List of German submarines (1935–1945) / U 1 – U 250
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 1 to U 250 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 .
Also relevant: List of German naval shipyards
Legend
on the fate of the submarines (reference date May 8, 1945).
- † = destroyed by acts of war
- ? = missing in action
- § = applied, captured, captured or handed over at the end of the war
- × = accident or sunk yourself
- A = German decommissioning (scrapped, scrapped or put to another use)
U 1 – U 50
| ship | class | shipyard | Commissioning | Decommissioning | Loss date | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 1 | II A | German works | June 29, 1935 | Apr 6, 1940 | Apr 6, 1940 | † | ran into a mine in front of Heligoland (24 dead). |
| U 2 | II A | German works | July 25, 1935 | Apr 8, 1944 | Apr 8, 1944 | × | Collision with the fishing steamer Helmi Söhle west of Pillau (17 dead). The boat was lifted on April 9th, 1944 and later cannibalized in Pillau / Seekanal. |
| U 3 | II A | German works | Aug 6, 1935 | July 31, 1944 | Aug 1, 1944 | A. | after decommissioning on August 1, 1944, the boat was used for noise and shock absorption tests against depth charges and was captured by the British Army on May 3, 1945 , made the Hulk and scrapped in 1945 |
| U 4 | II A | German works | Aug 17, 1935 | July 31, 1944 | Aug 1, 1944 | A. | after being decommissioned and cannibalized, it was captured by the Red Army on May 29, 1945 in Gotenhafen and presumably scrapped |
| U 5 | II A | German works | Aug 31, 1935 | March 19, 1943 | March 19, 1943 | × | sunk west of Pillau due to submersion (21 dead, 16 survivors) |
| U 6 | II A | German works | Sep 7 1935 | Aug 7, 1944 | Aug 7, 1944 | A. | After being decommissioned and slaughtered in Gotenhafen, it was captured by the Soviets on March 29, 1945 and later demolished. |
| U 7 | II B | Germania shipyard | July 18, 1935 | Feb. 18, 1944 | Feb. 18, 1944 | × | sunk west of Pillau due to submersion (29 dead) |
| U 8 | II B | Germania shipyard | Aug 5, 1935 | March 31, 1945 | May 2, 1945 | × | sunk himself in the rainbow campaign in Wilhelmshaven . The boat was blown up and scrapped in October 1945 by the British, with its heavy loads. |
| U 9 | II B | Germania shipyard | Aug 21, 1935 | Aug 20, 1944 | Aug 20, 1944 | † | Bombed and sunk by Soviet planes in the port of Constanța (27 dead). It was lifted on October 22nd, 1944 by the Soviet average service of the Black Sea Fleet. The boat was released for scrapping on December 12, 1946. |
| U 10 | II B | Germania shipyard | Sep 9 1935 | Aug 1, 1944 | Aug 1, 1944 | A. | After being decommissioned and cannibalized, it was captured and broken up by the Red Army on March 29, 1945 in Danzig |
| U 11 | II B | Germania shipyard | 21 Sep 1935 | Dec 14, 1944 | May 3, 1945 | A. | decommissioned in Gotenhafen and later blown up during the rainbow campaign in Kiel . The boat was scrapped and scrapped in 1947. |
| U 12 | II B | Germania shipyard | Sep 30 1935 | Oct 5, 1939 | Oct 5, 1939 | † | ran into a mine off Dover (27 dead) |
| U 13 | II B | German works | Nov 30, 1935 | May 31, 1940 | May 31, 1940 | † | sunk in the North Sea , southeast of Lowestoft , by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Weston . The survivors were taken prisoner of war. |
| U 14 | II B | German works | Jan. 18, 1936 | March 3, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | A. | after decommissioning on May 5, 1945, sunk in Wilhelmshaven during Aktion Regenbogen . The boats were blown up between October 10, 1945 and October 25, 1945 by the British with concentrated loads and later scrapped. |
