 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-79 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Apr, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 May, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 79 during WWI.
  
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   U-80 Type VIIC
   Laid down 17 Apr, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 8 Apr, 1941 Oblt. Georg Staats (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 8 Apr, 1941 - 5 Oct, 1941 Oblt. Georg Staats (Knights Cross)
   6 Oct, 1941 - 4 May, 1942 Hans Benker
   5 May, 1942 - 22 Nov, 1942 Oskar Curio
   23 Nov, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1943 Oblt. Hans-Adolf Isermeyer
   1 Oct, 1943 - 28 Nov, 1944 Kptlt. Hans Keerl
  
   Career No patrols 8 Apr, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 23. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 28 Nov, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 28 Nov, 1944 west of Pillau, in position 54.25N, 19.50E, in a diving accident. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-80 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-80 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Apr, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jun, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 80 during WWI.
  
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   U-81 Type VIIC
   Laid down 11 May, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 26 Apr, 1941 Oblt. Friedrich Guggenberger
   Commanders 26 Apr, 1941 - 24 Dec, 1942 Kptlt. Friedrich Guggenberger (Knights Cross)
   25 Dec, 1942 - 9 Jan, 1944 Oblt. Johann-Otto Krieg (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 17 patrols 26 Apr, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 9 Jan, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 24 ships sunk for a total of 41.784 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 1.150 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 22.600 tons
   2 ships damaged for a total of 14.143 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 1130hrs on 9 Jan 1944 at Pola, in position 44.52N, 13.51E by US bombs. Raised on 22 April, 1944. Broken up. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors.
  
  
  
  
   On 13 Nov, 1941 the boat, under the command of Guggenberger, sank the famous British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in the Mediterranean.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-81 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Ark Royal, Poolman, Kenneth, 2000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-81 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jun, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Aug, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 81 during WWI.
  
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   U-82 Type VIIC
   Laid down 15 May, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 14 May, 1941 Oblt. Siegfried Rollmann
   Commanders 14 May, 1941 - 6 Feb, 1942 Kptlt. Siegfried Rollmann
  
   Career 3 patrols 14 May, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 3. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 6 Feb, 1942 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 51.859 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.190 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 1.999 GRT
   Fate Sunk 6 Feb, 1942 north of the Azores, in position 44.10N, 23.52W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Rochester and the British corvette HMS Tamarisk. 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   The boat was lost during an attack on convoy OS-18 while returning from operations off the US East Coast (Operation Drumbeat).
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-82 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Attack and Sink!, Edwards, Bernard, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-82 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Jul, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 16 Sep, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 82 during WWI.
  
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   U-83 Type VIIB
   Laid down 5 Oct, 1939 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 8 Feb, 1941 Oblt. Hans-Werner Kraus
   Commanders 8 Feb, 1941 - 21 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (Knights Cross)
   16 Oct, 1942 - 4 Mar, 1943 Kptlt. Ulrich Worisshoffer
  
   Career 12 patrols 8 Feb, 1941 - 31 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942 23. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1942 - 4 Mar, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 8.425 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 91 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 2.590 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 6.746 GRT
   Fate Sunk 4 March, 1943 south-east of Cartagena, in position 37.10N, 00.05E, by 3 depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-83 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-83 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 13 Jul, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jun, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 83 during WWI.
  
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   U-84 Type VIIB
   Laid down 9 Nov, 1939 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 29 Apr, 1941 Oblt. Horst Uphoff
   Commanders 29 Apr, 1941 - 7 Aug, 1943 Kptlt. Horst Uphoff
  
   Career 8 patrols 29 Apr, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 7 Aug, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 29.905 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.176 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 7 Aug, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 27.55N, 68.03W, by a Mk 24 homing torpedo from an American Liberator aircraft (VB-105/B-4 USN). 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestle during February 2002)
   Sunk 24 Aug, 1943 in the middle of the North Atlantic, in position 27.09N, 37.03W, by aerial torpedoes from aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Core
  
   U-84 was ordered to refuel from U-760 on 18 August in position 37.00N, 44.30W which is over 600 nautical miles from the attack by USS Core's aircraft.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-84 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-84 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jul, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Oct, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 84 during WWI.
  
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   U-85 Type VIIB
   Laid down 18 Dec, 1939 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 7 Jun, 1941 Oblt. Eberhard Greger
   Commanders 7 Jun, 1941 - 14 Apr, 1942 Oblt. Eberhard Greger
  
   Career 4 patrols 7 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 3. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 14 Apr, 1942 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 15.060 GRT
   Fate Sunk 14 Apr, 1942 near Cape Hatteras, USA, in position 35.55N, 75.13W, by gunfire from the US destroyer USS Roper. 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   U-85 was the first U-boat to be sunk off the North American coast after the start of the Operation Drumbeat (Paukenschlag) on January 13, 1942.
  
   On the day that she was sunk, 14 April, U-85 stayed on the surface through the engagement. After repeated hits on the boat, fatally damaging her, the order to abandon ship was given and maybe half of the crew got into the water and then U-85 started to sink again fast. USS Roper then dropped 11 depth charges onto the already sinking U-boat and its 2 dozen survivors and in the process killed everyone in the water.
  
   This boat is now a popular dive site.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-85 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
   Dive into History, Keatts, Henry C. and Farr, George C., 1994
   Diving the U-85, Bunch, Jim W., 1986
  
   U-85, A Shadow in the Sea, Bunch, Jim, 2003
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-85 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Aug, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 23 Oct, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 85 during WWI.
  
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   U-86 Type VIIB
   Laid down 20 Jan, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 8 Jul, 1941 Oblt. Walter Schug
   Commanders 8 Jul, 1941 - 14 Dec, 1943 Kptlt. Walter Schug
  
   Career 7 patrols 8 Jul, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 14 Dec, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 9.614 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.627 GRT
   Fate Listed as missing effective 14 Dec, 1943 in the North Atlantic after failing answer radio calls.
  
   No explanation exists for its loss. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   U-86 reported for the last time on 28 Nov while operation against convoys MKS.31/SL.140 in postion 39.40N, 17.10W. She then operated with the wolfpacks Weddigen and Coronel in the eastern North Atlantic.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Eric Zimmerman during December 1996)
   Sunk 29 Nov, 1943 east of the Azores, in position 39.33N, 19.01W, by depth charges from aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue.
  
   This attack in fact was directed towards U-764 that escaped undamaged.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-86 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-86 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Nov, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 Nov, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 86 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-87 Type VIIB
   Laid down 18 Apr, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 19 Aug, 1941 Oblt. Joachim Berger
   Commanders 19 Aug, 1941 - 4 Mar, 1943 Kptlt. Joachim Berger
  
   Career 5 patrols 19 Aug, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 4 Mar, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 38.014 GRT
   Fate Sunk 4 Mar 1943, west of Leixoes, in position 41.36N, 13.31W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Shediac and the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-87 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-87 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 May, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Feb, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 87 during WWI.
  
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   U-88 Type VIIC
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 15 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Heino Bohmann
   Commanders 15 Oct, 1941 - 12 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Heino Bohmann
  
   Career 3 patrols 15 Oct, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1942 - 12 Sep, 1942 11. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 12.304 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 Sept, 1942 in the Arctic Ocean south of Spitzbergen, in position 75.04N, 04.49E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Faulknor. 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-88 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989
  
  
   U-Boote im Eismeer, Ost, Horst-Gotthard, 1943
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-88 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jun, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Apr, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 88 during WWI.
  
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   U-89 Type VIIC
   Laid down 20 Aug, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 19 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann
   Commanders 19 Nov, 1941 - 12 May, 1943 KrvKpt. Dietrich Lohmann
  
   Career 4 patrols 19 Nov, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1942 - 12 May, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 13.815 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 May, 1943 in the Northern Atlantic, in position 46.30N, 25.40W by a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 811) from the British carrier HMS Biter, the British destroyer HMS Broadway and the British frigate HMS Lagan. 48 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-89 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-89 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Oct, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Jun, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 89 during WWI.
  
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   U-90 Type VIIC
   Laid down 1 Oct, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 20 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Jurgen Oldorp
   Commanders 20 Dec, 1941 - 24 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Hans-Jurgen Oldorp
  
   Career 1 patrol 20 Dec, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1942 - 24 Jul, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 24 July, 1942 in the Northern Atlantic, in position 48.12N, 40.56W by depth charges from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix. 44 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-90 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-90 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Jan, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 2 Aug, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 90 during WWI.
  
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   U-91 Type VIIC
   Laid down 12 Nov, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 28 Jan, 1942 Kptlt. Heinz Walkerling
   Commanders 28 Jan, 1942 - 19 Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Heinz Walkerling
   20 Apr, 1943 - 25 Feb, 1944 Kptlt. Heinz Hungershausen
  
   Career 6 patrols 28 Jan, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 25 Feb, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 26.194 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.375 tons
   Fate Sunk 26 Feb, 1944 in Northern Atlantic, in position 49.45N, 26.20W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Affleck, HMS Gore and HMS Gould. 36 dead and 16 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   27 Mar, 1943
   The boat was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic. During the crash dive one man lost. [Oberbootsmaat Heinrich Hollenbarg]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-91 - Satan der Tiefe, Koizar, Karl Hans, 1979
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-91 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Apr, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 91 during WWI.
  
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   U-92 Type VIIC
   Laid down 25 Nov, 1940 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 3 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Adolf Oelrich
   Commanders 3 Mar, 1942 - Aug, 1943 Kptlt. Adolf Oelrich
   Aug, 1943 - 27 Jun, 1944 Kptlt. Horst-Thilo Queck
   28 Jun, 1944 - 12 Oct, 1944 Wilhelm Brauel
  
   Career 9 patrols 3 Mar, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 12 Oct, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 17.612 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 9.348 GRT
   1 warship a total loss for a total of 1.625 tons
   Fate Damaged on 4 Oct, 1944 in Bergen (Norway) by bombs from RAF aircraft. On 12 Oct out of duty. Scrapped in 1944/45.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   29 Nov, 1943
   A man fell overboard from the boat on this day.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-92 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 May, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Oct, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 92 during WWI.
  
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   U-93 Type VIIC
   Laid down 9 Sep, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Jul, 1940 Kptlt. Claus Korth (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 30 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Claus Korth (Knights Cross)
   6 Oct, 1941 - 15 Jan, 1942 Horst Elfe
  
   Career 7 patrols 30 Jul, 1940 - 1 Oct, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1940 - 15 Jan, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 43.392 GRT
   Fate Sunk 15 Jan, 1942 in North Atlantic, in position 36.10N, 15.52W by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 6 dead and 40 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   7 May, 1941
   3 men were wounded on the U-93 in an accident with the machine-gun.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Operation Kiebitz, Dugas, Jean-Guy, 1992
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-93 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Dec, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 10 Feb, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 93 during WWI.
  
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   U-94 Type VIIC
   Laid down 9 Sep, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 10 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Herbert Kuppisch (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 10 Aug, 1940 - 29 Aug, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Kuppisch (Knights Cross)
   29 Aug, 1941 - 28 Aug, 1942 Oblt. Otto Ites (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 10 patrols 10 Aug, 1940 - 31 Oct, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1940 - 28 Aug, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 26 ships sunk for a total of 141.852 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.022 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 28 Aug, 1942 in the Caribbean Sea, in position 17.40N, 74.30W by depth charges from an American Catalina aircraft (VP-92) and ramming by the Canadian corvette HMCS Oakville. 19 dead and 26 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-94 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   A Bloody War, Lawrence, Hal, 1990
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-94 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 5 Jan, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 3 Mar, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 94 during WWI.
  
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   U-95 Type VIIC
   Laid down 16 Sep, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 31 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Gerd Schreiber
   Commanders 31 Aug, 1940 - 28 Nov, 1941 Gerd Schreiber
  
   Career 7 patrols 31 Aug, 1940 - 1 Nov, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1940 - 28 Nov, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 28.415 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 27.916 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 28 Nov, 1941 in west Mediterranean, south-west of Almeria in position 36.24N, 03.20W by torpedo from the Dutch submarine HrMs O 21. 35 dead and 12 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-95 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   De Kat met de Negen Levens, Claes, Wijnand,
   Onder de bloedvlag van de O21, Van Dulm, J. F., 1947
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-95 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Jan, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 19 Apr, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 95 during WWI.
  
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   U-96 Type VIIC
   Laid down 16 Sep, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 14 Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
   Commanders 14 Sep, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross)
   28 Mar, 1942 - 15 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Hellriegel (Knights Cross)
   16 Mar, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1944 Wilhelm Peters
   Feb, 1944 - Jun, 1944 Oblt. Horst Willner
   1 Jul, 1944 - Feb, 1945 Oblt. Robert Rix
  
   Career 11 patrols 14 Sep, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1940 - 31 Mar, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1944 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 15 Feb, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 27 ships sunk for a total of 181.206 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 33.043 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 8.888 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 30 March, 1945 by US bombs in Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
   The "Das Boot" (The Boat) Connection
   Lothar-Gunther Buchheim joined U-96 for one patrol as a war correspondent. This resulted in the internationally best-selling novel of submarine warfare Das Boot (The Boat), the short story Die Eichenlaubfahrt (The Oak-Leaves Patrol) and a three-part text-and-photo chronicle U-bootkrieg (U-Boat War), U-Bootfahrer (U-Boat-Men) and Zu Tode Gesiegt (Victoried to Death).
  
   Buchheim was ordered aboard as an official artist to send back renderings of the German Navy in action for propaganda purposes. A camera was to aid his work. Over 5,000 photos survived the war and 205 of these form the epic photo-essay U-Boat War. All the photographs in U-Boat War were taken by Buchheim with the exception of a few taken by U-96 engineering officer Fritz Grade.
  
   Buchheim witnessed the chance of meeting between U-96 and U-572 during heavy storm. This probably occurred in November 1941. U-572 departed on 29/11/41, a few days after U-96 (see the mission details below). At this time U-572 was commanded by Kptlt. Heinz Hirsacker (who was condemned to death by military tribunal in 1943 charged with "Cowardice in the face of the enemy" - the only U-boat commander to have that fate, being executed on April 24th, 1943. U-572 was lost later in 1943).
  
   He also wrote the book Jager im Weltmeer (Hunter in the Ocean) and in 1995 he published the novel Die Festung (The Fortress). Here Buchheim writes about the last days in the port of Brest, France and his dramatic Schnorchel voyage to La Pallice with the last but one U-boat to leave Brest.
  
   Buchheim's books are controversial because, particularly in his photo essays, he writes very disapprovingly about the U-boats and especially about Admiral Donitz. (Refuting Buchheim, Karl-Friedrich Merten wrote a book entitled Wir U-Bootfahrer sagen: "Nein! So war das nicht!" [We U-boat men say: "No, it wasn't so!"] )
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-96 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   Jager im Weltmeer
   Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther
  
  
   amazon.de Books dealing with this subject include:
  
   Das Boot, Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther, 1998 (transl.)
  
   Jager im Weltmeer, Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther, 1996
  
  
   U-Boot Krieg, Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther, 1997 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-96 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Feb, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 Apr, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 96 during WWI.
  
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   U-97 Type VIIC
   Laid down 27 Sep, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 28 Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Udo Heilmann
   Commanders 28 Sep, 1940 - May, 1942 Udo Heilmann
   May, 1942 - 15 Oct, 1942 Friedrich Burgel
   2 Feb, 1943 - 16 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Georg Trox
  
   Career 13 patrols 28 Sep, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 31 Oct, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 23. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1942 - 16 Jun, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 15 ships sunk for a total of 64.404 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 6.833 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 9.718 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 16 June, 1943 in Mediterranean, west of Haifa in position 33.00N, 34.00E by depth charges from an Australian Hudson aircraft (Sqdn 459/T). 27 dead and 21 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   3 Mar, 1941
   The boat lost 1 man overboard in the Bay of Biscay. [Bootsmaat Artur Mei]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-97 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Apr, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 16 May, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 97 during WWI.
  
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   U-98 Type VIIC
   Laid down 27 Sep, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Robert Gysae (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 12 Oct, 1940 - 23 Mar, 1942 Kptlt. Robert Gysae (Knights Cross)
   24 Mar, 1942 - Oct, 1942 KrvKpt. Wilhelm Schulze
   Oct, 1942 - 15 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Eichmann
  
   Career 9 patrols 12 Oct, 1940 - 28 Feb, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1941 - 15 Nov, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 48.878 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 10.549 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 185 tons
   Fate Sunk on 15 Nov, 1942 in North Atlantic west of Gibraltar in position 36.09N, 07.42W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wrestler. 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1988)
   Sunk on 19 Nov, 1942 in the Atlantic, southwest of Cape St. Vincent in position 35.38N, 11.48W by depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (RAF Sqdn. 608/C).
  
