List of German submarines (1935–1945) / U 251 – U 500

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German submarines (1935–1945): U 1 – U 250 | U 251 – U 500 | U 501 – U 750 | U 751 - U 1000 | U 1001-U 1250 | U 1251-U 1500 | U 1501-U 4870


This list deals exclusively with the German submarines U 251 to U 500 of the Second World War from 1935 to 1945. See therefore also: List of U-Boat Classes , List of German U-Boat Classes , List of German U-Boats (1906 –1919) , List of German U-Boats (after 1945) , List of the U-Boats seized or captured by Germany .

Möltenort submarine memorial on the Kiel Fjord near Heikendorf

Legend

on the fate of the submarines (reference date May 8, 1945).

  • = destroyed by enemy action
  • ? = missing in action
  • § = raised, captured or captured by the enemy
  • × = accident or sunk yourself
  • A = Decommissioned (scrapped, scrapped or put to another use)

U 251-U 300

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 251 VII C Sep 20 1941 Apr 19, 1945 Sunk by British and Norwegian planes in the Kattegat (39 dead)
U 252 VII C 0Oct. 4, 1941 Apr 14, 1942 Sunk by sloop HMS Stork and corvette HMS Vetch southwest of Ireland , total loss
U 253 VII C Oct 21, 1941 25 Sep 1942 Northwest of Iceland missing, total loss
U 254 VII C 0Nov 8, 1941 0Dec 8, 1942 × Sunk after collision with U 221 , (41 dead)
U 255 VII C Nov 29, 1941 0May 8, 1945 × Sunk by the Allies on December 13, 1945 during Operation Deadlight
U 256 VII C U-FLAK Dec 18, 1941 Oct 18, 1944 A. Partly dismantled in Bergen from October 23, 1944
U 257 VII C Jan. 14, 1942 Feb. 24, 1944 In the North Atlantic by HMCS Waskesui and HMS Nene sunk (30 dead)
U 258 VII C 0Feb. 4, 1942 May 20, 1943 In the North Atlantic at position 55 ° 18 ′  N , 27 ° 49 ′  W of a British B-24 Liberator of Sqdn. 120 / P attacked with depth charges and sunk with the entire crew (49 men).
U 259 VII C Feb. 18, 1942 Nov 15, 1942 Sunk north of Algiers , commandant and crew fallen
U 260 VII C 14 Mar 1942 14 Mar 1945 So badly damaged by ground mines on March 12, 1945 that the boat had to be abandoned on March 14
U 261 VII C 28 Mar 1942 Sep 15 1942 Sunk by plane, total loss
U 262 VII C Apr 15, 1942 0Apr 2, 1945 × Damaged by a bomb attack in Gotenhafen in December 1944 . Retired in Kiel on April 2, 1945, scrapped in 1947
U 263 VII C 0May 6, 1942 Jan. 20, 1944 In the Bay of Biscay run on specified by airplane Mine, total loss
U 264 VII C May 22, 1942 Feb. 19, 1944 In the North Atlantic by HMS Woodpecker and HMS Starling sunk (no deaths)
U 265 VII C 0June 6, 1942 0Feb 3, 1944 Sunk by plane south of Iceland , total loss
U 266 VII C June 24, 1942 May 15, 1943 In the North Atlantic sunk by aircraft, total loss
U 267 VII C July 11, 1942 0May 4, 1945 × even sunk
U 268 VII C July 29, 1942 Feb 19, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay sunk by aircraft, total loss
U 269 VII C Aug 19, 1942 June 25, 1944 Sunk by depth charges from the frigate HMS Bickerton , (13 dead). The wreck was found in 1951 while searching for the sunken British submarine Affray
U 270 VII C 05th Sep 1942 Aug 13, 1944 In the Bay of Biscay by aircraft sunk (10 dead)
U 271 VII C 23 Sep 1942 Jan. 28, 1944 Sunk by plane, total loss
U 272 VII C 0Oct 7, 1942 Nov 12, 1942 × Sunk after collision with U 634 near Hela (29 dead)
U 273 VII C Oct 21, 1942 May 19, 1943 Sunk by plane southwest of Iceland , total loss
U 274 VII C 0Nov 7, 1942 Oct 23, 1943 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from HMS Duncan , HMS Vidette and aircraft, total loss
U 275 VII C Nov 25, 1942 10 Mar 1945 In the English Channel run on mine, total loss