| U 15 | II B | German works | March 7, 1936 | Jan. 30, 1940 | Jan. 30, 1940 | x | in the Hoofden (southern North Sea) collision with German torpedo boat Iltis (25 dead) |
| U 16 | II B | German works | May 16, 1936 | Oct 25, 1939 | Oct 25, 1939 | † | Sunk in the English Channel by depth charges from HMS Puffin and HMS Cayton Wyke (28 dead) |
| U 17 | II B | Germania shipyard | December 3, 1935 | Feb 6, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | sunk himself in the rainbow campaign in Wilhelmshaven . The boats were blown up between October 10, 1945 and October 25, 1945 by the British with concentrated loads and later scrapped. |
| U 18 | II B | Germania shipyard | Jan. 1, 1936 | Nov 20, 1936 and Aug 25, 1944 | Nov 20, 1936 and Aug 25, 1944 | × | sunk in the Lübeck Bay by an accidental ram blow by the German torpedo boat T 156 (8 dead); the boat was lifted on November 28, 1936 and sunk by self-demolition on August 25, 1944. Later lifted and sunk by a torpedo on May 26, 1947 from the Soviet submarine M-120, southwest of Sevastopol at position 44 ° 20 'north - 33 ° 20' east, in naval grid square CL 5551. |
| U 19 | II B | Germania shipyard | Jan. 16, 1936 | Sep 10 1944 | Sep 10 1944 | × | Sunk off the Turkish Black Sea coast after the fuel was used up |
| U 20 | II B | Germania shipyard | Feb. 1, 1936 | Sep 10 1944 | Sep 10 1944 | × | Sunk off the Turkish Black Sea coast itself |
| U 21 | II B | Germania shipyard | Aug 3, 1936 | Aug 5, 1944 | Aug 5, 1944 | A. | Boat decommissioned in Pillau and cannibalized until February 1945 and then scrapped. |
| U 22 | II B | Germania shipyard | Aug 20, 1936 | March 23, 1940 | March 23, 1940 | † | probably ran into a mine on March 23, 1940 in the North Sea off the Skagerrak, in the mine warning area, and sank (27 dead) |
| U 23 | II B | Germania shipyard | Sep 24 1936 | Sep 10 1944 | Sep 10 1944 | × | sunk in Constanța itself |
| U 24 | II B | Germania shipyard | Oct 10, 1936 | Aug 25, 1944 | Aug 25, 1944 | † | Already badly damaged by a bomb hit on August 20, 1944 in a Soviet air raid, it was blown up in the Black Sea at roadstead near Constanța . The boat was lifted by the Soviets on June 7th, 1945 and sunk on May 26th, 1947 by a torpedo of the Soviet submarine M-120 in the Black Sea off Sevastopol at position 44 ° 20 'North - 28 ° 20' East in grid square CL 5551. |
| U 25 | IA | AG Weser | Apr 6, 1936 | Aug 1, 1940 | Aug 1, 1940 | † | ran into a mine in the North Sea, north of Terschelling (49 dead) |
| U 26 | IA | AG Weser | May 11, 1936 | July 1, 1940 | July 1, 1940 | † | south-west of Ireland by bombs of an Australian Sunderland - flying boat and water bombs the British corvette HMS Gladiolus sunk |
| U 27 | VII A | AG Weser | Aug 12, 1936 | Sep 20 1939 | Sep 20 1939 | † | sunk west of Scotland by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Faulknor , HMS Fearless , HMS Fortune and HMS Forester |
| U 28 | VII A | AG Weser | Sep 12 1936 | Aug 4, 1944 | Aug 4, 1944 | A. | Sank at the pier in Neustadt in Holstein on March 17th due to an accident; later lifted and decommissioned in March 1944. From 01.01.1945 it was used as a training boat for the 3rd U-Training Division, Neustadt. |
| U 29 | VII A | AG Weser | Nov 16, 1936 | Apr 17, 1944 | May 5, 1945 | × | after decommissioning still used as a training boat in the 2nd U-Lehrdivision in Gotenhafen and sunk by the Aktion Regenbogen in the Kupfermühlenbucht near Flensburg . |
| U 30 | VII A | AG Weser | Oct 8, 1936 | Jan. 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | sunk himself during the rainbow campaign in the Kupfermühlenbucht near Flensburg . The boat was lifted and scrapped in 1948. |