   This attack was in fact against U-413 which escaped severely damaged.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-98 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Attack and Sink!, Edwards, Bernard, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-98 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Feb, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 May, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 98 during WWI.
  
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   U-99 Type VIIB
   Laid down 31 Mar, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross/Swords)
   Commanders 18 Apr, 1940 - 17 Mar, 1941 KrvKpt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 8 patrols 18 Apr, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 17 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 35 ships sunk for a total of 198.218 GRT
   3 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 46.440 GRT
   5 ships damaged for a total of 37.965 GRT
   1 ship taken as prize for a total of 2.136 GRT
   Fate Scuttled at 0343hrs on 17 Mar 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61N, 12W, after being depth charged by the British destroyer HMS Walker. 3 dead and 40 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   On 12 July, 1940, the Estonian steamer Merisaar was ordered by U-99 to sail to Bordeaux, France (the port was then already under German control). Her captain complied but on the way there she was sunk (on July 15th) by bombs from a German aircraft south of Queenstown.
  
   At 2250hrs on 3 November, 1940, one of the most dramatic battles of the U-boat war began. U-99 attacked the armed merchant cruisers HMS Laurentic and HMS Patroclus. They were both sunk within seven hours in which the U-boat fired ten torpedoes and four rounds with the deck gun, while the vessels returned fire without damaging the U-boat.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-99 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Golden Horseshoe, Robertson, Terence, 2000 (transl.)
   KTB U 51 - U 99, Ritschel, Herbert, 2000
   Operation Kiebitz, Dugas, Jean-Guy, 1992
  
   U-Boat Killer, Macintyre, Donald, 2000 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-99 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Jan, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Mar, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 99 during WWI.
  
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   U-100 Type VIIB
   Laid down 22 May, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 May, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 30 May, 1940 - 17 Mar, 1941 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 6 patrols 30 May, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1940 - 17 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 25 ships sunk for a total of 135.614 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 17.229 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 2.205 GRT
   Fate Sank at 0318hrs on 17 March, 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61N, 12W, after being rammed and depth charged by the British destroyers HMS Walker and HMS Vanoc. 38 dead and 6 survivors.
  
  
  
  
  
   U-100 was the first U-boat sunk after being located by radar. HMS Vanoc discovered her during an overcast night that would have kept U-100 safe from lookouts.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-100 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boot Fahrer von heute, Schepke, Joachim, 1940
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-100 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Feb, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Apr, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 100 during WWI.
  
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   U-101 Type VIIB
   Laid down 31 Mar, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 11 Mar, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 11 Mar, 1940 - 18 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim (Knights Cross)
   18 Nov, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 3 Feb, 1942 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach (Knights Cross)
   4 Feb, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1942 Friedrich Bothe
   May, 1942 - 25 Oct, 1942 Ernst von Witzendorff
   15 Sep, 1942 - 21 Oct, 1943 Oblt. Helmut Munster
  
   Career 10 patrols 11 Mar, 1940 - 31 Mar, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1940 - 28 Feb, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Mar, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1943 - 21 Oct, 1943 23. Flottille (training)
   Successes 22 ships sunk for a total of 112.618 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.190 tons
   2 ships damaged for a total of 9.113 GRT
   Fate Stricken at Neustadt on 21 Oct, 1943. Scuttled there on 3 May, 1945. Wreck broken up.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   4 Jun, 1941
   The boat lost a man, Matrosenobergefreiter Horst Jackl, overboard.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boot auf Feindfahrt, Busch, Harald, 1942
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-101 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Apr, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 15 May, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 101 during WWI.
  
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   U-102 Type VIIB
   Laid down 22 May, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 27 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
   Commanders 27 Apr, 1940 - 1 Jul, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
  
   Career 1 patrol 27 Apr, 1940 - 1 Jun, 1940 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1940 - 1 Jul, 1940 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 5.430 GRT
   Fate Sunk 1 July, 1940 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 48.33N, 10.26W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vansittart. 43 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during December 1985)
   This boat had always been assumed missing somewhere in the Bay of Biscay after 30 June, 1940.
  
   The boat had just sunk its only victim, the steamer SS Clearton, from the convoy SL.36 when she was herself sunk shortly afterwards.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-102 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Mala flota bez mitow cz.2, Borowiak, Mariusz, 2001
   Polskie Okrety Podwodne 1926-1969, Rudzki, Czeslaw, 1985
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-102 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 May, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jun, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 102 during WWI.
  
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   U-103 Type IXB
   Laid down 6 Sep, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 5 Jul, 1940 Korvkpt. Victor Schutze (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 5 Jul, 1940 - 12 Aug, 1941 KrvKpt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   13 Aug, 1941 - 14 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Werner Winter (Knights Cross)
   15 Jul, 1942 - 13 Mar, 1944 Kptlt. Gustav-Adolf Janssen
   23 Jan, 1945 - 18 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Heinz Murl
   31 Mar, 1945 - 15 Apr, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Norbert Schunck
  
   Career 11 patrols 5 Jul, 1940 - 1 Sep, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1940 - 1 Jan, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1944 - 1 Mar, 1944 24. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 45 ships sunk for a total of 237.596 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 28.158 GRT
   Fate Taken out of service in March 1944. In Jan 1945 U-103 went from Gotenhafen to Hamburg and in April 1945 from Hamburg to Kiel.
  
   Sunk 15 April, 1945 at Kiel, by bombs. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-103 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-103 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Jun, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 15 Jul, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 103 during WWI.
  
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   U-104 Type IXB
   Laid down 10 Nov, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 19 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Harald Jurst
   Commanders 19 Aug, 1940 - 28 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Harald Jurst
  
   Career 1 patrol 19 Aug, 1940 - 31 Oct, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1940 - 28 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 8.240 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 10.516 GRT
   Fate Missing since 28 Nov, 1940 north-west of Ireland in approximate position 55.30N, 08.00W. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   U-104 reported for the last time on 19 Nov, 1940 from approximate position 60.30N, 02.30E. There is a possibility that she was lost to mines from minefield SN 44 which was laid on 8 Nov, 1940 northwest of Tory Island as her last reported position was very close to that field.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during September 1987)
   Sunk on 21 Nov, 1940 northwest of Ireland, in position 56.28N, 14.13W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Rhododendron.
  
   This attack was actually against U-103 inflicting no damage.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-104 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-104 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 3 Jul, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 12 Aug, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 104 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-105 Type IXB
   Laid down 16 Nov, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Georg Schewe
   Commanders 10 Sep, 1940 - 6 Jan, 1942 Kptlt. Georg Schewe (Knights Cross)
   7 Jan, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 Heinrich Schuch
   1 Oct, 1942 - 29 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Adolf Schweichel
   29 Oct, 1942 - 2 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Jurgen Nissen
  
   Career 9 patrols 10 Sep, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 2 Jun, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 22 ships sunk for a total of 123.924 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.546 tons
   Fate Sunk 2 June, 1943 near Dakar, in position 14.15N, 17.35W, by depth charges from a one-of-a-kind French Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat named "Antares" of Flotille d'exploration 4E, French Naval Air Force. 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
  
   While crossing the Bay of Biscay during the day on 12 June, 1942 the boat was attacked by an Australian Sunderland aircraft from RAAF Sqdn 10.
  
   The U-boat sought shelter in El Ferrol, Spain right after the attack on the 12th of June and did not leave again until the 28th when she departed for Lorient which she reached on the 30th. She was apparently seriously damaged as she did not sail again until 23 Nov, 1942.
  
   The aircraft that got the boat
   The 4-engine flying boat that sank U-105 was the only one of that design built. The aircraft, named after a star as tradition in the French Navy, was based at Dakar and she sank the boat after a 2 hour chase.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   16 May, 1941
   The 105mm gun exploded during firing wounding 6 men.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Maritime Is Number Ten - The Sunderland Era 1939-45, Baff, K.C. (Flight Lieutenant), 1983
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-105 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 May, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Jul, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 105 during WWI.
  
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   U-106 Type IXB
   Laid down 26 Nov, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 24 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Jurgen Oesten (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 24 Sep, 1940 - 19 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Jurgen Oesten (Knights Cross)
   20 Oct, 1941 - Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Hermann Rasch (Knights Cross)
   20 Jun, 1943 - 2 Aug, 1943 Oblt. Wolf-Dietrich Damerow
  
   Career 10 patrols 24 Sep, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 2 Aug, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 22 ships sunk for a total of 138.581 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 12.634 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 8.246 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 31.100 tons
   Fate Sunk 2 Aug, 1943 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.35N, 11.55W, by depth charges from British and Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 228/N & 461/M). 22 dead and 36 survivors.
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   23 Oct, 1941
   An incredibly sad event befell U-106 on this date. When the replacement watch opened the tower hatch in rough seas they found out that the entire previous tower watch of 4 men had been washed overboard. [Oberleutnant zur See Werner Gruneberg, Fahnrich zur See Herbert von Bruchhausen, Oberbootsmannmaat Karl Heemann, Matrose Ewald Bruhl]
  
   27 Jul, 1942
   A Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 311/A) attacked U-106 killing the I WO Oberleutnant zur See Gunter Wi?mann and wounding the Commander. The boat had only left Lorient, France 2 days earlier and was forced to return, arriving on July 28.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
  
   On The Triangle Run, Lamb, James B., 2000
   They Shall Not Pass Unseen, Southall, Ivan, 1956
   Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-106 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Jun, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Jul, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 106 during WWI.
  
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   U-107 Type IXB
   Laid down 6 Dec, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 8 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Gunther Hessler
   Commanders 8 Oct, 1940 - 1 Dec, 1941 KrvKpt. Gunter Hessler (Knights Cross)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 6 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Harald Gelhaus (Knights Cross)
   Jul, 1943 - Aug, 1944 Kptlt. Volker Simmermacher
   Aug, 1944 - 18 Aug, 1944 Ltn. Karl-Heinz Fritz
  
   Career 14 patrols 8 Oct, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 18 Aug, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 37 ships sunk for a total of 207.375 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 10.411 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 17.392 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 8.246 GRT
   Fate Sunk 18 Aug, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, in position 46.46N, 03.49W, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 201/W). 58 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   U-107 under Kptlt. Gunther Hessler put out from Lorient, France at 19:30 on 29 March, 1941 for what would become the most successful patrol of the entire war against allied merchant shipping. She left the base along with U-94 commanded by Kptlt. Kuppisch but then U-107 headed southwards.
  
   Her operational area was around the Canary Islands and nearby Freetown where she sank 14 ships for a total of 86,699 tons, starting with the British merchant SS Eskdene which required some 2 torpedoes and 104 rounds from the heavy 105mm fast firing deck cannon. The largest ship sunk during that patrol was the British Calchas of 10,305 tons. On 1 June, 1941 they sank the British U-boat-trap Alfred Jones of 5,013 tons.
  
   On 3 and 4 of May U-107 refuelled from the German support ship Nordmark. There they also met U-105. Five days later they took on board 14 torpedoes and some food, fuel and water from the support ship Egerland. The boat returned to Lorient on 2 July 1941.
  
   Kptlt. Hessler married Karl Donitz's daughter, Ursula, in November 1937. At that time Hessler was serving on the torpedo boats but in April 1940 he joined the U-boat force. Because Hessler was his son-in-law Donitz had trouble giving Hessler his deserved Knights Cross and eventually Grand Admiral Raeder signed the papers.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-107 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Profile Warship 8: Kriegsmarine U-107/Submarine, Rohwer, Jurgen, 1971
  
  
   Wavetops At my Wingtips, Baveystock, Leslie, 1991
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-107 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jun, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Aug, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 107 during WWI.
  
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   U-108 Type IXB
   Laid down 27 Dec, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 22 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Klaus Scholtz (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 22 Oct, 1940 - 14 Oct, 1942 KrvKpt. Klaus Scholtz (Knights Cross)
   Oct, 1942 - Oct, 1942 Erich Hilsenitz
   15 Oct, 1942 - 16 Oct, 1943 KrvKpt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
   17 Oct, 1943 - 11 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Matthias Brunig
  
   Career 11 patrols 22 Oct, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1943 - 11 Apr, 1944 8. Flottille (training)
   Successes 25 ships sunk for a total of 118.722 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 16.644 GRT
   Fate Sunk 11 Apr 1944 at Stettin, by bombs; raised; taken out of service at Stettin 17 Jul, 1944; scuttled there 24 Apr 1945.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-108 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-108 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Oct, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 5 Dec, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 108 during WWI.
  
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   U-109 Type IXB
   Laid down 9 Mar, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 5 Dec, 1940 Korvkpt. Hans-Georg Fischer
   Commanders 5 Dec, 1940 - 4 Jun, 1941 KrvKpt. Hans-Georg Fischer
   5 Jun, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1943 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt (Knights Cross)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 4 May, 1943 Oblt. Joachim Schramm
  
   Career 9 patrols 5 Dec, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 4 May, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 12 ships sunk for a total of 79.969 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.548 GRT
   Fate Sunk 4 May, 1943 south of Ireland, in position 47.22N, 22.40W, by 4 depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/P). 52 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   The Liberator was on an outbound patrol to link up with convoy HX.236 north-east of the Azores when she got a contact with her 10cm radar. Shortly afterwards the crew saw a surfaced U-boat and dropped 4 depth charges onto the boat.
  
   The boat was seen on the surface after the depth charges had straddled her and then she slowly sank, seemingly leaving enough time for at least some survivors but possibly the hatches were all damaged from the blast and no one seemed to get out of the boat.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-109 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
   Feindfahrten, Hirschfeld, Wolfgang, 1991
  
   Hirschfeld, Brooks, Geoffrey told by Wolfgang Hirschfeld, 1996
   Sinking of the Montrolite, Constant, Alan R., 2002
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-109 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Sep, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Jul, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 109 during WWI.
  
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   U-110 Type IXB
   Laid down 1 Feb, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 21 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp
   Commanders 21 Nov, 1940 - 9 May, 1941 Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 2 patrols 21 Nov, 1940 - 28 Feb, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1941 - 9 May, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 10.149 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 8.675 GRT
   Fate Captured on 9 May, 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the destroyers HMS Bulldog, HMS Broadway and the British corvette HMS Aubretia. The boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture. 15 dead and 32 survivors.
  
  
  
  
  
   "The Secret Capture"
  
  
   U-110 met its end on May 9, 1941 when it was captured . This is what most people view as the most important capture of the entire war and it was so secret that even the crew of U-110 did not know of it! U-110, under the command of Kptlt. Fritz Julius Lemp, had been attacking a convoy along with U-201 (Oblt. Adalbert Schnee) when Lemp left his periscope up too long (probably to confirm a kill, he sank two ships on that day amounting to 7500 GRT) and the escort HMS Aubretia spotted it and rushed to the scene dropping depth charges.
  
   U-110 survived the first attacks but then HMS Bulldog and HMS Broadway came and joined in the hunt. U-110 was forced to surface and HMS Bulldog immediately went onto ramming course (its commander realized at the very last moment that a capture might come off and tried to avoid hitting U-110 which he almost did) which Lemp noticed and ordered "Abandon Ship". Lemp figured that since the boat was going to be rammed (and presumably sunk) its secrets were safe within it. Only when he was in the water did he realize that the boat was not sinking and attempted to swim back and prevent capture and that was the last seen of him. Many say he was shot in the water by a British sailor but that may not be at all true.
  
   The British made several journeys between U-110 and HMS Bulldog to collect whatever they could get their hands on inside the boat. This must have been a real treat as U-110 was abandoned in a hurry and being a IXB class she did not sink as rapidly as VIIC would likely have done. It is very likely that numerous U-boats were sunk using the material found inside U-110.
  
   The day after the boat was captured someone realized that the allies already had the most important part of U-110, namely the secret documents and Enigma machine and that the Germans might find out that the British had the boat soon and, assuming the worst, change all codes and cipher system. The boat thus "accidentally" sank when being towed to Britain. 15 men were killed in the action and 32 captured. Lemp himself did not survive as noted above.
  
   While attacking a freighter with the deck gun the water-tight plug was not removed from the gun by accident and the gun then blew up causing damages to the boat and forcing the boat to port.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   23 Mar, 1941
   U-110?s 105mm deck gun exploded during firing wounding 3 men.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Krieg der "Grauen Wolfe", Busch, Fritz-Otto, 1994
   The Secret Capture, Roskill, S. W., 1959 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-110 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jul, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Sep, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 110 during WWI.
  