U 276 VII C 0Dec 9, 1942 29 Sep 1944 A. Badly damaged in Neustadt in Holstein and reused as a floating generator, demolished in 1945.
U 277 VII C Dec 21, 1942 0May 1, 1944 In front of Bear Island , during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy RA 59 , sunk by depth charges from HMS Fencer aircraft , total loss
U 278 VII C Jan. 16, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. Sunk during Operation Deadlight on December 31, 1945
U 279 VII C 0Feb 3, 1943 0Oct. 4, 1943 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 280 VII C Feb 13, 1943 Nov 16, 1943 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 281 VII C Feb. 27, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. Captured in Kristiansand- Süd and sunk on November 30, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight .
U 282 VII C 13 Mar 1943 Oct. 29, 1943 Sunk southeast of Greenland by depth charges from HMS Vidette , HMS Duncan and HMS Sunflower , total loss
U 283 VII C 31 Mar 1943 Feb 11, 1944 Sunk southwest of the Faroe Islands by depth charges from a Canadian plane, total loss
U 284 VII C Apr 14, 1943 Dec 21, 1943 × Sunk by heavy seas, crew rescued by U 629 .
U 285 VII C May 15, 1943 Apr 15, 1945 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from HMS Grindal and HMS Keats , total loss
U 286 VII C 0June 5, 1943 Apr. 29, 1945 Sunk in the Barents Sea north of Murmansk by depth charges from HMS Loch Insh , HMS Anguilla and HMS Cotton , total loss
U 287 VII C 22 Sep 1943 May 16, 1945 In same run on mine - it is speculated whether on purpose -, (no deaths)
U 288 VII C June 26, 1943 0Apr 3, 1944 Sunk in the Barents Sea during the attack on the northern sea convoy JW 58 by depth charges from HMS Activity and HMS Tracker aircraft , total loss
U 289 VII C July 10, 1943 May 31, 1944 Sunk in the Barents Sea by depth charges from HMS Milne , total loss
U 290 VII C July 24, 1943 0May 4, 1945 × Sunk in the copper mill bay itself
U 291 VII C 0Aug 4, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. In Wilhelmshaven captured and on December 20, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 292 VII C41 Aug 25, 1943 May 27, 1944 Sunk west of Trondheim by air bombs, total loss
U 293 VII C41 08 Sep 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. Sunk on December 13, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight
U 294 VII C41 0Oct. 4, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. In Narvik captured and on 31 December 1945 at the Operation Deadlight sunk
U 295 VII C41 Oct 20, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. In Narvik captured and December 17, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 296 VII C41 0Nov 3, 1943 March 12 1945 ? In the English Channel , missing probably run on mine
U 297 VII C41 Nov 17, 1943 0Dec 6, 1944 Sunk by plane with depth charges to the west of Yesnaby ( Orkney Island ), total loss. The wreck was discovered in May 2000 at a water depth of 73 m.
U 298 VII C41 0Dec. 1, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. Looted in Bergen and sunk on November 29, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight .
U 299 VII C41 Dec 15, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. Captured in Bergen and sunk on December 4, 1945 during Operation Deadlight .
U 300 VII C41 December 29, 1943 Feb. 22, 1945 Damaged to the west of Cádiz in the North Atlantic by depth charges from HMS Recruit and HMS Pincher and sunk in the early morning of February 22, 1945 (8 + 2 (captive) dead including the commander and LI)