| U 31 | VII A | AG Weser | Dec 28, 1936 | March 11, 1940 and Nov. 5, 1940 | March 11, 1940 and Nov. 5, 1940 | † | Sunk by a Bristol Blenheim on Schilling Roadstead in front of Wilhelmshaven (58 dead), lifted and taken into service a second time on July 30, 1940. Sunk northwest of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope and a flying boat (2 dead) |
| U 32 | VII A | AG Weser | March 15, 1937 | Oct. 30, 1940 | Oct. 30, 1940 | † | sunk northwest of Ireland by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Harvester and HMS Highlander (9 dead) |
| U 33 | VII A | Germania shipyard | July 25, 1936 | Feb 12, 1940 | Feb 12, 1940 | † | sunk in the Firth of Clyde by depth charges from the British minesweeper HMS Gleaner during the mine-laying process (25 dead) |
| U 34 | VII A | Germania shipyard | Sep 12 1936 | Aug 5, 1943 | Aug 5, 1943 | † | Sunk off Memel due to collision with the Lech submarine tender ; later lifted on August 24, 1943, decommissioned on September 8, 1943. U 34 was then to be towed west, but on the way it sank before Warnemünde to position 54 ° 20.5 'north - 12 ° 04.5' east. It was lifted by the GDR in April 1953 and demolished and scrapped at the Volkswerft in Stralsund. (4 dead) |
| U 35 | VII A | Germania shipyard | Nov 3, 1936 | Nov 29, 1939 | Nov 29, 1939 | † | Sunk in the North Sea by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Kingston , HMS Icarus and HMS Kashmir |
| U 36 | VII A | Germania shipyard | Dec 16, 1936 | Dec. 4, 1939 | Dec. 4, 1939 | † | sunk in the North Sea, southwest of Kristiansand , by torpedo from the British submarine HMS Salmon (40 dead) |
| U 37 | IX A | AG Weser | Aug 4, 1938 | May 8, 1945 | May 8, 1945 | × | sunk himself in the rainbow campaign in front of Sønderborg . The boat was lifted and scrapped after the end of the war. In other sources the boat was sunk on 05/05/1945. |
| U 38 | IX A | AG Weser | Oct. 24, 1938 | May 5, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | sunk himself in the rainbow campaign in front of Wesermünde . The boat was lifted and scrapped in 1948. |
| U 39 | IX A | AG Weser | Dec 10, 1938 | Sep 14 1939 | Sep 14 1939 | † | Sunk northwest of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor , HMS Foxhound and HMS Firedrake |
| U 40 | IX A | AG Weser | Feb 11, 1939 | Oct 13, 1939 | Oct 13, 1939 | † | ran into a mine in the English Channel (45 dead) |
| U 41 | IX A | AG Weser | Apr 22, 1939 | Feb 5, 1940 | Feb 5, 1940 | † | Sunk south of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope (49 dead) |
| U 42 | IX A | AG Weser | July 15, 1939 | Oct 13, 1939 | Oct 13, 1939 | † | sunk southwest of Ireland by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Imogen , HMS Ilex , HMS Inglefield and HMS Ivanhoe (26 dead) |
| U 43 | IX A | AG Weser | Aug 26, 1939 | July 30, 1943 | July 30, 1943 | † | sunk southwest of the Azores by aircraft torpedo of a Grumman TBF Avenger and a Grumman F4F Wildcat of the American aircraft carrier USS Santee (55 dead) |
| U 44 | IX A | AG Weser | Nov 4, 1939 | March 13, 1940 | March 13, 1940 | † | ran on mine and sank (total loss) (47 dead) |
| U 45 | VII B | Germania shipyard | June 25, 1938 | Oct 14, 1939 | Oct 14, 1939 | † | sunk south west of Ireland by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Inglefield , HMS Ivanhoe , HMS Intrepid and HMS Icarus (38 dead) |
| U 46 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Nov 2, 1938 | Oct. 1943 | May 5, 1945 | A. | used and after decommissioning as a teaching boat at the third U-Lehr Division in Neustadt on May 4, 1945 when Action Rainbow in the Copper Mill Bay at Flensburg scuttled |