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   U-111 Type IXB
   Laid down 20 Feb, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 19 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Wilhelm Kleinschmidt
   Commanders 19 Dec, 1940 - 4 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Wilhelm Kleinschmidt
  
   Career 2 patrols 19 Dec, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 4 Oct, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 24.176 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 13.037 GRT
   Fate Sunk 4 Oct, 1941 south-west of Tenerife, in position 27.15N, 20.27W, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Lady Shirley. 8 dead and 44 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-111 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-111 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 5 Sep, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 Dec, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 111 during WWI.
  
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   U-116 Type XB
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 26 Jul, 1941 Korvkpt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 26 Jul, 1941 - 10 Sep, 1942 KrvKpt. Werner von Schmidt
   11 Sep, 1942 - 6 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Wilhelm Grimme
  
   Career 4 patrols 26 Jul, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1942 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 6 Oct, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.284 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.093 GRT
   Fate Missing since October 1942 in the North Atlantic, details and position not known.
  
   The last radiogram was sent on 6 Oct 1942 from approximate position 45.00N, 31.30W. 56 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-116 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-117 Type XB
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Oct, 1941 Korvkpt. Hans-Werner Neumann
   Commanders 25 Oct, 1941 - 7 Aug, 1943 FrgKpt. Hans-Werner Neumann
  
   Career 5 patrols 25 Oct, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 14 Oct, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat)
   15 Oct, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 11. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1942 - 7 Aug, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships damaged for a total of 14.269 GRT
   Fate Sunk 7 August, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 39.42N, 38.21W while supplying U-66 by depth charges and a Fido homing torpedo from five Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Card. 62 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   8 Nov, 1942
   While refuelling U-454 on 8 Nov Leutnant zur See der Reserve Helmut Schwenzel from U-117 was washed overboard.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-117 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Dec, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 23 Mar, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 117 during WWI.
  
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   U-118 Type XB
   Laid down 1 Mar, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 6 Dec, 1941 Korvkpt. Werner Czygan
   Commanders 6 Dec, 1941 - 12 Jun, 1943 KrvKpt. Werner Czygan
  
   Career 4 patrols 6 Dec, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 12 Jun, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 14.064 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons
   2 ships damaged for a total of 11.945 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 June, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic west of the Canary Islands, in position 30.49N, 33.49W by depth charges from eight Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue. 43 dead and 16 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-118 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-118 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 Feb, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 May, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 118 during WWI.
  
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   U-119 Type XB
   Laid down 15 May, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 2 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Alois Zech
   Commanders 2 Apr, 1942 - 16 Apr, 1943 Alois Zech
   15 Apr, 1943 - 24 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke
  
   Career 2 patrols 2 Apr, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1943 - 24 Jun, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.937 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.176 GRT
   Fate Sunk 24 June, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 44.59N, 12.24W by ramming and depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling. 57 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   29 Apr, 1943
   One man was lost when a Sunderland aircraft (461 Sqdn) attacked the U-boat.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-119 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Apr, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Jun, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 119 during WWI.
  
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   U-120 Type IIB
   Laid down 31 Mar, 1938 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 20 Apr, 1940 Oblt. Ernst Bauer (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 20 Apr, 1940 - 25 Nov, 1940 Oblt. Ernst Bauer (Knights Cross)
   26 Nov, 1940 - 19 May, 1941 Wolfgang Heyda
   20 May, 1941 - 24 Feb, 1942 Willy-Roderich Korner
   25 Feb, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 Oblt. Hans Fiedler
   15 Sep, 1942 - 24 May, 1943 Alfred Radermacher
   26 Jul, 1943 - 14 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Joachim Sauerbier
   15 Sep, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Rolf Rudiger Bensel
  
   Career No patrols 20 Apr, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 16 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   17 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled 2 May, 1945 at Bremerhaven. Raised in 1950 and broken up.
  
  
  
   The to-become Oblt. z. S. Alfred Radermacher was from 09.40 to 04.42 the Obersteuermann on U-96 (Buchheim described him in his novel Das Boot). Later he became an officer and Commander of U-120 and U-393.
  
  
   Sunk by a toilet?
   In many sources it is stated that this boat was lost due to a toilet problem. This is not true but U-1206, a much larger boat, did have similar problems that helped to contribute to its loss in April 1945.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-120 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-120 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Jun, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 Aug, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 120 during WWI.
  
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   U-121 Type IIB
   Laid down 16 Apr, 1938 Flender-Werke, Lubeck
   Commissioned 28 May, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter
   Commanders 28 May, 1940 - 30 Mar, 1941 Kptlt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter
   Oct, 1940 - 5 Nov, 1940 Otto Harms
   6 Nov, 1940 - 27 Nov, 1940 Oblt. Adalbert Schnee (Knights Cross)
   31 Mar, 1941 - 8 Jul, 1941 Oblt. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach (Knights Cross)
   9 Jul, 1941 - 25 Mar, 1942 Kptlt. Gert Hetschko
   26 Mar, 1942 - 19 Apr, 1942 Ernst von Witzendorff
   16 May, 1942 - 8 Feb, 1943 Ltn. Otto Westphalen (Knights Cross)
   Sep, 1942 - Dec, 1942 Otto Hubschen (in deputize) -- acting
   9 Feb, 1943 - 22 Feb, 1944 Oblt. Ewald Hulsenbeck
   23 Feb, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich Horst
  
   Career No patrols 28 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 25 Mar, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   26 Mar, 1942 - 15 May, 1942 24. Flottille (school boat)
   16 May, 1942 - 16 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   17 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled 2 May, 1945 at Bremerhaven. Raised in 1950 and broken up.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-121 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-122 Type IXB
   Laid down 5 Mar, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 30 Mar, 1940 Korvkpt. Hans-Gunther Looff
   Commanders 30 Mar, 1940 - 22 Jun, 1940 KrvKpt. Hans-Gunther Looff
  
   Career 2 patrols 30 Mar, 1940 - 31 May, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1940 - 22 Jun, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 5.911 GRT
   Fate Missing since 22 June, 1940 between the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   According to research done by FDS/NHB in December 1985 there is a possibility that this boat was lost due to underwater collision with the vessel San Filipe on June 22 in position 50.47N, 08.48W or by depth charges from the corvette HMS Arabis on June 23 in position 49.21N, 08.47W. But neither case can be proven to indicate U-122 or another U-boat attack, but they are a possibility nonetheless.
  
   On her first patrol in May, 1940 U-122 transported some material to Trondheim (Norway) during the Norwegian campaign: one 8,8 cm Flak (anti-aircraft gun) with ammunition, some bombs, 90 cbm (some 750 barrels) fuel for aircraft and some motor oil.
  
   On May 23, 1940 this boat encountered an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic, but neither boat attacked.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-122 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   To Kill The Leopard
   Taylor, Theodore
  
  
  
  
  
  
   To Kill The Leopard, Taylor, Theodore, 1993
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-122 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Dec, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 May, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 122 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-123 Type IXB
   Laid down 15 Apr, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 30 May, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle
   Commanders 30 May, 1940 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (Knights Cross)
   19 May, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Knights Cross)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 17 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Horst von Schroeter (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 12 patrols 30 May, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1940 - 17 Jun, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   18 Jun, 1944 - 1 Aug, 1944 2. Flottille (Frontschulboot)
   Successes 42 ships sunk for a total of 219.924 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 3.209 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 683 tons
   5 ships damaged for a total of 39.584 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 13.984 GRT
   Fate Taken out of service at Lorient, France 17 Jun 1944. Scuttled there 19 Aug 1944. Surrendered to France in 1945 and became the French submarine Blaison. Stricken 18 Aug 1959 as Q165.
  
  
  
   U-123 was one of the most famous U-boats in the war. U-123 took part in the opening of the Paukenschlag (Drumbeat) operations in January 1942 and completed two very successful patrols on the US east coast.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   17 Nov, 1940
   The U-123 lost a seaman overboard. [Mechanikergefreiter Fritz Pfeifer]
  
   27 Mar, 1942
   The American Q-ship Atik (Carolyn) and U-123 had a gunnery duel off the US east coast. One man from U-123 was fatally wounded in the action and died a few hours later, the Atik was sunk. [Fahnrich zur See Rudi Holzer]
  
   7 Nov, 1943
   The famous U-boat was attacked by a Mosquito aircraft from the 618 Squadron suffering 1 man dead and 2 wounded.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
   Auf Gefechtstationen, Hardegen, Reinhard, 1943
  
   The Iron Time, Previtera, Stephen Thomas, 1999
   Operation Drumbeat, Gannon, Michael, 1991 (transl.)
   Q-ships versus U-boats, Beyer, Kenneth, 1999
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-123 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 26 Jan, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Jul, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 123 during WWI.
  
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   U-124 Type IXB
   Laid down 11 Aug, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 11 Jun, 1940 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 11 Jun, 1940 - 7 Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
   8 Sep, 1941 - 2 Apr, 1943 KrvKpt. Johann Mohr (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 11 patrols 11 Jun, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1940 - 2 Apr, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 46 ships sunk for a total of 219.178 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 5.775 tons
   4 ships damaged for a total of 30.067 GRT
   Fate Sunk 2 April, 1943 west of Oporto, in position 41.02N, 15.39W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop and the British sloop HMS Black Swan. 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   The emblem of U-124, the Edelweiss, was inspired by the loss of U-64 in April, 1940 as the boats were largely manned by the same crew, including the commander and saved from the Norwegian waters by members of the German mountain troops using that same emblem.
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-124 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
  
   Grey Wolf, Grey Sea, Gasaway, E. B., 1973 (transl.)
   Lone Wolf, Mulligan, Timothy P., 1993 (transl.)
  
  
   Uber dem nassen Abgrund, Schulz, Wilhelm, 1994 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-124 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Mar, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 13 Jul, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 124 during WWI.
  
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   U-125 Type IXC
   Laid down 10 May, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 3 Mar, 1941 Kptlt. Gunther Kuhnke (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 3 Mar, 1941 - 15 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Gunter Kuhnke (Knights Cross)
   15 Dec, 1941 - 6 May, 1943 Kptlt. Ulrich Folkers (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 7 patrols 3 Mar, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 6 May, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 17 ships sunk for a total of 82.873 GRT
   Fate Sunk 6 May, 1943 east of Newfoundland, in position 52.30N, 45.20W, by ramming by the British destroyer HMS Oribi and gunfire from the British corvette HMS Snowflake. 54 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   The loss of U-125
   On the night of May 6 the destroyer HMS Oribi located the U-125 in a heavy fog with its radar set just before 0300 and rammed her while doing something close to 20 knots. The boat was severely damaged and the British believed her to be sunk.
  
   But she did survive and at 0331 Folkers radioed BdU with an urgent request for help and U-552, U-381, U-413 and U-260 were ordered to assist him (U-614 and U-402 also in the area were told to remain on station). The boats searched for the wounded boat until the morning of the 7th.
  
   The corvette HMS Snowflake got a radar contact 0354 and soon the contact had closed to 100 meters! The starlights were turned on and revealed a heavily damaged U-boat and apparently already sinking. The corvette tried to ram but the boat escaped the turn. The crew of U-125 scuttled their boat with 5 explosive charges while almost alongside the HMS Snowflake and waited in the water to be rescued. Another corvette HMS Sunflower did reach the scene about this time. The commander of the corvette radioed the escort commander in HMS Tay but was given the shocking reply:
   "Not approved to pick up survivors".
  
   The corvettes HMS Sunflower and HMS Snowflake then turned towards the convoy leaving the men in the water. Kptlt. Folkers and his crew of 54 men died during that night.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-125 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-125 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 26 May, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Sep, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 125 during WWI.
  
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   U-126 Type IXC
   Laid down 1 Jun, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 22 Mar, 1941 Kptlt. Ernst Bauer (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 22 Mar, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1943 Kptlt. Ernst Bauer (Knights Cross)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 3 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Siegfried Kietz
  
   Career 6 patrols 22 Mar, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 3 Jul, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 24 ships sunk for a total of 111.564 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 450 tons (lost aboard transport ships)
   5 ships damaged for a total of 37.501 GRT
   2 ships a total loss for a total of 14.173 GRT
   Fate Sunk 3 July, 1943 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.02N, 11.23W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 172/R). 55 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-126 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Schiff 16, Rogge, Bernhard, 1955 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-126 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Jun, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Oct, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 126 during WWI.
  
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   U-127 Type IXC
   Laid down 20 Jun, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 24 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Bruno Hansmann
   Commanders 24 Apr, 1941 - 15 Dec, 1941 KrvKpt. Bruno Hansmann
  
   Career 1 patrol 24 Apr, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1941 - 15 Dec, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 15 Dec, 1941 west of Gibraltar, in position 36.28N, 09.12W, by depth charges from the Australian destroyer HMAS Nestor. 51 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-127 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-128 Type IXC
   Laid down 10 Jul, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 12 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ullrich Heyse (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 12 May, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1943 Kptlt. Ulrich Heyse (Knights Cross)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 17 May, 1943 Kptlt. Hermann Steinert
  
   Career 6 patrols 12 May, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 17 May, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 12 ships sunk for a total of 83.639 GRT
   Fate Sunk 17 May, 1943 in the South Atlantic south of Pernambuco, in approximate position 10.00S, 35.35W, by gunfire from the US destroyers USS Moffett, USS Jouett and depth charges from two Mariner aircraft (Sqdn VP-74/P-6/P-5). 7 dead and 47 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-128 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-129 Type IXC
   Laid down 30 Jul, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 21 May, 1941 Kptlt. Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 21 May, 1941 - 13 May, 1942 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
   14 May, 1942 - 8 Jul, 1943 KrvKpt. Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knights Cross)
   12 Jul, 1943 - 19 Jul, 1944 Richard von Harpe
  
   Career 10 patrols 21 May, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1941 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 29 ships sunk for a total of 143.748 GRT
   Fate Taken out of service at Lorient 4 July, 1944. Scuttled there 18 Aug 1944. Raised and stricken in 1946, and broken up.
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   21 May, 1943
   During support/assistance by U-459 the boat lost one man overboard briefly from the rubber dinghy, but he was soon rescued. (Other sources say, that the man was missing)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-130 Type IXC
   Laid down 20 Aug, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 11 Jun, 1941 Korvkpt. Ernst Kals (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 11 Jun, 1941 - 1 Jan, 1943 KrvKpt. Ernst Kals (Knights Cross)
   7 Feb, 1943 - 12 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Siegfried Keller
  
   Career 6 patrols 11 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 12 Mar, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 21 ships sunk for a total of 127.608 GRT
   3 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 34.407 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.986 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 Mar 1943 west of the Azores, in position 37.10N, 40.21W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Champlin. 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-130 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-131 Type IXC
   Laid down 1 Sep, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 1 Jul, 1941 Korvkpt. Arend Baumann
   Commanders 1 Jul, 1941 - 17 Dec, 1941 KrvKpt. Arend Baumann
  
   Career 1 patrol 1 Jul, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1941 - 17 Dec, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.016 GRT
   Fate Sunk 17 Dec, 1941 north-east of Madeira, Portugal, in position 34.12N, 13.35W, by depth charges and gunfire from the British escort destroyers HMS Exmoor and HMS Blankney, the British destroyer HMS Stanley, the British corvette HMS Pentstemon and the British sloop HMS Stork* and by depth charges from a Martlet aircraft** (Sqdn. 802) of the British escort carrier HMS Audacity. 47 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   * Commander of HMS Stork was the famous Lieutenant Commander F. J. (Johnnie) Walker .
  
   ** Just minutes before being sunk U-131 shot down a British Martlet aircraft.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-131 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   17 Dec, 1941
   (British Martlet aircraft, Squadron 802 FAA)
   This was the first aircraft shot down by a U-boat in the war. U-131 was sunk immediately afterwards by aircraft bombs and several destroyers.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-132 Type VIIC
   Laid down 10 Aug, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 29 May, 1941 Oblt. Ernst Vogelsang
   Commanders 29 May, 1941 - 4 Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Ernst Vogelsang
  
   Career 4 patrols 29 May, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 3. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 4 Nov, 1942 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 32.964 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 2.216 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.690 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 4.367 GRT
   Fate It is now believed that the boat fell prey to its last victim on 4 Nov, 1942. The ammunition ship Hatimura exploded in a huge explosion and U-132 was probably within the lethal radius. 47 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during January 1985)
   Sunk 5 Nov, 1942 in Northern Atlantic south-east Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.08N, 33.13W by British aircraft (120 Sqdn.).
  