U 301-U 350

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 301 VII C 0May 9, 1942 Jan. 21, 1943 Sunk in the Mediterranean by the British submarine HMS Sahib , total loss
U 302 VII C June 16, 1942 0Apr 6, 1944 Sunk west of the Azores by depth charges from HMS Swale , total loss
U 303 VII C 0July 7, 1942 May 21, 1943 Sunk in the Mediterranean by the British submarine HMS Sickle , total loss
U 304 VII C 0Aug 5, 1942 May 28, 1943 Sunk south-east of Cape Farvel ( Greenland ) by air bombs, total loss
U 305 VII C 17 Sep 1942 Jan. 17, 1944 In the North Atlantic by depth charges from HMS Wanderer and HMS Glenarm sunk, total loss
U 306 VII C Oct 21, 1942 Oct. 31, 1943 Sunk west of the Azores by depth charges from HMS Whitehall and HMS Geranium , total loss
U 307 VII C Nov 18, 1942 Apr. 29, 1945 In the Barents Sea off Murmansk , during the attack on the Northern Sea convoy RA 66 , sunk by depth charges from HMS Loch Insh (37 dead)
U 308 VII C Dec 23, 1942 0June 4, 1943 Sunk northeast of the Faroe Islands by torpedo from British submarine HMS Truculent , total loss
U 309 VII C Jan. 27, 1943 Feb 16, 1945 Sunk in the North Sea east of the Moray Firth by HMCS St. John depth charges, total loss
U 310 VII C Feb. 24, 1943 0May 8, 1945 § In Trondheim captured and stopped in March 1947
U 311 VII C 23 Mar 1943 Apr 22, 1944 Sunk southwest of Ireland by HMCS Matane and HMCS Swansea depth charges, total loss
U 312 VII C Apr 21, 1943 0May 8, 1945 § In Narvik captured and on November 29, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 313 VII C May 20, 1943 0May 8, 1945 § In Narvik captured and on December 27, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 314 VII C 0June 9, 1942 Jan. 30, 1944 Sunk southeast of Bear Island by depth charges , escorted by the Northern Sea Convoy JW 56B , HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor , total loss
U 315 VII C 0July 7, 1942 0May 1, 1945 A. Badly damaged in Trondheim on May 1, 1945 , demolished in 1947
U 316 VII C 0Aug 5, 1942 0May 2, 1945 × Sunk near Travemünde itself
U 317 VII C41 Oct 23, 1943 June 26, 1944 Sunk northeast of the Shetland Islands by an airplane depth charge, total loss
U 318 VII C41 Nov 13, 1943 0May 8, 1945 § In Narvik captured and on December 21, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 319 VII C41 0Dec. 4, 1943 July 15, 1944 Sunk in the North Sea southeast of Lindesnes by an airplane depth charge, total loss
U 320 VII C41 Dec 30, 1943 0May 8, 1945 and
May 10, 1945
( )
×
West of Bergen badly damaged by aircraft depth charges on May 8th. It was only possible to surface after 2 days. Sunk after evacuation
U 321 VII C41 Jan. 20, 1944 0Apr 2, 1945 Sunk southwest of Ireland by depth charges from a Polish plane, total loss
U 322 VII C41 0Feb 5, 1944 Nov 25, 1944 Damaged by aircraft on November 24, 1944, sunk by HMS Ascension the following day , total loss
U 323 VII C41 02nd Mar 1944 0May 3, 1945 × Sunk in Nordenham itself
U 324 VII C41 0Apr 5, 1944 0May 8, 1945 § Captured in Bergen , demolished in 1947
U 325 VII C41 0May 6, 1944 0Apr 7, 1945 Run into a mine near Newquay (52 dead, total loss), wreck found in 2006
U 326 VII C41 0June 6, 1944 Apr 25, 1945 In the Bay of Biscay west Brest from Torpedo an American aircraft sunk, total loss
U 327 VII C41 July 18, 1944 Feb. 27, 1945 Sunk in the western English Channel by HMS Labuan , HMS Loch Fada and HMS Wild Goose , total loss
U 328 VII C41 19 Sep 1944 0May 8, 1945 § In Bergen captured and on November 30, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 329 VII C41 Commissioned on July 16, 1942, keel laid on July 15, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 and abandoned on July 22, 1944. The unfinished submarine was later scrapped
U 330 VII C41 Commissioned on July 16, 1942, keel laid on August 3, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 and canceled on July 22, 1944. The unfinished submarine was later scrapped
U 331 VII C 31 Mar 1941 Nov 17, 1942 Sunk northwest of Algiers by aircraft belonging to the British aircraft carrier HMS Formidable , (32 dead)
U 332 VII C 0June 7, 1941 Apr 29, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay sunk by depth charges an aircraft, total loss
U 333 VII C Aug 25, 1941 July 31, 1944 Sunk west of the Isles of Scilly by depth charges from HMS Starling and HMS Loch Killin , total loss
U 334 VII C 0Oct 9, 1941 June 14, 1943 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from HMS Jed and HMS Pelican , total loss
U 335 VII C December 17, 1941 0Aug 3, 1942 Sunk northeast of the Faroe Islands by torpedo from the English submarine HMS Saracen , (43 dead)
U 336 VII C Feb 14, 1942 0Oct 5, 1943 Sunk southwest of Iceland by a Lockheed Hudson No. 'F' from RAF Squadron 269, total loss
U 337 VII C 0May 6, 1942 Jan 15, 1943 ? Missing in the North Atlantic since January 3, 1943
U 338 VII C 0Apr 4, 1942 21 Sep 1943 ? Missing in the North Atlantic since September 20, 1943
U 339 VII C Aug 25, 1942 0May 3, 1945 × Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself
U 340 VII C Oct 16, 1942 0Nov 2, 1943 3 patrols, no successes. Sunk near Tangier at 35 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 37 ′  W by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood , the British destroyers HMS Active , HMS Witherington and a Vickers Wellington bomber (1 dead; 48 survivors)
U 341 VII C Nov 28, 1942 19 Sep 1943 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from a Canadian plane, total loss
U 342 VII C Jan. 12, 1943 Apr 17, 1944 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from a Canadian plane, total loss
U 343 VII C Feb. 18, 1943 10 Mar 1944 Sunk south of Sardinia by depth charges from HMS Mull , total loss
U 344 VII C 26th Mar 1943 22 Aug 1944 Sunk northwest of Bear Island during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy JW 59 by depth charges from an HMS Vindex aircraft , total loss
U 345 VII C 0May 4, 1943 Dec 13, 1943 Badly damaged by an air raid in Kiel , decommissioned 23 December 1943. On December 27, 1945, during the transfer to Great Britain , ran into a mine near Warnemünde and sank
U 346 VII C 0June 7, 1943 Sep 20 1943 × Sunk in diving accident in the Baltic Sea near Hela (37 dead)
U 347 VII C 0July 7, 1943 July 17, 1944 Sunk west of Narvik by an airplane depth charge, total loss
U 348 VII C Aug 10, 1943 30th Mar 1945 Sunk, lifted and scrapped in the shipyard during an air raid on Hamburg (3 dead)
U 349 VII C 08 Sep 1943 0May 5, 1945 × Sunk in the Geltinger Bay itself
U 350 VII C 0Oct 7, 1943 30th Mar 1945 Training boat stationed in Gotenhafen and from March 1, 1945 in Hamburg . Before the first patrol in an air raid without crew on board in Hamburg-Finkenwerder in the shipyard in front of the submarine Bunker Fink II capsized by aerial bombs and sunk.