| U 47 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Dec 17, 1938 | March 7, 1941 | March 7, 1941 | † | missing in the North Atlantic , south of Iceland . Possible causes: submersion failure, drifting mines, rotors of their own torpedo or depth charges of the British corvettes HMS Arbutus and HMS Camelia . (45 dead) |
| U 48 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Apr 22, 1939 | 25 Sep 1943 | May 3, 1945 | × | after decommissioning as a training boat at the 3rd U-Lehrdivision in Neustadt and sunk by the Aktion Regenbogen vor Neustadt in Holstein . |
| U 49 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Aug 12, 1939 | Apr 15, 1940 | Apr 15, 1940 | † | sunk near Narvik by depth charges of the British destroyers HMS Fearless and HMS Brazen (1 dead) |
| U 50 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Dec 12, 1939 | Apr 6, 1940 | Apr 6, 1940 | † | ran into a mine in the North Sea (44 dead) UBOOTARCHIV |
U 51 – U 100
| ship | class | shipyard | Commissioning | Decommissioning | Loss date | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 51 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Aug 6, 1938 | Aug 20, 1940 | Aug 20, 1940 | † | Damaged by a Short Sunderland and sunk in the Bay of Biscay , west of Nantes , by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Cachalot (43 dead) |
| U 52 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Feb. 4, 1939 | Oct 22, 1943 | May 3, 1945 | † | After decommissioning as a training boat for the 3rd U-Lehrdivision and on May 3rd, 1945, in Neustadt, four Hawker Typhoon were badly damaged by rocket hits. The boat was then sunk in the harbor area / Neustadt itself. It was demolished and scrapped between 1946 and 1947. |
| U 53 | VII B | Germania shipyard | June 24, 1939 | Feb 23, 1940 | Feb 23, 1940 | † | Sunk in the North Sea by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Gurkha (42 dead) |
| U 54 | VII B | Germania shipyard | 23 Sep 1939 | Feb. 14, 1940 | Feb. 14, 1940 | † | Lost in the North Sea since February 20th. Presumably sunk by a mine (41 dead) |
| U 55 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Nov 21, 1939 | Jan. 30, 1940 | Jan. 30, 1940 | † | Sunk southwest of the Isles of Scilly by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Whitshed , the sloop HMS Fowey , the French destroyers Valmy and Guépard and a British Sunderland flying boat (1 dead) |
| U 56 | II C | German works | Nov 26, 1938 | April 28, 1945 | April 28, 1945 | † | Sunk in Kiel by aerial bombs from a British aircraft (6 dead) |
| U 57 | II C | German works | December 29, 1938 | 3rd Sep 1940 and May 3, 1945 | 3rd Sep 1940 and May 3, 1945 | † | Was rammed and sunk once before, on September 3rd, 1940 in Brunsbüttel by the Norwegian steamer RONA (6 dead), was lifted on September 9th, 1940 and was put back into service on January 11th, 1941 as a school boat for the 22nd U-Flotilla in Gotenhafen Partially sunk on May 1, 1945, badly damaged by aerial bombs and sunk in Kiel itself during the Rainbow campaign on May 3, 1945 . |
| U 58 | II C | German works | Feb. 4, 1939 | April 1945 | May 3, 1945 | × | Sunk himself during the rainbow campaign in Kiel . It was demolished and scrapped after the end of the war. |
| U 59 | II C | German works | March 4, 1939 | Apr 5, 1945 | May 3, 1945 | x | Sunk in Kiel itself during the Rainbow campaign on May 3, 1945 . It was demolished and scrapped after the end of the war. |
| U 60 | II C | German works | July 22, 1939 | May 2, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | In the action rainbow in Wilhelmshaven scuttled. It was blown up after the war by the British with heavy loads between October 10, 1945 and October 25, 1945. Later lifted and scrapped. |