   This attack was against U-89 inflicting severe damage.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-132 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Bloody Winter, Waters, John M., 1994 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-133 Type VIIC
   Laid down 21 Aug, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 5 Jul, 1941 Oblt. Hermann Hesse
   Commanders 5 Jul, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1942 Kptlt. Hermann Hesse
   2 Mar, 1942 - 14 Mar, 1942 Kptlt. Eberhard Mohr
  
   Career 3 patrols 5 Jul, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 14 Mar, 1942 23. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.920 tons
   Fate Sunk 14 March, 1942 in Mediterranean outside Salamis (Saronic Gulf), Greece, in position 37.50N, 23.35E by a mine. 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   At 1700hrs on 14 March, 1942, U-133 left her base at Salamis, Greece. Only 2 hours later she hit a mine. The U-boat was lost immediately with all hands. The commander of the 23rd Flotilla stated after the incident that U-133 left the prescribed way.
  
   (Special thanks to Telis Zervoudis for great assistance in clearing this long time uncertain fate.)
  
   Myth involving this boat
   There is a great U-boat myth that involves this boat. According to an article from 1996 her last mission was to travel up the Colorado River from Baja California and destroy the Hoover Dam. The article is from the USS Shaw's newsletter. The article states that U-133, piloted by Captain Peter Pfau along with 54 sailors made it to as far as Laughlin, Nevada before sandbars made them abort their mission and scuttle the sub.
  
   This is only a cute story, she never would have made it that far (see map showing its approximate path from St. Nazaire, a suitable base, to the target) as its fuel supply would never have allowed this (not even close, the Type VIIC could make it to the US east coast by filling up part of its water tanks with fuel but even then it was stretching it). There was also no U-boat commander named Pfau. Had such an unsual and daring raid been attempted during the war, people would talk and we would know about it by now.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-133 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Mala flota bez mitow cz.2, Borowiak, Mariusz, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-134 Type VIIC
   Laid down 6 Sep, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 26 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Rudolf Schendel
   Commanders 26 Jul, 1941 - 2 Feb, 1943 Rudolf Schendel
   3 Feb, 1943 - 24 Aug, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Gunther Brosin
  
   Career 7 patrols 26 Jul, 1941 - 31 Oct, 1941 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1941 - 24 Aug, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 12.147 GRT
   Fate Sunk 24 Aug, 1943 in the North Atlantic near Vigo, Spain in position approximately 42.07N, 09.30W by 6 depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/J). 48 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   15 Jan, 1943
   On 15 Jan one crewmember died by suicide.
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   18 Jul, 1943
   (American Blimp K-74 aircraft, Squadron )
   This was the only airship (i.e. like Zeppelin) shot down during WWII. For more information you could check out this page.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-135 Type VIIC
   Laid down 16 Sep, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 16 Aug, 1941 Oblt. Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius
   Commanders 16 Aug, 1941 - Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius
   Nov, 1942 - 3 Jun, 1943 Oblt. Heinz Schutt
   4 Jun, 1943 - 15 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Otto Luther
  
   Career 7 patrols 16 Aug, 1941 - 1 Dec, 1941 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 15 Jul, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 21.302 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.762 GRT
   Fate Sunk 15 July, 1943 in the Atlantic, in position 28.20N, 13.17W, by the British sloop HMS Rochester and the British corvettes HMS Mignonette, HMS Balsam and an American Catalina aircraft (VP-92). 5 dead and 41 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   10 Aug, 1942
   Two men from U-135 were killed in an aircraft attack. [Matrosenobergefreiter Emil Hafner, Matrosenobergefreiter Erhard Pompner]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-135 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Sep, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Jun, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 135 during WWI.
  
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   U-136 Type VIIC
   Laid down 2 Oct, 1940 Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
   Commissioned 30 Aug, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Zimmermann
   Commanders 30 Aug, 1941 - 11 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Heinrich Zimmermann
  
   Career 3 patrols 30 Aug, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 11 Jul, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 23.649 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 1.850 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.955 GRT
   Fate Sunk 11 July, 1942 in Atlantic west of Madeira, Portugal, in position 33.30N, 22.52W by depth charges from the Free French destroyer Leopard, the British frigate HMS Spey and the British sloop HMS Pelican. 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-136 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Das letzte U-Boot nach Avalon, Guenter, C. H., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-136 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Nov, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 15 Aug, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 136 during WWI.
  
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   U-137 Type IID
   Laid down 16 Nov, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 15 Jun, 1940 Oblt. Herbert Wohlfahrt (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 15 Jun, 1940 - 14 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Herbert Wohlfarth (Knights Cross)
   15 Dec, 1940 - 7 Dec, 1941 Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann
   8 Dec, 1941 - 1 Sep, 1942 Herbert Brunning
   2 Sep, 1942 - 27 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Gerth Gemeiner
   28 Dec, 1943 - 24 Jan, 1945 Oblt. Gunther Schimmel
   25 Jan, 1945 - 28 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Erich Fischer
   Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Dierks
  
   Career 4 patrols 15 Jun, 1940 - 31 Aug, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1940 - 19 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   20 Dec, 1940 - 2 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 24.136 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.917 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 10.552 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-137 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-138 Type IID
   Laid down 16 Nov, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 27 Jun, 1940 Oblt.Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 27 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Oblt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   21 Oct, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 Peter Lohmeyer
   1 Jan, 1941 - 18 Jun, 1941 Franz Gramitzky
  
   Career 5 patrols 27 Jun, 1940 - 31 Aug, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 May, 1941 - 18 Jun, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 48.564 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.993 GRT
   Fate Sunk 18 June, 1941 west of Cadiz, in position 36.04N, 07.29W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Fearless, HMS Forester, HMS Foresight and HMS Foxhound. 27 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-138 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-139 Type IID
   Laid down 20 Nov, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 24 Jul, 1940 Kptlt. Robert Bartels
   Commanders 24 Jul, 1940 - 20 Dec, 1940 Oblt. Robert Bartels
   21 Dec, 1940 - 5 Oct, 1941 Horst Elfe
   6 Oct, 1941 - 17 May, 1942 Oblt. Heinz-Konrad Fenn
   18 May, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 Albert Lauzemis
   1 Jul, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Helmut Sommer
   1 Oct, 1942 - 6 Sep, 1943 Oblt. Richard Bottcher
   7 Sep, 1943 - 27 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Hubertus Korndorfer
   28 Dec, 1943 - 3 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Gunther Lube
   4 Jul, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Walter Kimmelmann
  
   Career 2 patrols 24 Jul, 1940 - 3 Oct, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   4 Oct, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1941 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 May, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 22. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Aug, 1941 - 2 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-139 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-139 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 3 Dec, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 May, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 139 during WWI.
  
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   U-140 Type IID
   Laid down 16 Nov, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Aug, 1940 Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch
   Commanders 7 Aug, 1940 - 6 Apr, 1941 Hans-Peter Hinsch
   7 Apr, 1941 - 9 Dec, 1941 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Hellriegel (Knights Cross)
   10 Dec, 1941 - 1 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Klaus Popp
   2 Sep, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Albrecht Markert
   1 Aug, 1944 - 19 Nov, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Zeissler
   20 Nov, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Wolfgang Scherfling
  
   Career 3 patrols 7 Aug, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 22. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Apr, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 12.410 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945, in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-140 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-140 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Nov, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Mar, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 140 during WWI.
  
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   U-141 Type IID
   Laid down 12 Dec, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Aug, 1940 Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 21 Aug, 1940 - 30 Mar, 1941 Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross)
   31 Mar, 1941 - 29 Nov, 1941 Philipp Schuler
   30 Nov, 1941 - 15 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Jurgen Kruger
   16 Jun, 1942 - 15 Feb, 1943 Oblt. Gunther Moller
   16 Feb, 1943 - 28 Jul, 1943 Dietrich Rauch
   29 Jul, 1943 - 6 Nov, 1944 Oblt. Bernhard Luttmann
   7 Nov, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Heinrich-Dietrich Hoffmann
  
   Career 4 patrols 21 Aug, 1940 - 23 Oct, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 6.801 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 5.133 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-141 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-141 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Jan, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 24 Jun, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 141 during WWI.
  
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   U-142 Type IID
   Laid down 12 Dec, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Nicolai Clausen
   Commanders 4 Sep, 1940 - 13 Oct, 1940 Ltn. Asmus Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
   14 Oct, 1940 - 12 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Paul-Hugo Kettner
   21 Oct, 1941 - 17 Mar, 1942 Siegfried Lindke
   18 Mar, 1942 - 12 Sep, 1942 Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann
   13 Sep, 1942 - 24 Dec, 1942 Oblt. Johann-Otto Krieg (Knights Cross)
   25 Dec, 1942 - 4 Mar, 1944 Karl-Heinz Laudahn
   5 Mar, 1944 - 6 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Carl Schauroth
   7 Feb, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich Baumgartel
  
   Career 3 patrols 4 Sep, 1940 - 16 Oct, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   17 Oct, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   19 Dec, 1940 - 21 Jun, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 22. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 1 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   2 May, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 5. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-142 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-142 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Mar, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 10 Nov, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 142 during WWI.
  
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   U-143 Type IID
   Laid down 3 Jan, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 18 Sep, 1940 - 2 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross)
   9 Dec, 1940 - 19 Mar, 1941 Oblt. Helmut Mohlmann (Knights Cross)
   20 Mar, 1941 - 30 Mar, 1941 Jurgen von Rosenstiel
   31 Mar, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1941 Oblt. Harald Gelhaus (Knights Cross)
   19 Nov, 1941 - 7 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Helmut Manseck
   8 Apr, 1942 - 14 Dec, 1942 Gerhard Groth
   15 Dec, 1942 - 8 Feb, 1943 Erwin Schwager
   9 Feb, 1943 - 29 May, 1944 Hans Vogel
   30 May, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Walter Kasparek
  
   Career 4 patrols 18 Sep, 1940 - 2 Nov, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   3 Nov, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 1 Apr, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Apr, 1941 - 12 Sep, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   13 Sep, 1941 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 1.409 GRT
   Fate Transferred from Wilhelmshaven, Germany to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.
  
   Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
   Sunk on 22 Dec, 1945 in position 55.58N, 09.35W.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-143 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-144 Type IID
   Laid down 10 Jan, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 2 Oct, 1940 Oblt. Friedrich von Hippel
   Commanders 2 Oct, 1940 - 16 Nov, 1940 Friedrich von Hippel
   17 Nov, 1940 - 10 Aug, 1941 Kptlt. Gert von Mittelstaedt
  
   Career 3 patrols 2 Oct, 1940 - 19 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   20 Dec, 1940 - 21 Jun, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   22 Jun, 1941 - 10 Aug, 1941 22. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons
   Fate Sunk on 10 Aug, 1941 in Gulf of Finland north of Dago, in approximate position 59N, 23E, by torpedoes from the Russian submarine SC-307. 28 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-144 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-145 Type IID
   Laid down 29 Mar, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 Oct, 1940 Oblt. Heinrich Driver
   Commanders 16 Oct, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 Heinrich Driver
   19 Dec, 1940 - 21 Oct, 1941 Rudolf Franzius
   22 Oct, 1941 - 25 Nov, 1941 Heinz Schomburg
   26 Nov, 1941 - 14 Dec, 1942 Reimar Ziesmer
   15 Dec, 1942 - 12 Mar, 1944 Oblt. Otto Hubschen
   13 Mar, 1944 - 26 Nov, 1944 Oblt. Horst Hubsch
   27 Nov, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich-Karl Gorner
  
   Career 3 patrols 16 Oct, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   19 Dec, 1940 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.
  
   Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
   Sunk on 22 Dec, 1945 in position 55.47N, 09.56W.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-145 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-146 Type IID
   Laid down 30 Mar, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Eberhard Hoffmann
   Commanders 30 Oct, 1940 - 6 Apr, 1941 Eberhard Hoffmann
   7 Apr, 1941 - 26 Aug, 1941 Oblt. Otto Ites (Knights Cross)
   27 Aug, 1941 - Oct, 1941 Ewald Hulsenbeck
   Oct, 1941 - Jun, 1942 Oblt. Wilhelm Grimme
   Jun, 1942 - Aug, 1942 Oblt. Gerth Gemeiner
   8 Sep, 1942 - Oct, 1942 Jurgen Nissen
   2 Nov, 1942 - 11 Jul, 1943 Erich Hilsenitz
   31 May, 1943 - 30 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Waldschmidt
   22 Dec, 1944 - 9 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Helmuth Wust
   10 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Carl Schauroth
  
   Career 2 patrols 30 Oct, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 2 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.496 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-146 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-147 Type IID
   Laid down 10 Apr, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 11 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 11 Dec, 1940 - 4 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Knights Cross)
   5 Apr, 1941 - 2 Jun, 1941 Oblt. Eberhard Wetjen
  
   Career 3 patrols 11 Dec, 1940 - 19 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   20 Dec, 1940 - 1 Feb, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Feb, 1941 - 2 Jun, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 6.145 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.996 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 2.491 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 2 June, 1941 north-west of Ireland, in position 56.38N, 10.24W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the British corvette HMS Periwinkle. 26 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-147 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-148 Type IID
   Laid down 10 Apr, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 28 Dec, 1940 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Radke
   Commanders 28 Dec, 1940 - 14 Sep, 1941 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Radke
   15 Sep, 1941 - 15 Jan, 1942 Oblt. Eberhard Mohr
   16 Jan, 1942 - 19 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Heinz Franke (Knights Cross)
   20 Oct, 1942 - 18 Jan, 1943 Herbert Bruninghaus
   19 Jan, 1943 - 15 Dec, 1943 Goske von Mollendorff
   30 Nov, 1943 - 15 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Heinz Schaffer
   16 Dec, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Renko Tammen
  
   Career No patrols 28 Dec, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1941 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-148 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-149 Type IID
   Laid down 25 May, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 13 Nov, 1940 Oblt. Horst Holtring
   Commanders 13 Nov, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Horst Holtring
   1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Rolf Borchers
   1 Aug, 1942 - 14 May, 1944 Baron Adolf-Wilhelm von Hammerstein-Equord
   15 May, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Helmut Plohr
  
   Career 1 patrol 13 Nov, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941 22. Flottille (school boat)
   22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 22. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons
   Fate Transferred from Wilhelmshaven, Germany to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.
  
   Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
   Sunk on 21 Dec, 1945 in position 55.40N, 08.00W.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-149 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-150 Type IID
   Laid down 25 May, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 27 Nov, 1940 Oblt. Hinrich Kelling
   Commanders 27 Nov, 1940 - 31 Aug, 1942 Hinrich Kelling
   9 Jan, 1942 - May, 1944 Oblt. Hermann Schultz
   May, 1944 - 7 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Emil Ranzau
   16 Jul, 1944 - 21 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Hunold Ahlefeld
   22 Dec, 1944 - 31 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Helmut Anschutz
   1 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Jurgen Kriegshammer
  
   Career No patrols 27 Nov, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven, Germany in May, 1945. Taken to Loch Ryan on 30 June, 1945.
  
  
  
   The boat was scuttled on 22 October, 1947 while on manoeuvres with the Canadian Navy. She was thus spared from Operation Deadlight during 1945-1946.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-150 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-151 Type IID
   Laid down 6 Jul, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 15 Jan, 1941 Kptlt. Hans Oestermann
   Commanders 15 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Hans Oestermann
   22 Jul, 1941 - 15 Nov, 1941 Gustav-Adolf Janssen
   16 Nov, 1941 - Sep, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Eichmann
   Sep, 1942 - May, 1943 Paul Just
   May, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Karl-Erich Utischill
   1 Sep, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Graf Ferdinand von Arco
  
   Career No patrols 15 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jul, 1941 24. Flottille (training)
   22 Jul, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-151 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-151 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Apr, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 12 Jul, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 151 during WWI.
  
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   U-152 Type IID
   Laid down 6 Jul, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 29 Jan, 1941 Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 29 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer (Knights Cross)
   22 Jul, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941 Werner Bender
   1 Oct, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 Hans Hildebrandt
   1 Aug, 1942 - 20 Sep, 1942 Hans-Ferdinand Geisler
   21 Sep, 1942 - 24 Jul, 1943 Victor-Wilhelm Nonn
   25 Jul, 1943 - 15 Oct, 1944 Oblt. Wilhelm Bergemann
   16 Oct, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 Oblt. Gernot Thiel
  
   Career No patrols 29 Jan, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up , date unknown.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-152 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-152 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 May, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Oct, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 152 during WWI.
  