U 351-U 400

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 351 VII C June 20, 1941 0May 5, 1945 × In Höruper Haff scuttled, raised in 1948 and scrapped
U 352 VII C Aug 28, 1941 0May 9, 1942 Sunk southwest of Cape Hatteras by depth charges from the US coast guard boat USS Icarus (15 dead)
U 353 VII C 31 Mar 1942 Oct 16, 1942 In the North Atlantic by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Fame sunk (6 deaths).
U 354 VII C Apr 22, 1942 Aug 24, 1944 Sunk in the Barents Sea northeast of the North Cape during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy JW 59 by depth charges from HMS Mermaid , HMS Peacock , HMS Loch Dunvegan and HMS Keppel , total loss
U 355 VII C Oct. 29, 1941 0Apr 1, 1944 ? Missed in the Arctic Sea since April 4, 1944
U 356 VII C December 20, 1941 Dec. 27, 1942 Sunk north of the Azores by depth charges from HMCS St. Laurent , HMCS Chilliwack , HMCS Battleford and HMCS Napanee , total loss
U 357 VII C June 18, 1942 Dec 16, 1942 Sunk northwest of Ireland by depth charges from HMS Hesperus and HMS Vanessa , total loss
U 358 VII C Aug 15, 1942 01st Mar 1944 Sunk north of the Azores by depth charges from HMS Gould , HMS Affleck , HMS Gore and HMS Garlies (50 dead)
U 359 VII C 0Oct 5, 1942 July 26, 1943 Sunk in the Caribbean , south of Santo Domingo by depth charges from American aircraft, total loss
U 360 VII C Nov 12, 1942 0Apr 2, 1944 Sunk south of Bear Island and northwest of Hammerfest during the attack on the northern sea convoy JW 58 by depth charges from HMS Keppel , total loss
U 361 VII C Dec 18, 1942 July 17, 1944 Sunk west of Narvik by air bombs, total loss
U 362 VII C 0Feb. 4, 1943 05th Sep 1944 Sunk in the Kara Sea near Krakovka by depth charges from the Soviet T 116 mine sweeper , total loss
U 363 VII C 18 Mar 1943 0May 8, 1945 § In Narvik captured and on 31 December 1945 at the Operation Deadlight sunk
U 364 VII C 0May 3, 1943 Jan. 31, 1944 In the Bay of Biscay sunk by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 365 VII C 0June 8, 1943 Dec 13, 1944 In the Arctic Ocean east of Jan Mayen , during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy RA 62 , sunk by depth charges from HMS Campania aircraft , total loss
U 366 VII C July 16, 1943 05th Mar 1944 In the Arctic Ocean northwest of Hammerfest , during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy RA 57 , sunk by depth charges from HMS Chaser aircraft , total loss
U 367 VII C Aug 27, 1943 13 Mar 1945 Run into mine in the Baltic Sea near Hela , laid by Soviet submarine L 21 , total loss. The commandant was the 25-year-old Hasso Stegemann. Polish divers prepared an eventual rescue in 2003/2004.
U 368 VII C 0Jan. 7, 1944 0May 8, 1945 § In Wilhelmshaven captured and December 17, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 369 VII C Oct 15, 1943 0May 8, 1945 § In Kristiansand captured and on November 30, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 370 VII C Nov 19, 1943 0May 5, 1945 × Sunk in the Geltinger Bay itself. Wreck abandoned in 1948
U 371 VII C 15th Mar 1941 0May 4, 1944 In the Mediterranean north Konstantin by depth charges from USS Pride , USS Joseph E. Campbell , HMS Blankney and French destroyers Sénégalais sunk (3 deaths)
U 372 VII C Apr 19, 1941 0Aug 4, 1942 In the Mediterranean south-west Haifa by depth charges from HMS Sikh , HMS Zulu , HMS Croome , HMS Tetcott sunk and aircraft (no deaths)
U 373 VII C May 22, 1941 0June 8, 1944 In the Bay of Biscay west Brest by depth charges from aircraft sunk (4 deaths)
U 374 VII C June 21, 1941 Jan. 12, 1942 In the Mediterranean east Cape Spartivento by torpedo by British submarine HMS Unbeaten sunk (42 deaths)