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   U-153 Type IXC
   Laid down 12 Sep, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 19 Jul, 1941 Korvkpt. Wilfried Reichmann
   Commanders 19 Jul, 1941 - 13 Jul, 1942 FrgKpt. Wilfried Reichmann
  
   Career 2 patrols 19 Jul, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1942 - 13 Jul, 1942 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 16.186 GRT
   Fate Sunk 13 July, 1942 near Colon (Panama), in position 09.46N, 81.29W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Lansdowne. 52 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-153 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-153 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 Jul, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Nov, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 153 during WWI.
  
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   U-154 Type IXC
   Laid down 21 Sep, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 2 Aug, 1941 Korvkpt. Walther Kolle
   Commanders 2 Aug, 1941 - 7 Oct, 1942 Walther Kolle
   7 Oct, 1942 - 8 Feb, 1943 Heinrich Schuch
   8 Feb, 1943 - 21 Jan, 1944 Oblt. Oskar-Heinz Kusch
   22 Jan, 1944 - 3 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Gerth Gemeiner
  
   Career 8 patrols 2 Aug, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1942 - 3 Jul, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 49.288 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 15.771 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 8.166 GRT
   Fate Sunk 3 July, 1944 west of Madeira, Portugal, in approximate position 34.00N, 19.30W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Inch and USS Frost. 57 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   On January 26, 1944, Oblt. z.S. Oskar Kusch was condemned to death by a military tribunal and executed on May 12, 1944, after being denounced by his former IWO for alleged "Wehrkraftzersetzung" (sedition and defeatism).
  
   Kusch was one of only two U-boat commanders to be sentenced to death by German authorities, the other being Heinz Hirsacker of U-572 who was convicted of cowardice and committed suicide on April 24, 1943, shortly before his scheduled execution.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   12 May, 1944
   The Commander of the boat, Oblt. Oskar Kusch, was executed on 12 May ?for his anti-Hitler views? after his IWO* turned him in. He was convicted in late January, his photo is on the right.
  
   * The former I WO and then the commander of U-193, the lawyer Oblt. Ulrich Abel, died when his boat was sunk on 24 April, 1944.
  
  
  
  
   USS Frost
   Kerrigan, Warren J.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   USS Frost, Kerrigan, Warren J., 2001
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-154 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Sep, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 12 Dec, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 154 during WWI.
  
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   U-155 Type IXC
   Laid down 1 Oct, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 23 Aug, 1941 Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 23 Aug, 1941 - Feb, 1944 KrvKpt. Adolf Cornelius Piening (Knights Cross)
   Feb, 1944 - 14 Aug, 1944 Johannes Rudolph
   15 Aug, 1944 - Nov, 1944 Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg
   Nov, 1944 - Dec, 1944 Johannes Rudolph
   Dec, 1944 - 20 Apr, 1945 Kptlt. Erwin Witte
   21 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich Altmeier
  
   Career 10 patrols 23 Aug, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1942 - 14 Aug, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat)
   15 Aug, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 25 ships sunk for a total of 126.664 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 13.785 tons
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 6.736 GRT
   Fate Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.
  
   Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
   Sunk on 21 Dec, 1945 in position 55.35N, 07.39W
  
  
  
   The crew of U-155 held their 25th meeting in September 1995! "Onboard" were the former Commander Oblt. Rudolph and the British pilot who bombed the boat in 1944 when she was returning to her base in Lorient.
  
   The first commander of U-155, Adolf Piening, invented the so-called Piening-Route as a means to travel the Bay of Biscay.
  
   U-155 had the youngest U-boat Commander during the war, Leutnant zur See Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg. He took over the command of U-155 on 15 August 1944. He was 20 years and 3 months old at the time.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   10 Mar, 1942
   When U-155 headed back from the US-East coast it lost I WO Oberleutnant zur See Gert Rentrop (see right) overboard.
  
   19 Aug, 1942
   During an aircraft attack on U-155 a man was lost overboard. [Maschinengefreiter Konrad Garneier]
  
   14 Jun, 1943
   When a Wellington aircraft (547 RAF Sqdn) attacked the boat in the Bay of Biscay, one man died. [Bootsmaat Heinz Wilke]
  
   14 Jun, 1943
   4 Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 307, Polish) attacked the U-155 on 14 June wounding 5 men in the Bay of Biscay. U-155 shot down one of the Mosquito aircraft.
  
   23 Jun, 1944
   Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 248/P) attacked the boat. 2 men were killed and 7 more wounded. The boat was almost in port when attacked and reached Lorient the same day. [Matrosenobergefreiter Karl Lohmeier, Mechanikerobergefreiter Friedrich Feller]
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   4 May, 1945
   (British P-51 Mustang aircraft, Squadron 126)
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water
   Franks, Norman
  
  
  
   $ 29.95
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water, Franks, Norman, 1997 (transl.)
  
   Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-155 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Mar, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 19 Feb, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 155 during WWI.
  
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   U-156 Type IXC
   Laid down 11 Oct, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Werner Hartenstein (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 4 Sep, 1941 - 8 Mar, 1943 KrvKpt. Werner Hartenstein (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 5 patrols 4 Sep, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 8 Mar, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 20 ships sunk for a total of 97.504 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 18.811 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 1.190 tons
   Fate Sunk at 1315hrs on 8 March, 1943 east of Barbados, in position 12.38N, 54.39W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-53/P-1). 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   On 12 September, 1942 U-156 sank the Allied liner Laconia west of Africa in what has become known as the Laconia incident. Please check out this page which has several photos and map of the area.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   16 Feb, 1942
   U-156 began to shell the oil refinery at Aruba in the Caribbean, but the gun crew forgot to remove the water plug from the barrel, causing an explosion that killed one man [Matrosengefreiter Heinrich Bussinger]. The gunnery officer [II WO Leutnant zur See Dietrich von dem Borne, see right] lost his right leg in this incident, and so had to be put ashore into captivity at Martinique on 21 February. The commander decided to saw off the ruined portion of the gun barrel, and using this shorter barrel, on 27 February U-156 sank a 2,498-ton British steamer.
  
  
  
  
   Enemy We Killed, My Friend, The
   Jones, David C.
  
  
  
   $ 12.24 ($ 18.34)
   34% off
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
   The Enemy We Killed, My Friend, Jones, David C., 1999 (transl.)
   Der Fall Laconia, Brennecke, Jochen, 1959
   German U-Boat 156 Brought War to Aruba February 16, 1942, Hochstuhl, William C., 2001
  
   Laconia, Perepeczko, Andrzej, 1963
   One Common Enemy, McLoughlin, Jim, 2006
   The Sinking of the Laconia, Grossmith, Frederick, 1994
  
  
   U-Boot Gruppe Eisbar, Pfitzmann, Martin, 1986
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-156 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Apr, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Aug, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 156 during WWI.
  
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   U-157 Type IXC
   Laid down 21 Oct, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Sep, 1941 Korvkpt. Wolf Henne
   Commanders 15 Sep, 1941 - 13 Jun, 1942 KrvKpt. Wolf Henne
  
   Career 2 patrols 15 Sep, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1942 - 13 Jun, 1942 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.401 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 1600hrs on 13 June, 1942 north-east of Havana, Cuba, in position 24.13N, 82.03W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USS Thetis. 52 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-157 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-157 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 May, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Sep, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 157 during WWI.
  
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   U-158 Type IXC
   Laid down 1 Nov, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 25 Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Erwin Rostin (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 25 Sep, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 Kptlt. Erwin Rostin (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 2 patrols 25 Sep, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 17 ships sunk for a total of 101.321 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 15.264 GRT
   Fate Sunk 30 June, 1942 west of the Bermudas, in position 32.50N, 67.28W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft (USN VP-74). 54 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-158 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   On The Triangle Run, Lamb, James B., 2000
   Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-159 Type IXC
   Laid down 11 Nov, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Helmut Witte (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 4 Oct, 1941 - 6 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Helmut Witte (Knights Cross)
   7 Jun, 1943 - 28 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Heinz Beckmann
  
   Career 5 patrols 4 Oct, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1942 - 28 Jul, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 23 ships sunk for a total of 119.554 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 265 GRT
   Fate Sunk 28 July, 1943 in the Caribbean Sea, south of Haiti, in position 15.57N, 68.30W, by depth charges from an American Mariner aircraft (VP-32, P-1). 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestle during December 1997)
   Sunk 15 July, 1943 in the Caribbean Sea east of Jamaica, in approximate position 15.58N, 73.44W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft, P-10 (VP-32).
  
   This attack sank the U-759.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-159 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Paukenschlag vor Kapstadt, Mielke, Otto, 1954
  
  
   U-Boot Gruppe Eisbar, Pfitzmann, Martin, 1986
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-160 Type IXC
   Laid down 21 Nov, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 Oct, 1941 Oblt. Georg Lassen (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 16 Oct, 1941 - 14 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Georg Lassen (Knights Cross)
   15 Jun, 1943 - 14 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Gerd von Pommer-Esche
  
   Career 5 patrols 16 Oct, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1942 - 14 Jul, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 26 ships sunk for a total of 156.082 GRT
   5 ships damaged for a total of 34.419 GRT
   Fate Sunk 14 Jul 1943 south of the Azores, in position 33.54N, 27.13W, by aerial torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (from VC-29) of the US escort carrier USS Santee. 57 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   14 Dec, 1941
   U-160 lost 7 men dead and one wounded in a fire at Danzig during the boat?s working up exercises. [Maschinenmaat Melchior Schwipp, Matrosengefreiter August Mannel, Matrosengefreiter Heinrich Meckenstock]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Approaching Storm, Chewning, Alpheus J., 1994
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-161 Type IXC
   Laid down 23 Mar, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 8 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 8 Jul, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knights Cross)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Witt (Knights Cross)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1943 Kptlt. Albrecht Achilles (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 6 patrols 8 Jul, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 60.407 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.130 tons
   5 ships damaged for a total of 35.672 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 5.450 tons
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 3.305 GRT
   Fate Sunk 27 Sept, 1943 in the South Atlantic near Bahia, in position 12.30S, 35.35W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft (USN VP-74/P-2). 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-161 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-161 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 Mar, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 29 Jun, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 161 during WWI.
  
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   U-162 Type IXC
   Laid down 19 Apr, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 9 Sep, 1941 Fregkpt. Jurgen Wattenberg
   Commanders 9 Sep, 1941 - 3 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Jurgen Wattenberg
  
   Career 3 patrols 9 Sep, 1941 - 31 Jan, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1942 - 3 Sep, 1942 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 14 ships sunk for a total of 82.027 GRT
   Fate Sunk 3 Sept, 1942 in the mid-Atlantic north-east of Trinidad, in position 12.21N, 59.29W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Vimy, HMS Pathfinder and HMS Quentin. 2 dead and 49 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-162 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-162 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Apr, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 Jul, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 162 during WWI.
  
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   U-163 Type IXC
   Laid down 8 May, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 21 Oct, 1941 Korvkpt. Kurt-Eduard Engelmann
   Commanders 21 Oct, 1941 - 13 Mar, 1943 KrvKpt. Kurt-Eduard Engelmann
  
   Career 3 patrols 21 Oct, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 13 Mar, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 15.011 GRT
   1 warship a total loss for a total of 2.000 tons
   Fate Sunk 13 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre in position 45.05N, 15.00W by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Prescott. 57 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during April 1987)
   The attack from the American submarine USS Herring on 21 March, 1943 formerly credited with sinking U-163 was actually against a nonsub target or possibly a Spanish fishing boat.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-163 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-163 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Jun, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Aug, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 163 during WWI.
  
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   U-164 Type IXC
   Laid down 20 Jun, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 28 Nov, 1941 Korvkpt. Otto Fechner
   Commanders 28 Nov, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1943 KrvKpt. Otto Fechner
  
   Career 2 patrols 28 Nov, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 6 Jan, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 8.133 GRT
   Fate Sunk 6 Jan, 1943 in the South Atlantic north-west of Pernambuco, in position 01.58S, 39.22W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-83/P-2). 54 dead and 2 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-164 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water
   Franks, Norman
  
  
  
   $ 29.95
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water, Franks, Norman, 1997 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-164 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Aug, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Oct, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 164 during WWI.
  
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   U-165 Type IXC
   Laid down 30 Aug, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 3 Feb, 1942 Korvkpt. Eberhard Hoffmann
   Commanders 3 Feb, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1942 FrgKpt. Eberhard Hoffmann
  
   Career 1 patrol 3 Feb, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 8.396 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 358 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 14.499 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 7.252 GRT
   Fate Sunk 27 Sept, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay west of Lorient, in position 47.00N, 05.30W by depth charges from Wellington Q/311 RAF (Czech). 51 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestle & Eric Zimmerman during February 2003)
   Many older explanations of its loss exist including air-laid mines, allied submarines and so on. But the explanation here by Niestle has to be the most convincing.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-165 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   On The Triangle Run, Lamb, James B., 2000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-165 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Jun, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Nov, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 165 during WWI.
  
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   U-166 Type IXC
   Laid down 6 Dec, 1940 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 23 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann
   Commanders 23 Mar, 1942 - 30 Jul, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann
  
   Career 2 patrols 23 Mar, 1942 - 31 May, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1942 - 30 Jul, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 7.593 GRT
   Fate Sunk on 30 July, 1942 Gulf of Mexico, in position 28.5N, 89W, by depth charges from a US Navy escort vessel PC-566. 52 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by uboat.net during June 2001)
   Sunk on 1 August, 1942 in the Gulf of Mexico, in position 28.37N, 90.45W, by a single depth charge from a US J4F-1 Grumman aircraft (USCG V-212/Y).
  
   This may have been an attack on U-171.
  
   The discovery of U-166 (June 10, 2001)
   This boat was finally discovered and documented in late May 2001 after years and years of unsuccessful research and wreck-hunting. The wreck was located some 45 miles south of the mouth of Mississippi River, by C & C Technologies with their AUV during oil-survey work for BP Amoco and Shell.
  
   We're compiling an article on the loss and eventual discovery of the boat right now, should be ready in the next few days.
  
   Its discovery also changes its official fate since it's now certain that she was lost right after sinking her fourth and last victim, Robert E. Lee on July 30, 1942. Their wrecks are less than one mile from each other.
  
   She is of course a gravesite now and cannot be disturbed, she is protected by some 5000feet of water in this regard.
  
   uboat.net had published a theory on its location for a long time and that theory was proven correct although most did not subscribe to that one :)
  
   Annoucements related to this boat
   U-166 wreck located (9 Jun, 2001)
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-166 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-167 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 12 Mar, 1941 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Kurt Neubert
   Commanders 4 Jul, 1942 - 8 Feb, 1943 Kptlt. Kurt Neubert
   8 Jan, 1943 - 16 Jan, 1943 Gunter Zahnow
   5 Feb, 1943 - 6 Apr, 1943 Kurt Sturm
  
   Career 2 patrols 4 Jul, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1942 - 6 Apr, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 5.449 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.200 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 6 Apr 1943 near the Canary Islands, in approximate position 27.47N, 15.00W, after a depth charge attack by a British Hudson aircraft (Sqdn. 233/L) on 5 April.
  
   Raised in 1951 and transferred to Spain. Used commercially for filming etc. Broken up. 50 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   U-167 was heavily damaged in April 1943 after being attacked by British Hudson aircraft. The I WO, Ltnt. Zahnow, was wounded and therefore the commander Fregkapt. Sturm decided to scuttled the boat in the bay of Las Burras of Gran Canaria. Local fishermen helped to bring the crew to shore. The crew was interned for a few days onboard the German merchant ship Corrientes, which had been interned for years in the Canaries.
  
   Amazing escape
   A few days later the entire crew of 52 men was taken aboard the U-455, a Type VIIC-boat! (The VIIC normally had a crew of about 48 so things must have been crowded). U-455 then headed back towards her French base. At sea they joined up with the returning U-154, U-159 and U-518 and those boats also took much of U-167's crew from the loaded U-455. In April 1943 the crew of U-167 was back in Lorient and St. Nazaire in France.
  
   On 16 June, 1943 Fregkpt. Sturm, along with the entire original crew of U-167, took command of the U-547 and went, after a short training period, out on patrol again.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   8 Jan, 1943
   The first man lost from a U-boat in 1943 was during a storm when one man was washed overboard while saving the I WO. Also the commander was wounded and so the boat was brought back to base with the IWO in command on 16 Jan. [Obersteuermann Walter Schliephake]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-168 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1941 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Helmut Pich
   Commanders 10 Sep, 1942 - 6 Oct, 1944 Kptlt. Helmuth Pich
  
   Career 4 patrols 10 Sep, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 6 Oct, 1944 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 6.568 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 1.440 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 9.804 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 0130hrs on 6 October, 1944 in the Java Sea, in position 06.20S, 111.28E, by a torpedo from the Dutch submarine HrMs Zwaardvisch. 23 dead and 27 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-168 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Stuifzeetjes over P 322, Van Dapperen, J., 1964
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-169 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 15 May, 1941 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Hermann Bauer
   Commanders 16 Nov, 1942 - 27 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Hermann Bauer
  
   Career 1 patrol 16 Nov, 1942 - 1 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 27 Mar, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 27 March, 1943 south of Iceland, in position 60.54N, 15.25W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/L). 54 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-169 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-170 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 21 May, 1941 Seebeck, Bremen
   Commissioned 19 Jan, 1943 Kptlt. Gunther Pfeffer
   Commanders 19 Jan, 1943 - Jul, 1944 Kptlt. Gunther Pfeffer
   Jul, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Gerold Hauber
  
   Career 4 patrols 19 Jan, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.663 GRT
   Fate Transferred from Horten, Norway to Loch Ryan 29 May 1945 for Operation Deadlight.
  
   Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
   Sunk on 30 Nov, 1945 in position 55.44N, 07.53W.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-170 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Auf Feindfahrt mit U-170 und Ritterkreuztrager Rudolf Muhlbauer, Lange, Ulrich, 2002
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-171 Type IXC
   Laid down 1 Dec, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 25 Oct, 1941 Oblt. Gunther Pfeffer
   Commanders 25 Oct, 1941 - 9 Oct, 1942 Kptlt. Gunther Pfeffer
  
   Career 1 patrol 25 Oct, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1942 - 9 Oct, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 17.641 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 1300hrs on 9 Oct, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, France, in position 47.39N, 03.34W, by mines. 22 dead and 30 survivors.
  
  
   The wreck of this boat has been discovered in position 47.39.532N, 03.34.778W.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-171 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Torpedoes in the Gulf, Wiggins, Melanie, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-172 Type IXC
   Laid down 11 Dec, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 5 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Carl Emmermann (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 5 Nov, 1941 - 31 Oct, 1943 Kptlt. Carl Emmermann (Knights Cross)
   1 Nov, 1943 - 13 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Hermann Hoffmann
  
   Career 6 patrols 5 Nov, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1942 - 13 Dec, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 26 ships sunk for a total of 152.080 GRT
   Fate Sunk 13 December, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic after a 27 hour fight west of the Canary Islands, in position 26.29N, 29.58W, by depth charges and Fido homing torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-19) of the American escort carrier USS Bogue and by some 200 depth charges from the US destroyers USS George E. Badger, USS Clemson, USS Osmond Ingram and USS Du Pont. 13 dead and 46 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   11 Aug, 1943
   While rescuing men from the just-scuttled U-604 the U-172 was attacked by an aircraft and 1 man from its crew was killed. [Maschinenobergefreiter Fritz Schiemann]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Facher loos, Plottke, Herbert, 1994
  
   Paukenschlag vor Kapstadt, Mielke, Otto, 1954
  
  
   U-Boot Gruppe Eisbar, Pfitzmann, Martin, 1986
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-173 Type IXC
   Laid down 21 Dec, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Nov, 1941 Fregkpt. Heinz-Ehler Beucke
   Commanders 15 Nov, 1941 - Oct, 1942 Heinz-Ehler Beucke
   Oct, 1942 - 16 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Adolf Schweichel
  
   Career 2 patrols 15 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1942 - 16 Nov, 1942 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 9.359 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships damaged for a total of 18.285 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 1.630 tons
   Fate Sunk 16 Nov 1942 at Casablanca in position 33.40N, 07.35W by depth charges from the US destroyers USS Woolsey, USS Swanson and USS Quick. 57 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-173 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-174 Type IXC
   Laid down 2 Jan, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 26 Nov, 1941 Fregkpt. Ulrich Thilo
   Commanders 26 Nov, 1941 - 8 Mar, 1943 Ulrich Thilo
   9 Mar, 1943 - 27 Apr, 1943 Oblt. Wolfgang Grandefeld
  
   Career 3 patrols 26 Nov, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 27 Apr, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 30.813 GRT
   Fate Sunk 27 April, 1943 south of Newfoundland, in position 43.35N, 56.18W, by depth charges from a US Ventura aircraft (VP-125/B-6). 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-174 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-175 Type IXC
   Laid down 30 Jan, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 5 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Bruns
   Commanders 5 Dec, 1941 - 17 Apr, 1943 KrvKpt. Heinrich Bruns
  
   Career 3 patrols 5 Dec, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 17 Apr, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 40.619 GRT
   Fate Sunk 17 April, 1943 south-west of Ireland, in position 47.53N, 22.04W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US Coast Guard cutter USS Spencer. 13 dead and 41 survivors.
  
  
  
   Another Commanding officer?
   There is a rather common misunderstanding that Gerhardt Muntz commanded U-175. This is found in variety of sources but is not true and no U-boat commander with that name existed in WWII and certainly not on U-175.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-175 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   Shadows on the Horizon
   Haskell, Winthrop A.
  
  
  
   $ 34.95
  
  
   Bloody Winter, Waters, John M., 1994 (transl.)
  
   Sea, Surf and Hell, Mercey, Arch A. (editor), 1945
   Shadows on the Horizon, Haskell, Winthrop A., 1998
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-176 Type IXC
   Laid down 6 Feb, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Dec, 1941 Kptlt. Reiner Dierksen
   Commanders 15 Dec, 1941 - 15 May, 1943 KrvKpt. Reiner Dierksen
  
   Career 3 patrols 15 Dec, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 15 May, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 45.850 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.457 GRT
   Fate Sunk 15 May, 1943 north-east of Havana, in position 23.21N, 80.18W, by depth charges from the Cuban patrol boat CS 13. 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   An American Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher aircraft (VS-62/1) located the boat and dipped her wings marking the spot for the patrol boat which then came and dropped a 3-charge pattern resulting in 4 explosions on the submerged U-boat.
  
   Annoucements related to this boat
   U-176 found? (11 Jan, 2002)
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-176 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-177 Type IXD2
   Laid down 25 Nov, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 14 Mar, 1942 Kptlt. Wilhelm Schulze
   Commanders 14 Mar, 1942 - 23 Mar, 1943 KrvKpt. Wilhelm Schulze
   24 Mar, 1942 - 16 Oct, 1943 KrvKpt. Robert Gysae (Knights Cross)
   17 Oct, 1943 - 6 Feb, 1944 KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz
  
   Career 3 patrols 14 Mar, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1942 - 6 Feb, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 14 ships sunk for a total of 87.388 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 2.588 GRT
   Fate Sunk 6 Feb, 1944 in the South Atlantic west of Ascension Island, in position 10.35S, 23.15W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (VB-107/B-3). 50 dead and 15 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   23 Sep, 1942
   On 23 Sept at 0605hrs a man was lost overboard from U-177. [Bootsmannmaat Erwin Henning]
  
  
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water
   Franks, Norman
  
  
  
   $ 29.95
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water, Franks, Norman, 1997 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-178 Type IXD2
   Laid down 24 Dec, 1940 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 14 Feb, 1942 Fregkpt. Hans Ibekken
   Commanders 14 Feb, 1942 - 21 Feb, 1943 Kpt. Hans Ibbeken
   22 Feb, 1943 - 25 Nov, 1943 KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes (Knights Cross)
   25 Nov, 1943 - 25 Aug, 1944 Kptlt. Wilhelm Spahr
  
   Career 3 patrols 14 Feb, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 1 Aug, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 87.030 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.348 GRT
   Fate Scuttled 25 Aug, 1944 at Bordeaux, France as she was not seaworthy in time to escape the Allied advance. Broken up in 1947.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-178 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-179 Type IXD2
   Laid down 15 Jan, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 7 Mar, 1942 Korvkpt. Ernst Sobe
   Commanders 7 Mar, 1942 - 8 Oct, 1942 FrgKpt. Ernst Sobe
  
   Career 1 patrol 7 Mar, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 8 Oct, 1942 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.558 GRT
   Fate Sunk 8 Oct 1942 in the South Atlantic near Cape Town, South Africa, in position 33.28S, 17.05E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Active. 61 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-179 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boot Gruppe Eisbar, Pfitzmann, Martin, 1986
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-180 Type IXD1
   Laid down 25 Feb, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 May, 1942 Fregkpt. Werner Musenberg
   Commanders 16 May, 1942 - 4 Jan, 1944 Werner Musenberg
   Oct, 1943 - 7 Nov, 1943 Oblt. Harald Lange
   2 Apr, 1944 - 23 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Rolf Riesen
  
   Career 2 patrols 16 May, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1943 - 1 Nov, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Apr, 1944 - 23 Aug, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 13.298 GRT
   Fate Missing since 23 Aug, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Bordeaux, France in approximate position 44.00N, 02.00W.
  
   Her loss to mines as listed in many sources is not very likely. 56 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-180 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-181 Type IXD2
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 9 May, 1942 Kptlt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 9 May, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1943 KrvKpt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   1 Nov, 1943 - 8 May, 1945 Kpt. Kurt Freiwald
  
   Career 4 patrols 9 May, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 27 ships sunk for a total of 138.779 GRT
   Fate Taken over by Japan at Singapore in May 1945 and became the Japanese submarine I 501 on 15 July 1945.
  
  
   The japanese I 501 Surrendered in Singapore in August 1945. The boat was scuttled there on 12 Feb, 1946.
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   11 Apr, 1943
   The new 37mm anti-aircraft cannon on U-181 exploded in action while on patrol in the South Atlantic killing one man and wounding two more. [Matrosengefreiter Wilhelm Williger]
  
  
  
  
   Shooting the War
   Giese, Otto and Wise, Capt. James E. Jr. (Ret.)
  
  
  
  
  
   Boarding Party, Leasor, James, 1995
  
   Shooting the War, Giese, Otto and Wise, Capt. James E. Jr. (Ret.), 1994
   Tiger der Meere, Schulz, Joh.,
   U-Boat Ace: The Story of Wolfgang Luth, Vause, Jordan, 2001 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-182 Type IXD2
   Laid down 7 Apr, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 30 Jun, 1942 Kptlt. Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 30 Jun, 1942 - 16 May, 1943 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 1 patrol 30 Jun, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1942 - 16 May, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 30.071 GRT
   Fate Sunk 16 May, 1943 north-west of Madeira Islands, in position 33.55N, 20.35W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS MacKenzie. 61 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-182 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-183 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 28 May, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 1 Apr, 1942 Korvkpt. Heinrich Schafer
   Commanders 1 Apr, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1943 Heinrich Schafer
   20 Nov, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1945 Kptlt. Fritz Schneewind
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 19.260 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 6.993 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 1300 hrs on 23 April, 1945 in the Java Sea, in position 04.50S, 112.52E, by a torpedo from the US submarine USS Besugo 54 dead and 1 survivor
  
  
  
   * Fritz Schneewind was born on 10 April, 1917 in Padang/Sumatra. Thus, his life ended in the same region it began.
  
   U-183 was one of the Monsun boats that patrolled in the Far East.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   13 May, 1944
   One man was killed in an accident working in a diving cell while preparing for its next patrol in the Far East. The boat left for the patrol from Penang on 17 May. [Obermaschinenmaat Erich Adelsheimer]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-184 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 10 Jun, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 29 May, 1942 Oblt. Gunther Dangschat
   Commanders 29 May, 1942 - 21 Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Gunther Dangschat
  
   Career 1 patrol 29 May, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 21 Nov, 1942 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.192 GRT
   Fate Listed as missing on 21 Nov, 1942 in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland, in approximate position 49N, 45W.
  
   No explanation exists for its loss. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during January 1993)
   Sunk 20 Nov, 1942 in the mid-Atlantic, in position 49.25N, 45.25W, by depth charges from the Norwegian corvette Potentilla.
  
   This attack was actually against U-264 inflicting no damage.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-184 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-185 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 13 Jun, 1942 Kptlt. August Maus (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 13 Jun, 1942 - 24 Aug, 1943 Kptlt. August Maus (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 3 patrols 13 Jun, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 24 Aug, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 62.761 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.840 GRT
   Fate Sunk 24 Aug, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic, in position 27.00N, 37.06W, by depth charges from 3 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Core. 29 dead and 22 survivors.
  
  
   14 men from U-604 also perished on this boat that had previously saved them.
  
   Conning Tower article
   Our members area has a detailed article on the sinking of U-185 with scores of action photos.
  
   On 12 July 1943 some 90 miles off Recife Brazil the boat was attacked by an American B-24 Liberator bomber (VB-107/B-7). The boat was not damaged much and reported the attack by radio, although the bomber crew believed the boat to have sustained serious blows.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-185 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   14 Jun, 1943
   (British Whitley aircraft, Squadron 10 OTU/V)
   U-564 was sunk in this attack. The damaged aircraft had to ditch at sea.
  
   11 Aug, 1943
   (American Liberator aircraft, Squadron VB-107)
   Shot down while alongside the wounded U-604.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-186 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 24 Jul, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Siegfried Hesemann
   Commanders 10 Jul, 1942 - 12 May, 1943 KrvKpt. Siegfried Hesemann
  
   Career 2 patrols 10 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1943 - 12 May, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 18.782 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 May, 1943 north of the Azores, in position 41.54N, 31.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 53 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-186 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-187 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 6 Aug, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 23 Jul, 1942 Oblt. Ralph Munnich
   Commanders 23 Jul, 1942 - 4 Feb, 1943 Kptlt. Ralph Munnich
  
   Career 1 patrol 23 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1943 - 4 Feb, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 4 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 50.12N, 36.35W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Vimy and HMS Beverley. 9 dead and 45 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-187 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-188 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 18 Aug, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 5 Aug, 1942 Oblt. Siegfried Ludden (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 5 Aug, 1942 - 9 Aug, 1944 Kptlt. Siegfried Ludden (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 3 patrols 5 Aug, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1943 - 20 Aug, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 49.725 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.190 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 9.977 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 20 August, 1944 at the U-boat base in Bordeaux, France when unable to escape the Allied advance. Broken up in 1947.
  
  
  
   HMS Beverly took part in sinking U-188's sister ship U-187 on 4 Feb, 1943.
  
   June 19, 1944: The U-188 successfully arrives in Bordeaux with a cargo of tin, wolfram, opium and quinine after leaving Penang, Sumatra on January 9th. U-boat Control had assumed U-188 was sunk because the boat's radio had failed and it had been unable to send messages since early May.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   2 May, 1943
   The boat was heading home through the Bay of Biscay when it was attacked by a Whitley aircraft. The commander, KL Siegfried Ludden and a crewmember were heavily wounded. The crewmember died two weeks later in a hospital in Paris. [Matrosengefreiter Leo Rupp]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-189 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 12 Sep, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Aug, 1942 Kptlt. Hellmut Kurrer
   Commanders 15 Aug, 1942 - 23 Apr, 1943 KrvKpt. Hellmut Kurrer
  
   Career 1 patrol 15 Aug, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 23 April, 1943 east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 59.50N, 34.43W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/V). 54 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-189 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-190 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 7 Oct, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 24 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Max Wintermeyer
   Commanders 24 Sep, 1942 - 5 Jul, 1944 Kptlt. Max Wintermeyer
   6 Jul, 1944 - 12 May, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Erwin Reith
  
   Career 6 patrols 24 Sep, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 1 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 7.015 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 590 tons
   Fate Surrendered to Newfoundland on 12 May, 1945 at Bay Bulls. The boat was taken to St. John's in June and then to Halifax, Canada. .
  
  
   She was used for tests and finally sunk 21 Oct, 1947 off Nova Scotia by bombs and gunfire from the Canadian destroyer HMCS Nootka and the Canadian minesweeper HMCS New Liskeard and several Fireflies and Seafire aircraft.
  
   Read about U-190's career, both in German and Canadian hands here.
  