U 375 VII C July 19, 1941 July 30, 1943 Sunk northwest of Malta by depth charges from American submarine hunter USS PC-624 , total loss
U 376 VII C Aug 21, 1941 Apr 13, 1943 ? Missed in the Bay of Biscay since April 13, 1943
U 377 VII C 0Oct 2, 1941 Jan. 17, 1944 Sunk southwest of Ireland by depth charges from HMS Wanderer and HMS Glenarm , total loss
U 378 VII C Oct. 30, 1941 Oct 20, 1943 In the North Atlantic by depth charges from aircraft of the USS Core sunk, total loss
U 379 VII C Nov 29, 1941 0Aug 8, 1942 Off Greenland , southwest of Cape Farvel , rammed and sunk by HMS Dianthus (40 dead)
U 380 VII C Dec 22, 1941 11th Mar 1944 Sunk in Toulon by American bombers (1 dead)
U 381 VII C Feb 25, 1942 May 19, 1943 ? Missed south of Greenland since May 21, 1943
U 382 VII C Apr 25, 1942 Jan. 23, 1945 Sunk in Wilhelmshaven by British bombers, lifted on March 20, 1945 and sunk on May 8, 1945
U 383 VII C 0June 6, 1942 0Aug 1, 1943 Sunk west of Brest by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 384 VII C July 18, 1942 19 Mar 1943 Sunk in southwest Iceland by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 385 VII C Aug 29, 1942 Aug 11, 1944 In the Bay of Biscay by depth charges from HMS Starling and Australian aircraft sunk (1 dead)
U 386 VII C Oct 10, 1942 Feb. 19, 1944 In the North Atlantic by depth charges of HMS Spey sunk (33 dead)
U 387 VII C Nov 24, 1942 0Dec 9, 1944 In the Barents Sea near Murmansk , during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy RA 62 , sunk by depth charges from HMS Bamborough Castle , total loss
U 388 VII C Dec 31, 1942 June 20, 1943 Sunk by air bombs off Greenland southwest of Cape Farvel , total loss
U 389 VII C 0Feb 6, 1943 0Oct. 4, 1943 Sunk in southwest Iceland by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 390 VII C 13 Mar 1943 0July 5, 1944 Sunk in the Saine Bay in the English Channel by depth charges from HMS Wanderer and HMS Tavy (48 dead)
U 391 VII C Apr. 24, 1943 Dec 13, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay , northwest of Cape Ortegal , sunk by air bombs, total loss
U 392 VII C May 29, 1943 16. Mar. 1944 Sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar by depth charges from HMS Affleck and HMS Vanoc , total loss
U 393 VII C 0June 3, 1943 0May 4, 1945 Sunk in the Baltic Sea in the Geltinger Bay by gunfire from aircraft (2 dead)
U 394 VII C 0Aug 7, 1943 0Sep 2 1944 South-east of the island of Jan Mayen , during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy RA 59A , sunk by a rocket from the HMS Vindex aircraft and depth charges from HMS Keppel , HMS Whitehall , HMS Mermaid and HMS Peacock , total loss
U 395 VII C Ordered on April 10, 1941, keel laying on June 10, 1943. The submarine was launched on July 16, 1943 and damaged during equipment by a bomb attack on July 29, 1943, but no longer completed
U 396 VII C Oct 16, 1943 Apr. 23, 1945 ? Attacked by plane with depth charges southwest of the Shetland Islands . No sign of hit. Boot has been missing since then. Probably diving accident with total loss.
U 397 VII C Nov 20, 1943 0May 5, 1945 × Sunk in the Geltinger Bay itself
U 398 VII C Dec 18, 1943 May 17, 1945 ? Missing in the North Sea since April 17, 1945, possibly met the same fate as U 1017 (airplane), as they operated close together.
U 399 VII C Jan. 22, 1944 26th Mar 1945 In the English Channel near Land's End , sunk by HMS Duckworth depth charges (46 dead)
U 400 VII C 18 Mar 1944 December 17, 1944 Run into a mine near Newquay (50 dead, total loss), wreck found in 2006