   The Crow's Nest Officers Club in St. John's, Newfoundland had a ceremony on 22 Oct, 1998 because the periscope of U-190 has been completely overhauled, and is now looking at Water St. (street in St. John's) from the club. It has been there since 1963 at appears, and it eventually gave way to the "horrible weather" (local quote :). Once more one can look through the scope!
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-190 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
   Another Place, Another Time, Hirschmann, Werner, 2005
  
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-191 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 2 Nov, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 20 Oct, 1942 Kptlt. Helmut Fiehn
   Commanders 20 Oct, 1942 - 23 Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Helmut Fiehn
  
   Career 1 patrol 20 Oct, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.025 GRT
   Fate Sunk 23 April, 1943 south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 56.45N, 34.25W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus. 55 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-191 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-192 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 27 Nov, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Werner Happe
   Commanders 16 Nov, 1942 - 6 May, 1943 Oblt. Werner Happe
  
   Career 1 patrol 16 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1943 - 6 May, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk on 6 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell in position 53.06N, 45.02W by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Loosestrife. 55 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during October 1991)
   Sunk 5 May, 1943 south of Cape Farewell, Greenland in position 54.56N, 43.44W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Pink.
  
   This attack was actually against U-358 inflicting severe damage.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-192 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-193 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 22 Dec, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Dec, 1942 Korvkpt. Hans Pauckstadt
   Commanders 10 Dec, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1944 Hans Pauckstadt
   1 Apr, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Dr. Ulrich Abel
  
   Career 3 patrols 10 Dec, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1943 - 31 Mar, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Apr, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 10.172 GRT
   Fate Listed as missing after 23 April, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay.
  
   No explanation exists for its loss. 59 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestle during July 1996)
   Sunk 28 Apr, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 45.38N, 09.43W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 612/W).
  
   This attack was actually against U-802 inflicting no damage.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-193 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-194 Type IXC/40
   Laid down 17 Jan, 1942 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 8 Jan, 1943 Kptlt. Hermann Hesse
   Commanders 8 Jan, 1943 - 24 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Hermann Hesse
  
   Career 1 patrol 8 Jan, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1943 - 24 Jun, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland in position 59.00N, 26.18W by a homing torpedo from an American Catalina aircraft (VP-84/G). 54 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestle during December 1987)
   Sunk 24 June, 1943 south of Iceland, in position 58.15N, 25.25W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/H).
  
   This attack in fact resulted in the sinking of U-200.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-194 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-195 Type IXD1
   Laid down 15 May, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 5 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Heinz Buchholz
   Commanders 5 Sep, 1942 - 17 Oct, 1943 KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz
   16 Apr, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich Steinfeldt
  
   Career 3 patrols 5 Sep, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 1 Sep, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 14.391 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.797 GRT
   Fate Taken over by Japan at Surabaja, Indonesia in May 1945 and became the Japanese submarine I 506 on 15 Jul 1945. Surrendered at Djakarta in August 1945. Broken up in 1947.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   20 Jul, 1943
   One man was lost during an air attack in the Bay of Biscay. [Matrosenobergefreiter Arthur List]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-196 Type IXD2
   Laid down 10 Jun, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 11 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 11 Sep, 1942 - 21 Sep, 1944 KrvKpt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knights Cross)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 1 Dec, 1944 Werner Striegler
  
   Career 3 patrols 11 Sep, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 1 Dec, 1944 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 17.739 GRT
   Fate Missing since 1 Dec, 1944 near the Sunda Straits south of Java, exact position unknown, possibly because of a diving accident. 65 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   U-196 under Korvkpt. Kentrat completed from 13 March, 1943 to 23 Oct, 1943 the longest patrol a submarine in WWII ever did (225 days at sea).
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-196 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Unterseeboot U 196, Mielke, Otto, 1956
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-197 Type IXD2
   Laid down 5 Jul, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Oct, 1942 Kptlt. Robert Bartels
   Commanders 10 Oct, 1942 - 20 Aug, 1943 KrvKpt. Robert Bartels
  
   Career 1 patrol 10 Oct, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 20 Aug, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 21.267 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.181 GRT
   Fate Sunk 20 Aug, 1943 south of Madagascar, in position 28.40S, 42.36E, by depth charges from 2 British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn. 259/C & 265/N). 67 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   4 Nov, 1942
   Obermaschinist Alfred Wernicke died after an accident in Kiel.
  
  
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water
   Franks, Norman
  
  
  
   $ 29.95
  
  
   Dark Sky, Deep Water, Franks, Norman, 1997 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-198 Type IXD2
   Laid down 1 Aug, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 3 Nov, 1942 Fregkpt. Werner Musenberg *
   Commanders 3 Nov, 1942 - 15 Jan, 1944 Kpt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   21 Jan, 1944 - 12 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg
  
   Career 2 patrols 3 Nov, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 12 Aug, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 59.690 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 Aug, 1944 near the Seychelles, in position 03.35S, 52.49E, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Findhorn and the Indian sloop HMIS Godavari. 66 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   * Fregkpt. Werner Musenberg only commissioned U-198 in deputise for Fregkpt. Werner Hartmann.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-198 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Feind im Fadenkreuz, Hartmann, Werner, 1942
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-199 Type IXD2
   Laid down 10 Oct, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 28 Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 28 Nov, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 1 patrol 28 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 4.181 GRT
   Fate Sunk 31 July, 1943 in the South Atlantic east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in position 23.54S, 42.54W, by depth charges from one American Mariner aircraft (VP-74) and two Brazilian aircraft (Catalina and Hudson). 49 dead and 12 survivors.
  
  
  
   The survivors ended up in Brazil and then in US captivity.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-199 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   3 Jul, 1943
   (American Mariner aircraft, Squadron VP-74)
   No survivors from aircraft.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-200 Type IXD2
   Laid down 3 Nov, 1941 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 22 Dec, 1942 Kptlt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 22 Dec, 1942 - 24 Jun, 1943 KrvKpt. Heinrich Schonder (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 1 patrol 22 Dec, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1943 - 24 Jun, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 24 June, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.15N, 25.25W, by 2 depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/H). 68 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   * Included in the figure for loss of life are 7 members from the German special force "Brandenburg" unit.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-200 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-201 Type VIIC
   Laid down 20 Jan, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jan, 1941 Oblt. Adalbert Schnee (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 25 Jan, 1941 - 24 Aug, 1942 Kptlt. Adalbert Schnee (Knights Cross)
   25 Aug, 1942 - 17 Feb, 1943 Kptlt. Gunther Rosenberg
  
   Career 9 patrols 25 Jan, 1941 - 1 Apr, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1941 - 17 Feb, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 22 ships sunk for a total of 103.355 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 5.700 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 13.386 GRT
   Fate Sunk 17 Feb, 1943 in North Atlantic, in position 50.50N, 40.50W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Viscount. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during April 1997)
   Sunk 17 Feb, 1943 east of Newfoundland, in position 50.36N, 41.07W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Fame.
  
   This attack was responsible for the sinking of U-69.
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   13 Dec, 1941
   An explosion in Brest (France) harbor killed 1 man, Maschinenobergefreiter Josef Zander.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Boot, Das, Andrea Miniatures, 2002
  
   The Nightmare Convoy, Lund, Paul and Harry Ludlam, 1987
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-202 Type VIIC
   Laid down 18 Mar, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Mar, 1941 Kptlt. Hans-Heinz Linder
   Commanders 22 Mar, 1941 - 1 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Hans-Heinz Linder
   2 Sep, 1942 - 2 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Gunter Poser
  
   Career 9 patrols 22 Mar, 1941 - 1 Jun, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1941 - 2 Jun, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 34.615 GRT
   5 ships damaged for a total of 42.618 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 0030hrs on 2 June, 1943 south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 56.12N, 39.52W, by depth charges and gunfire from the British sloop HMS Starling. 18 dead and 30 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Saboteur landings in America
   The boat departed Brest, France for a very special patrol on 27 May, 1942. On 12 June, after crossing the Atlantic (submerged at day, surfaced at night) they landed a saboteur team of 4 men on Long Island, USA. This was one of two such teams that landed within a week of each other on the US east coast, the other team came aboard U-584. They were to be the first of many such planned operations. The boat then returned safely to Brest on 25 July.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-202 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-203 Type VIIC
   Laid down 28 Mar, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Feb, 1941 Kptlt. Rolf Mutzelburg (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 18 Feb, 1941 - 11 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Rolf Mutzelburg (Knights Cross)
   11 Sep, 1942 - 20 Sep, 1942 Hans Seidel
   21 Sep, 1942 - 25 Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Hermann Kottmann
  
   Career 11 patrols 18 Feb, 1941 - 1 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 25 Apr, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 21 ships sunk for a total of 94.296 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 17.052 GRT
   Fate Sunk 25 April, 1943 south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 55.05N, 42.25W, by depth charges from Swordfish aircraft off the British escort carrier HMS Biter (Sqdn 811/L) and by the British destroyer HMS Pathfinder. 10 dead and 38 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   11 Sep, 1942
   The commander of U-203 (Kptlt. Rolf Mutzelburg) died in a unique incident on 11 Sept. He allowed his crew to swim in the sea and when he was about to dive from the tower the boat moved and he hit the saddle tank being badly wounded. He died the next day.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-204 Type VIIC
   Laid down 22 Apr, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 8 Mar, 1941 Oblt. Walter Kell
   Commanders 8 Mar, 1941 - 19 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Walter Kell
  
   Career 3 patrols 8 Mar, 1941 - 1 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1941 - 19 Oct, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 17.360 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.060 tons
   Fate Sunk 19 Oct, 1941 near Tangier, in position 35.46N, 06.02W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Mallow and the British sloop HMS Rochester. 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-204 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Nightmare Convoy, Lund, Paul and Harry Ludlam, 1987
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-205 Type VIIC
   Laid down 19 Jun, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 May, 1941 Kptlt. Franz-Georg Reschke
   Commanders 3 May, 1941 - 19 Oct, 1942 Franz-Georg Reschke
   19 Oct, 1942 - 17 Feb, 1943 Friedrich Burgel
  
   Career 11 patrols 3 May, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941 3. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1941 - 17 Feb, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.623 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 5.450 tons
   Fate Sunk 17 Feb, 1943 in the Mediterranean near the northernmost point of Cyrene, in position 32.56N, 22.01E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Paladin, assisted by a South African Bisley (Blenheim) aircraft. 8 dead and 42 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   30 Sep, 1941
   The boat suffered a blow when one of its men, Fahnrich zur See Fritz Sager, took his own life.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Ark Royal, Poolman, Kenneth, 2000
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-206 Type VIIC
   Laid down 17 Jun, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 17 May, 1941 Oblt. Herbert Opitz
   Commanders 17 May, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Opitz
  
   Career 3 patrols 17 May, 1941 - 1 Jun, 1941 3. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 3.283 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons
   Fate Missing in the Bay of Biscay, west of St. Nazaire, on about 30 Nov, 1941 in approximate position 47.05N, 02.40W. Possibly sunk in the British minefield "Beech" laid by RAF aircraft. 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   The mine-field "Beech" was laid by RAF aircraft in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire after August 1940.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during August 1991)
   Sunk 30 Nov, 1941 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 46.55N, 07.16W, by depth charges from a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn 502/B).
  
   This attack was in fact against U-71 which escaped undamaged.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-206 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-207 Type VIIC
   Laid down 14 Aug, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Jun, 1941 Oblt. Fritz Meyer
   Commanders 7 Jun, 1941 - 11 Sep, 1941 Oblt. Fritz Meyer
  
   Career 1 patrol 7 Jun, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1941 7. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1941 - 11 Sep, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 9.727 GRT
   Fate Sunk 11 Sept 1941 in the Straits of Denmark south-east of Angmassalik, Greenland, in position 63.59N, 34.48W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Leamington and HMS Veteran. 41 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-207 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Attack and Sink!, Edwards, Bernard, 1995
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-208 Type VIIC
   Laid down 5 Aug, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 5 Jul, 1941 Oblt. Alfred Schlieper
   Commanders 5 Jul, 1941 - 7 Dec, 1941 Oblt. Alfred Schlieper
  
   Career 2 patrols 5 Jul, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1941 - 7 Dec, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.872 GRT
   Fate Sunk 7 Dec, 1941 in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar, in position 35.51N, 07.45W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Harvester and HMS Hesperus. 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during January 1986)
   Sunk 11 Dec, 1941 in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar, in position 36.40N, 09.20W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Bluebell.
  
   This attack was directed against U-67 causing slight damages.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-208 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-209 Type VIIC
   Laid down 28 Nov, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 11 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Brodda
   Commanders 11 Oct, 1941 - 7 May, 1943 Kptlt. Heinrich Brodda
  
   Career 7 patrols 11 Oct, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1942 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 7 May, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 1.356 GRT
   Fate Missing since 7 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic in approximate position 52N, 38W.
  
   Possibly lost in an diving accident after damages suffered on 4 May in an attack by a Canadian Catalina aircraft (RCAF Sqdn NOS 5/W). 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   The boat reported for the last time on 6 May, 1943 via its sister boat U-954 on how she had suffered extensive damages, including to its transmitter, and she was called back to base shortly afterwards. She was never heard from again.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during October 1991)
   The attack by the British frigate HMS Jed and the British sloop HMS Sennen on 19 May, 1943 in position 54.54N, 34.19W was in fact responsible for the sinking of U-954.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   9 Jul, 1942
   Two men were lost during an accident on the landing place in the harbor of Bergen, Norway. The boat went on its next patrol on 17 July. [Funkgefreiter Edmund Kiepulski, Funkgefreiter Alfons Kuklinski]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-210 Type VIIC
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Feb, 1942 Kptlt. Rudolf Lemcke
   Commanders 21 Feb, 1942 - 6 Aug, 1942 KrvKpt. Rudolf Lemcke
  
   Career 1 patrol 21 Feb, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 6 Aug, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 6 Aug, 1942 in the North Atlantic south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 54.24N, 34.37W, by ramming, depth charges and gunfire from the Canadian destroyer HMCS Assiniboine. 6 dead and 37 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-210 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-211 Type VIIC
   Laid down 29 Mar, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Karl Hause
   Commanders 7 Mar, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1943 KrvKpt. Karl Hause
  
   Career 5 patrols 7 Mar, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 11.237 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.350 tons
   2 ships damaged for a total of 20.646 GRT
   Fate Sunk 19 Nov, 1943 east of the Azores, in position 40.15N, 19.18W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 179/F). 54 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-211 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-212 Type VIIC
   Laid down 17 May, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Apr, 1942 Oblt. Helmut Vogler
   Commanders 25 Apr, 1942 - 21 Jul, 1944 Kptlt. Helmut Vogler
  
   Career 15 patrols 25 Apr, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jun, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 13. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1943 - 21 Jul, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 80 GRT
   Fate Sunk 21 July, 1944 in the English Channel south of Brighton, in position 50.27N, 00.13W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Curzon and HMS Ekins. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-212 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-213 Type VIID
   Laid down 1 Oct, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Aug, 1941 Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff *
   Commanders 30 Aug, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff
  
   Career 3 patrols 30 Aug, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 31 July, 1942 in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 36.45N, 22.50W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Erne, HMS Rochester and HMS Sandwich. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   * Oblt. von Varendorff was II WO during the raid of U-47 against Scapa Flow in Oct 1939.
  
   On May 14, 1942 an Abwehr agent, Alfred Langbein, is landed on the coast near St. Martins in New Brunswick ("Operation Grete") by U-213 (von Varendorff). His mission was to inform about the sailing of convoys, which he did not accomplish. When he run out of money, in September 1944, he surrendered. The Canadians released him after the war.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-213 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   On The Triangle Run, Lamb, James B., 2000
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-214 Type VIID
   Laid down 5 Oct, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 1 Nov, 1941 Oblt. Gunther Reeder
   Commanders 1 Nov, 1941 - 10 May, 1943 Kptlt. Gunther Reeder
   7 May, 1943 - 10 May, 1943 Rupprecht Stock
   11 May, 1943 - Jul, 1943 Rupprecht Stock
   29 Jul, 1943 - Jul, 1944 Kptlt. Rupprecht Stock
   Jul, 1944 - 26 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Gerhard Conrad
  
   Career 11 patrols 1 Nov, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1942 - 26 Jul, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 18.266 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.525 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.507 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 10.552 GRT
   Fate Sunk 26 July, 1944 in the English Channel south-east of Eddystone, in position 49.58N, 03.30W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Cooke. 48 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   U-214's IWO, Oblt. Stock, had to take command of the boat during patrol on 7 May, 1943, when the commander was badly wounded during an air-attack.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-214 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   11 Jun, 1944
   (British Liberator aircraft, Squadron 224/S)
   The boat, on a mine-laying patrol, was damaged and returned to Brest.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-215 Type VIID
   Laid down 15 Nov, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Fritz Hoeckner
   Commanders 22 Nov, 1941 - 3 Jul, 1942 KrvKpt. Fritz Hoeckner
  
   Career 1 patrol 22 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1942 - 3 Jul, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 7.191 GRT
   Fate Sunk 3 July, 1942 in the North Atlantic east of Boston, USA in position 41.48N, 66.38W by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Le Tiger. 48 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   U-215 has been located off Canada
   July 13, 2004 - The boat, lost on a mine-laying operation in Canadian waters, was finally located recently in 90m deep waters about 200miles off Shelburne. You can read a bit more about its discovery in this CBC article. She is the first U-boat to be discovered off the Canadian coast.
  