U 401-U 450

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 401 VII C Apr 10, 1941 0Aug 3, 1941 Sunk southwest of Ireland by depth charges from HMS Wanderer , KNM St. Albans and HMS Hydrangea , total loss
U 402 VII C May 21, 1941 Oct 13, 1943 Sunk in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by the acoustic torpedo of a USS Card aircraft , total loss
U 403 VII C June 25, 1941 Aug 18, 1943 Sunk near Dakar by a French plane with depth charges, total loss
U 404 VII C 0Aug 6, 1941 July 28, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay northwest Cape Ortegal sunk by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 405 VII C 17 Sep 1941 0Nov 1, 1943 In the North Atlantic from USS Borie rammed and sunk with depth charges and artillery, total loss
U 406 VII C Oct 22, 1941 Feb. 18, 1944 In the North Atlantic water bombs by HMS Spey sunk (12 dead)
U 407 VII C Dec 18, 1941 19 Sep 1944 In the Mediterranean south of Milos by depth charges from HMS Troubridge , HMS Trepsichore and ORP Garland sunk (5 dead)
U 408 VII C Nov 19, 1941 0Nov 5, 1942 Sunk in the Denmark Strait north of Iceland by air bombs, total loss
U 409 VII C Jan. 21, 1942 July 16, 1943 Sunk south of the Balearic Islands
U 410 VII C Feb 23, 1942 0Feb 6, 1944 Sunk in a bomb attack in the port of Toulon . Decommissioned on March 22, 1944
U 411 VII C 18 Mar 1942 Nov 13, 1942 Sunk west of the Strait of Gibraltar in the Atlantic by aircraft depth charges, total loss
U 412 VII C Apr 29, 1942 Oct 22, 1942 Sunk northeast of the Faroe Islands by air bombs, total loss
U 413 VII C 0June 3, 1942 Aug 20, 1944 In the Channel by depth charges of HMS Wensleydale , HMS Forester and HMS Vidette sunk (45 dead)
U 414 VII C 0July 1, 1942 May 25, 1943 In the Mediterranean northwest of Tenes by depth charges from HMS Vetch sunk, total loss
U 415 VII C 0Aug 5, 1942 July 14, 1944 Walked on acoustic mine when leaving Brest (2 dead)
U 416 VII C 0Nov 4, 1942 Dec 12, 1944 × Sunk after collision with German minesweeper M 203 in the Baltic Sea , northwest of Pillau (36 dead)
U 417 VII C 26 Sep 1942 June 11, 1943 Sunk southeast of Iceland by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 418 VII C Oct 21, 1942 0June 1, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay sunk by missiles from aircraft, total loss
U 419 VII C Nov 18, 1942 0Oct 8, 1943 In the North Atlantic by water bombing aircraft sinks (48 dead)
U 420 VII C Dec 16, 1942 Oct. 26, 1943 ? Missed in the North Atlantic since October 20, 1943
U 421 VII C Jan. 13, 1943 Apr 29, 1944 Sunk in a bomb attack in the port of Toulon
U 422 VII C Feb 10, 1943 0Oct. 4, 1943 Sunk north of the Azores by aircraft of the USS Card , total loss
U 423 VII C 03rd Mar 1943 June 17, 1944 Sunk northeast of the Faroe Islands by depth charges from a Norwegian plane, total loss
U 424 VII C April 16, 1943 Feb 11, 1944 Sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from HMS Wild Goose and HMS Woodpecker , total loss
U 425 VII C Apr 21, 1943 Feb. 17, 1945 Sunk in the Barents Sea near Murmansk by depth charges from HMS Lark and HMS Alnwick Castle (52 dead)
U 426 VII C May 12, 1943 0Jan. 8, 1944 Sunk west of Nates by depth charges from the Australian flying boat Short Sunderland No. 'U' of the 10th RAAF Squadron under Flying Officer JP Roberts, total loss
U 427 VII C 0June 2, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. In Narvik captured and on December 21, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 428 VII C June 26, 1943 0May 3, 1945 × Transfer to Italy , renamed to S 1 , renamed after Italy converted to war. even sunk in the Kiel Canal near Audorf
U 429 VII C July 14, 1943 30th Mar 1945 When air raid on Wilhelmshaven dropped
U 430 VII C 0Aug 4, 1943 30th Mar 1945 When air raid on Bremen dropped
U 431 VII C 0Apr 5, 1941 Oct. 31, 1943 In the Mediterranean before Algeria sunk by depth charges an aircraft, total loss
U 432 VII C Apr 26, 1941 11th Mar 1943 In the North Atlantic by water bombs and attack by free French Corvette aconite sunk (26 dead)
U 433 VII C May 24, 1941 Nov 16, 1941 Sunk south of Málaga by depth charges and shelling by HMS Marigold (6 dead)
U 434 VII C June 21, 1941 Dec 18, 1941 Sunk north of Madeira by HMS Blankney and HMS Stanley depth charges (2 dead)
U 435 VII C Aug 30, 1941 0July 9, 1943 Sunk west of Figueira by depth charges from an aircraft, total loss
U 436 VII C 27 Sep 1941 May 26, 1943 In the North Atlantic west Cape Ortegal by depth charges from HMS Test and HMS Hyderabad sunk, total loss
U 437 VII C Oct 25, 1941 0Oct. 4, 1944 Sunk in the port in Bergen by a bombing raid, lifted October 5, 1944, canceled in 1946
U 438 VII C Nov 22, 1941 0May 6, 1943 Sunk northeast of Newfoundland by depth charges from HMS Pelikan , total loss
U 439 VII C December 20, 1941 0May 4, 1943 × Collided with U 659 west of Cape Ortegal and sank (40 dead)
U 440 VII C Jan. 24, 1942 May 31, 1943 In the North Atlantic west Cape Ortegal sunk by depth charges by aircraft, total loss
U 441 VII C U-FLAK Feb 21, 1942 0Aug 6, 1944 In the English Channel sunk by depth charges from aircraft, total loss
U 442 VII C 21 Mar 1942 Feb 12, 1943 Sunk west of St. Vincent by air bombs, total loss
U 443 VII C Apr 18, 1942 Feb 23, 1943 In the Mediterranean , near Algiers , by depth charges from HMS Bicester , HMS Lamerton and HMS Wheatland sunk, total loss
U 444 VII C 0May 9, 1942 11th Mar 1943 In the North Atlantic by water bombs and ramming by the British destroyer HMS Harvester and the free French Corvette aconite sunk (41 dead)
U 445 VII C May 30, 1942 Aug 24, 1944 In the Bay of Biscay by depth charges from HMS Louis sunk, total loss
U 446 VII C June 20, 1942 0May 3, 1945 × Run into mine on September 21, 1942 near Kahlberg , Danziger Bucht (23 dead) and lifted on November 8, 1942. Sunk on May 3, 1945 near Kiel itself, wreck broken off in 1947
U 447 VII C July 11, 1942 0May 7, 1943 West of Gibraltar , sunk by depth charges from 2 British aircraft, total loss
U 448 VII C 0Aug 1, 1942 Apr 14, 1944 Northeast of the Azores , sunk by HMCS Swansea and HMS Pelican depth charges (9 dead)
U 449 VII C 22 Aug 1942 June 24, 1943 Northwest of Cape Ortegal , sunk by depth charges from HMS Wren , HMS Woodpecker , HMS Kite and HMS Wild Goose , total loss
U 450 VII C Sep 12 1942 10 Mar 1944 In the Mediterranean south Ostia , by depth charges from HMS Blankney , HMS Blencathra , HMS Brecon , HMS Exmoor and USS Madison sunk, total loss

U 451-U 500

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 451 VII C 0May 3, 1941 Dec 21, 1941 Near Tangier , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (44 dead)
U 452 VII C 29 Mar 1941 Aug 25, 1941 Southeast of Iceland , sunk by depth charges from HMS Vascama , total loss
U 453 VII C June 26, 1941 May 21, 1944 In the Mediterranean south of Cap Spartivento , sunk by depth charges from HMS Termagant , HMS Tenacious and HMS Liddesdale (1 dead)
U 454 VII C July 24, 1941 0Aug 1, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay , sunk by depth charges from an Australian plane (32 dead)
U 455 VII C Aug 21, 1941 0Apr 6, 1944 Probably sunk off La Spezia by mines, the commanding officer and crew were killed, the submarine was discovered in 2005 at a water depth of approx. 90–123 meters.
U 456 VII C Sep 18 1941 May 12, 1943 In the North Atlantic , during the HMS Opportune attack and after being hit by a torpedo from an aircraft, sank while diving, total loss
U 457 VII C 0Nov 5, 1941 16 Sep 1942 Sunk by HMS Impulsive depth charges in the Barents Sea northeast of Murmansk , total loss
U 458 VII C Dec 12, 1941 22 Aug 1943 In the Mediterranean south-east of Pantelleria , sunk by depth charges from HMS Easton and the Greek destroyer Pindos (8 dead)
U 459 XIV Nov 15, 1941 July 24, 1943 Near Cape Ortegal , sunk by depth charges from two British Vickers Wellington aircraft , one of which was shot down by U 459 (19 dead)
U 460 XIV December 24, 1941 0Oct. 4, 1943 North of the Azores , sunk by depth charges from USS Card aircraft (62 dead)
U 461 XIV Jan. 30, 1942 July 30, 1943 Northwest of Cape Ortegal , sunk by the Australian flying boat "U" of Squadron 461 RAAF, Type Short Sunderland (53 dead). U-462 and U-504 were also sunk in the same attack. Other attackers: HALIFAX "B" from season 502 RAF and LIBERATOR "O" from season 53 RAF. The survivors were picked up by HMS Woodpecker , a ship belonging to the 2 Escort Group
U 462 XIV 05th Mar 1942 July 30, 1943 Northwest of Cape Ortegal , sunk by the Australian flying boat "U" of Squadron 461 RAAF, Type Short Sunderland (53 dead). U-461 and U-504 were also sunk in the same attack. Other attackers: HALIFAX "B" from season 502 RAF and LIBERATOR "O" from season 53 RAF. The survivors were picked up by HMS Woodpecker , a ship belonging to the 2 Escort Group
U 463 XIV 0Apr 2, 1942 May 16, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay , by depth charges of a British aircraft of the type Handley Page Halifax sunk, total loss
U 464 XIV Apr 30, 1942 Aug 20, 1942 Southeast of Iceland , sunk by depth charges from an American PBY Catalina flying boat (2 dead)
U 465 VII C May 20, 1942 0May 2, 1943 In the Bay of Biscay sunk by depth charges of an Australian aircraft, total loss
U 466 VII C June 17, 1942 Aug 19, 1944 × Badly damaged in a bomb attack by American planes in Toulon on July 5, 1944 . Sunk during the August 19th invasion
U 467 VII C July 15, 1942 May 25, 1943 Southeast of Iceland , sunk by a torpedo from an American plane, total loss
U 468 VII C Aug 12, 1942 Aug 11, 1943 South-east of Cape Verde , sunk by depth charges from a British plane (44 dead)
U 469 VII C 0Oct 7, 1942 25th Mar 1943 South of Iceland, sunk by depth charges from a British aircraft, total loss
U 470 VII C 0Jan. 7, 1943 Oct 16, 1943 Southwest of Iceland, sunk by depth charges from a British plane (46 dead)
U 471 VII C 0May 5, 1943 0July 9, 1963 A. Bombed by American planes on August 6, 1944 in the dry dock at Toulon . 1945 start of the repair and of the French Navy in 1946 as Millé put into operation again
U 472 VII C May 26, 1943 04th Mar 1944 Southeast of Bear Island, sunk during the attack on the Northern Sea Convoy RA 57 by shelling of HMS Onslaught and aircraft of HMS Chaser (23 dead)
U 473 VII C June 16, 1943 0May 6, 1944 Southwest of Iceland , sunk by depth charges from HMS Starling , HMS Wren and HMS Wild Goose (23 dead)
U 474 VII C Commissioned on January 20, 1940, keel laying December 28, 1941. Sunk in the dock during an air raid on May 14, 1943, lifted in 1945 and 95% repaired. Sunk himself on May 3, 1945