   Annoucements related to this boat
   U-215 has been located (16 Jul, 2004)
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-215 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Dive into History, Keatts, Henry C. and Farr, George C., 1994
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-216 Type VIID
   Laid down 1 Jan, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 15 Dec, 1941 Oblt. Karl-Otto Schultz
   Commanders 15 Dec, 1941 - 20 Oct, 1942 Karl-Otto Schultz
  
   Career 1 patrol 15 Dec, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 20 Oct, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.989 GRT
   Fate Sunk 20 Oct, 1942 south-west of Ireland in position 48.21N, 19.25W, by 6 depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/H). 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-216 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-217 Type VIID
   Laid down 30 Jan, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 31 Jan, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke
   Commanders 31 Jan, 1942 - 5 Jun, 1943 Kptlt. Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke
  
   Career 3 patrols 31 Jan, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Aug, 1942 - 5 Jun, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 10.651 GRT
   Fate Sunk 5 June, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic, in position 30.18N, 42.50W by depth charges from Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue *. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   That was a successful 3 weeks for the USS Bogue! Two weeks before, 22 May, aircraft from the same escort carrier sank U-569 and one week after sinking U-217 she sank U-118 on 12 June.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-217 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-218 Type VIID
   Laid down 17 Mar, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 24 Jan, 1942 Oblt. Richard Becker
   Commanders 24 Jan, 1942 - Aug, 1944 Kptlt. Richard Becker
   Aug, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Kptlt. Rupprecht Stock
  
   Career 10 patrols 24 Jan, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 1 Mar, 1945 8. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 346 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 352 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.361 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 7.177 GRT
   Fate Surrendered at Bergen, Norway on May 8, 1945 and was transferred to Loch Ryan in Scotland later that month for her final fate in Operation Deadlight.
  
   Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
   Sunk on 4 Dec, 1945 8,9 nm of Inishtrabull, Northern Ireland.
  
  
  
   * The 8th Flotilla in Danzig was normally a training-flotilla, but from June 1944 there were also a few U-boats on patrol in the Baltic Sea.
  
   U-218 has the credit for the last ship sunk in World War Two when the British steam fishing vessel Kned (325 tons) was sunk on 10 July, 1945 by a minefield laid on 18 August, 1944 off Lizard Head by U-218.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   2 Aug, 1943
   6 men were wounded during an attack from a Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 547/B). The boat was damaged and had to abort its mine-laying mission and arrived in Brest, France on 6 August.
  
  
   U-218 under attack
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-219 Type XB
   Laid down 31 May, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Dec, 1942 Korvkpt. Walter Burghagen
   Commanders 12 Dec, 1942 - 8 May, 1945 Walter Burghagen
  
   Career 2 patrols 12 Dec, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Taken over by Japan at Jakarta, Indonesia on 8 May, 1945 in Batavia and became the Japanese submarine I 505 on 15 July, 1945. Surrendered at Jakarta in August 1945, broken up in 1948
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-219 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   28 Sep, 1944
   (American Avenger aircraft, Squadron VC-6)
   This was the last aircraft lost to U-boats from escort carriers in the Atlantic.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-220 Type XB
   Laid down 16 Jun, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 27 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Bruno Barber
   Commanders 27 Mar, 1943 - 28 Oct, 1943 Oblt. Bruno Barber
  
   Career 1 patrol 27 Mar, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1943 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1943 - 28 Oct, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 7.199 GRT
   Fate Sunk 28 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 48.53N, 33.30W by depth charges from two Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Block Island. 56 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   U-220 left Bergen, Norway on 8 Sept, 1943 for a mine-laying patrol. On 9 Oct, 1943 she laid 66 magnetic SMA mines outside of St. Johns (Canada). After that she only supplied U-603.
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   16 Oct, 1943
   Two men were lost overboard in the North Atlantic. [Bootsmaat Georg Koerner, Matrosenobergefreiter Gerhard Lange]. Thus only 54 men were on board when the boat was sunk 12 days later.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-221 Type VIIC
   Laid down 16 Jun, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 9 May, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer
   Commanders 9 May, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 5 patrols 9 May, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 69.589 GRT
   10 warships sunk for a total of 759 tons (lost aboard transport ships)
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.197 GRT
   Fate Sunk 27 Sept, 1943 south-west of Ireland, in approximate position 47.00N, 18.00W, by depth charges from a British Handley Page Halifax aircraft (Sqdn 58/B). 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   On 21 March, 1943 a captured crew member from the motor merchant Jamaica jumped overboard during an excercise alarm in the North Atlantic, either trying to escape or to commit suicide.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   21 Mar, 1943
   A captured seaman from the motor merchant ?Jamaica?, which was sunk two weeks earlier, jumped overboard.
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   27 Sep, 1943
   (British Halifax aircraft, Squadron 58/B)
   The boat was lost in this attack.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Operation unter Wasser, Schutze, H. G., 1985
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-222 Type VIIC
   Laid down 16 Jun, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 23 May, 1942 Oblt. Ralf von Jessen
   Commanders 23 May, 1942 - 2 Sep, 1942 Kptlt. Ralf von Jessen
  
   Career No patrols 23 May, 1942 - 2 Sep, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sank 2 Sept, 1942 in the Baltic Sea west of Pillau, in position 54.25N, 19.30E, after a collision with U-626. 42 dead and 3 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-222 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-223 Type VIIC
   Laid down 15 Jul, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 6 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Karl-Jurgen Wachter
   Commanders 6 Jun, 1942 - 12 Jan, 1944 Kptlt. Karl-Jurg Wachter
   12 Jan, 1944 - 30 Mar, 1944 Oblt. Peter Gerlach
  
   Career 6 patrols 6 Jun, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 8. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1943 - 30 Mar, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 12.556 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.935 tons
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 4.970 GRT
   1 warship a total loss for a total of 1.300 tons
   Fate Sunk 30 Mar 1944 in the Mediterranean north of Palermo, in position 38.48N, 14.10E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Laforey and HMS Tumult and the British escort destroyers HMS Hambledon and HMS Blencathra. 23 dead and 27 survivors.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   11 May, 1943
   The British destroyer HMS Hesperus depth charged the U-223 to the surface and then rammed her on 11 May. 2 men were lost overboard, U-359 rescued one of them and transferred him back to U-223 on 14 May as she had managed to escape the destroyer. U-223 returned to port on 24 May but did not sail again until 14 Sept while being repaired. [Matrosengefreiter Heinz Hoog]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-224 Type VIIC
   Laid down 15 Jul, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 20 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Carl Kosbadt
   Commanders 20 Jun, 1942 - 13 Jan, 1943 Oblt. Hans-Karl Kosbadt
  
   Career 2 patrols 20 Jun, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 13 Jan, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 9.535 GRT
   Fate Sunk 13 Jan, 1943 in the western Mediterranean west of Algiers, in position 36.28N, 00.49E, by ramming and depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Ville de Quebec. 45 dead and 1 survivor
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-224 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-225 Type VIIC
   Laid down 3 Sep, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 11 Jul, 1942 Oblt. Wolfgang Leimkuhler
   Commanders 11 Jul, 1942 - 15 Feb, 1943 Oblt. Wolfgang Leimkuhler
  
   Career 2 patrols 11 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1943 - 15 Feb, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 5.273 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 24.672 GRT
   Fate Sunk 15 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.45N, 31.09W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120/S). 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during May 1987)
   Sunk 21 Feb, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 51. 25N, 27. 28W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USS John C. Spencer.
  
   This attack was in fact against U-604 which escaped undamaged.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-225 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-226 Type VIIC
   Laid down 1 Aug, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 1 Aug, 1942 Kptlt. Rolf Borchers
   Commanders 1 Aug, 1942 - 26 Jul, 1943 Kptlt. Rolf Borchers
   26 Jul, 1943 - 6 Nov, 1943 Oblt. Albrecht Gange
  
   Career 3 patrols 1 Aug, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1943 - 6 Nov, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 7.134 GRT
   Fate Sunk at 0700hrs on 6 Nov, 1943 in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland, in position 44.49N, 41.13W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling, HMS Woodcock and HMS Kite. 51 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-226 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-227 Type VIIC
   Laid down 18 Oct, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Aug, 1942 Oblt. Jurgen Kuntze
   Commanders 22 Aug, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Jurgen Kuntze
  
   Career 1 patrol 22 Aug, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 30 April, 1943 north of the Faeroes, in position 64.05N, 06.40W, by depth charges from an Australian Hampden aircraft (RAAF Sqdn 455/X). 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-227 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-228 Type VIIC
   Laid down 18 Oct, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Sep, 1942 Oblt. Erwin Christophersen
   Commanders 12 Sep, 1942 - Aug, 1944 Kptlt. Erwin Christophersen
   Aug, 1944 - 4 Oct, 1944 Kptlt. Herbert Engel
  
   Career 6 patrols 12 Sep, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 5 Oct, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Stricken at Bergen, Norway 5 Oct, 1944. Broken up in 1944 - 45.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   7 May, 1943
   Lancaster aircraft attacked U-228 on 7 May wounding the II WO and a seaman. The boat escaped without serious damage.
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   7 May, 1943
   (British Halifax aircraft, Squadron 58/A)
   The U-boat's KTB records this incident, it must have been this aircraft.
  
   11 Jun, 1944
   (British Sunderland aircraft, Squadron 228)
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-229 Type VIIC
   Laid down 3 Nov, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Robert Schetelig
   Commanders 3 Oct, 1942 - 22 Sep, 1943 Oblt. Robert Schetelig
  
   Career 3 patrols 3 Oct, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 22 Sep, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 8.352 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 3.670 GRT
   Fate Sunk 22 Sept, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 54.36N, 36.25W, by depth charges, gunfire and ramming from the British destroyer HMS Keppel. 50 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-229 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-230 Type VIIC
   Laid down 25 Nov, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 24 Oct, 1942 Kptlt. Paul Siegmann
   Commanders 24 Oct, 1942 - 11 Aug, 1944 Kptlt. Paul Siegmann
   12 Aug, 1944 - 21 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Heinz-Eugen Eberbach
  
   Career 8 patrols 24 Oct, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Feb, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 21 Aug, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.868 GRT
   3 warships sunk for a total of 3.585 tons
   Fate Ran aground on 21 Aug, 1944 in the Mediterranean in the Toulon roadsteads, France, in position 43.07N, 06.00E. Scuttled during the Allied invasion of southern France. 50 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-230 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
   Successes against aircraft
  
   12 May, 1943
   (British Swordfish aircraft, Squadron 811)
   Around convoy HX-237.
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
   Eisernen Sarge, Die
   Werner, Herbert A.
  
  
   amazon.de
  
  
   Die Eisernen Sarge, Werner, Herbert A., 1998 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-231 Type VIIC
   Laid down 30 Jan, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 14 Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Wolfgang Wenzel
   Commanders 14 Nov, 1942 - 13 Jan, 1944 Kptlt. Wolfgang Wenzel
  
   Career 3 patrols 14 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1943 - 13 Jan, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 13 Jan, 1944 north-east of the Azores, in position 44.15N, 20.38W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 172/L). 7 dead and 43 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   22 Apr, 1943
   A Catalina aircraft attacked U-231 with 2 bombs and machine guns. The boat wasn?t damaged, but one man was lost overboard. [Obersteuermann Walter Krause]
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   13 Jan, 1944
   (British Wellington aircraft, Squadron 172/L)
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-232 Type VIIC
   Laid down 17 Jan, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 28 Nov, 1942 Kptlt. Ernst Ziehm
   Commanders 28 Nov, 1942 - 8 Jul, 1943 Kptlt. Ernst Ziehm
  
   Career 1 patrol 28 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1943 - 8 Jul, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 8 July, 1943 west of Oporto, in position 40.37N, 13.41W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 2d A/S USAAF/Q). 46 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   On 24 Feb, 1943 the U-232 collided with U-649 during training in the Bay of Danzig. U-649 sank as a result of that incident, taking 35 of her crew with her.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-232 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-233 Type XB
   Laid down 15 Aug, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Sep, 1943 Oblt. Hans Steen
   Commanders 22 Sep, 1943 - 5 Jul, 1944 Kptlt. Hans Steen
  
   Career 1 patrol 22 Sep, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 4. Flottille (training)
   1 Jun, 1944 - 5 Jul, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 5 July, 1944 south-east of Halifax, in position 42.16N, 59.49W by ramming, depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer escorts USS Baker and USS Thomas. 32 dead and 29 survivors.
  
  
  
   U-233 left Kiel, Germany on 27 May, 1944 for a planned mine-laying patrol outside of Halifax.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-233 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-234 Type XB
   Laid down 1 Oct, 1941 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 2 Mar, 1944 Kptlt. Johann-Heinrich Fehler
   Commanders 2 Mar, 1944 - 16 May, 1945 Kptlt. Johann-Heinrich Fehler
  
   Career 1 patrol 2 Mar, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 5. Flottille (training)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Surrendered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 16, 1945.
  
   U-234 was sunk by a torpedo from USS Greenfish during trials approximately 40 miles north-east off Cape Cod, on the US east coast on 20 November, 1947.
  
  
  
   U-234 suffered bomb damage while under construction in 1942. After the loss of U-233 in July 1944 it was decided not to use U-234 as a mine-laying boat. She was then rebuilt as a Japan-transporter. On 25 March 1945 they left Kiel and a few days later reached Kristiansand, Norway.
  
   On 16 April, 1945 she left Norway and was enroute to Japan with extremely important cargo (drawings, a Me-262 jet fighter in crates and 560kg of uranium oxide, several high ranking German experts on various technologies and 2 Japanese officers) when Kptlt. Fehler, after hearing the cease-fire orders on May 4, 1945, decided to head for the USA and surrender.
  
   Per tradition the Japanese men took their own life via sleeping pills rather than being captured.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-234 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Feindfahrten, Hirschfeld, Wolfgang, 1991
  
   Germany's Last Mission to Japan, Scalia, Joseph M., 2000 (transl.)
   Das letzte Boot, Hirschfeld, Wolfgang, 1989
   On The Triangle Run, Lamb, James B., 2000
  
  
   Die U-boot-Jager, Kent, Alexander, 1999
   The Warring Seas, Sellwood, Arthur V., 1956
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-235 Type VIIC
   Laid down 25 Feb, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 19 Dec, 1942 Oblt. Goske von Mollendorf
   Commanders 19 Dec, 1942 - 19 Jan, 1943 Goske von Mollendorff
   20 Jan, 1943 - 20 May, 1943 Oblt. Klaus Becker
   29 Oct, 1943 - 1 Apr, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Erich Kummetz
   2 Apr, 1945 - 14 Apr, 1945 Kptlt. Friedrich Huisgen
  
   Career No patrols 19 Dec, 1942 - 20 May, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   29 Oct, 1943 - 1 Apr, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   2 Apr, 1945 - 14 Apr, 1945 31. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 14 May, 1943 at the Germaniawerft dockyard, Kiel, by US bombs. Raised, repaired, and returned to service on 29 Oct, 1943.
  
   Sunk in error in the Kattegat at 0700hrs on 14 April, 1945 in position 57.44N, 10.39E, by depth charges from the German torpedo boat T17. 47 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-235 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-236 Type VIIC
   Laid down 23 Mar, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 9 Jan, 1943 Oblt. Raimar Ziesmer
   Commanders 9 Jan, 1943 - 30 May, 1943 Reimar Ziesmer
   29 Sep, 1943 - 29 May, 1944 Oblt. Curt Hartmann
   30 May, 1944 - 4 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Ludo Kregelin
   5 Jun, 1944 - 4 May, 1945 Oblt. Herbert Mumm
  
   Career No patrols 9 Jan, 1943 - 14 May, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
   29 Sep, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944 24. Flottille (training)
   1 May, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled 5 May, 1945 near Schleimunde, in position 54.37N, 10.03E. No deaths.
  
  
   Damaged by British bombs (Sqdns 236 & 254) on 4 May, 1945,
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-236 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-237 Type VIIC
   Laid down 23 Apr, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Jan, 1943 Oblt. Hubert Nordheimer
   Commanders 31 Jan, 1943 - 14 May, 1943 Kptlt.