U 475 VII C 0July 7, 1943 0May 3, 1945 × Sunk in Kiel itself, wreck demolished in 1947
U 476 VII C July 28, 1943 May 25, 1944 × Heavily damaged by aircraft to the northwest of Trondheim (34 dead, 21 survivors). Boat abandoned and sunk by torpedo from U 990
U 477 VII C Aug 18, 1943 0June 3, 1944 West of Trondheim , sunk by depth charges from a British plane, total loss
U 478 VII C 08 Sep 1943 June 30, 1944 Southwest of the Faroe Islands , sunk by a Canadian plane depth charge, total loss
U 479 VII C Oct. 27, 1943 Nov 15, 1944 ? In the Gulf of Finland lost
U 480 VII C 0Oct 6, 1943 Feb. 24, 1945 Sunk by minefield in the English Channel southwest of the Isle of Wight, total loss
U 481 VII C Nov 10, 1943 May 19, 1945 A. In Narvik captured and on November 30, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 482 VII C 0Dec. 1, 1943 Nov 25, 1944 West of the Shetland Islands , sunk by HMS Ascendion depth charges , total loss
U 483 VII C Dec 22, 1943 0May 8, 1945 A. In Trondheim captured and on December 16, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 484 VII C Jan. 19, 1944 0Sep 9 1944 Northwest of Ireland , sunk by depth charges from HMS Portchester Castle and HMS Helmsdale , total loss
U 485 VII C Feb 23, 1944 0May 8, 1945 A. Occupation resulted in Gibraltar , on December 8, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk
U 486 VII C 22 Mar 1944 Apr 12, 1945 Sunk northwest of Bergen by torpedo from British submarine HMS Tapir , total loss. The wreck was discovered in March 2013 during an exploration for a pipeline at a depth of 250 m.
U 487 XIV Dec 21, 1942 July 13, 1943 In the mid-Atlantic from the plane of the USS Core sunk (31 deaths)
U 488 XIV 0Feb. 1, 1943 Apr 26, 1944 Sunk west of Cape Verde by the destroyers USS Frost , USS Huse , USS Barber and USS Snowden with depth charges, total loss
U 489 XIV 0March 8 1943 0Aug 4, 1943 Southeast of Iceland by a Canadian flying boat of the type Short Sunderland sunk (1 dead)
U 490 XIV 27 Mar 1943 June 12, 1944 Sunk northwest of the Azores by depth charges from aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Croatan and depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Frost , USS Huse , and USS Inch (no dead)
U 491 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laid on July 31, 1943. Construction suspended on September 23, 1944. The submarine was about 75% complete and was later canceled
U 492 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laying August 21, 1943. Construction suspended on September 23, 1944. The submarine was about 75% complete and was later canceled
U 493 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laying on September 25, 1943. Construction suspended on September 23, 1944. The submarine was about 75% complete and was later canceled
U 494 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laid on November 1, 1943. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944, boat later demolished
U 495 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laid on November 12, 1943. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944, boat later demolished
U 496 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laid on February 8, 1944. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944, boat later demolished
U 497 XIV Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laid on December 14, 1943. Construction canceled on September 23, 1944, boat later demolished
U 498 - U 500 XIV Construction contract canceled

Further

Individual evidence

  1. Photo of the wreck at Spiegel online
  2. In memory of Hasso Stegemann ; accessed on January 16, 2014
  3. Diver discovers German submarine off Genoa . Morgenpost.de, October 24, 2005
  4. Walter Kennhöfer's memories of his time in the Navy as a radio operator with the U 466 on patrol
  5. ^ War diary of the submarine U 466 in the memorial workshop in Norderstedt
  6. German submarine wreck discovered off Norway. In: orf.at. March 25, 2013, accessed March 26, 2013 .

literature

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Individual evidence