| U 61 | II C | German works | Aug 12, 1939 | March 27, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | In the action rainbow in Wilhelmshaven scuttled. It was blown up after the war by the British with heavy loads between October 10, 1945 and October 25, 1945. Later lifted and scrapped. |
| U 62 | II C | German works | Dec 21, 1939 | March 20, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | In the action rainbow in Wilhelmshaven scuttled. It was blown up after the war by the British with heavy loads between October 10, 1945 and October 25, 1945. Later lifted and scrapped. |
| U 63 | II C | German works | Jan. 18, 1940 | Feb 25, 1940 | Feb 25, 1940 | † | Sunk in the North Sea, south of the Shetland Islands , by depth charges and torpedoes from the British destroyers HMS Escort , HMS Inglefield , HMS Imogen and the British submarine HMS Narwhal (1 dead) |
| U 64 | IX B | AG Weser | Dec 16, 1939 | Apr 13, 1940 | Apr 13, 1940 | † | In Herjangsfjord , near Narvik, by depth charges a Walrus - flying boat and a Fairey Swordfish the British warship HMS Warspite sunk (8 deaths). The wreck was lifted, cannibalized and broken up in 1957. |
| U 65 | IX B | AG Weser | Feb 15, 1940 | Apr 28, 1941 | Apr 28, 1941 | † | Sunk southeast of Iceland by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Gladiolus and the British destroyer HMS Douglas . (50 dead) |
| U 66 | IX C | AG Weser | Jan. 2, 1941 | May 6, 1944 | May 6, 1944 | † | Hunted by US destroyers escort AHRENS (DE-575) , EUGENE E. ELMORE (DE-686) , BARR (DE-576) since May 1st , 1944 . West of the Cape Verde Islands sunk by gunfire from a Grumman TBF Avenger of the aircraft carrier USS Block Island and by ramming from the destroyer USS Buckley (24 dead, one crew member died due to illness) |
| U 67 | IX C | AG Weser | Jan. 22, 1940 | July 16, 1943 | July 16, 1943 | † | Sunk in the Sargasso Sea by depth charges from an Avenger aircraft of the aircraft carrier USS Core (48 dead) |
| U 68 | IX C | AG Weser | Feb 11, 1941 | Apr 10, 1944 | Apr 10, 1944 | † | Sunk northwest of Madeira by depth charges and rockets from two Avenger machines and a Grumman F4F Wildcat of the aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal (56 dead) |
| U 69 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Nov 2, 1940 | Feb. 17, 1943 | Feb. 17, 1943 | † | Sunk east of Newfoundland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Viscount and HMS Fame (46 dead) |
| U 70 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Nov 23, 1940 | March 7, 1941 | March 7, 1941 | † | Rammed by the tanker Mundrecht causing severe damage. Sunk southeast of Iceland by depth charges from British corvettes HMS Camelia and HMS Arbutus (20 dead). |
| U 71 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Dec 14, 1940 | Feb 23, 1945 | May 5, 1945 | × | In the action rainbow in Wilhelmshaven scuttled. It was blown up after the war by the British with heavy loads between October 10, 1945 and October 25, 1945. Later lifted and scrapped. |
| U 72 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Jan. 4, 1941 | May 2, 1945 | May 2, 1945 | † | Sunk on March 30, 1945 in Bremen during an American air raid. Raised in April 1945 and blown up during the Rainbow campaign in Bremen. The wreck was demolished and scrapped after the war. |
| U 73 | VII B | Vegesacker shipyard | Sep 30 1940 | Dec 16, 1943 | Dec 16, 1943 | † | In the Mediterranean in Oran to surface water forced by bombs and artillery US destroyer USS Niblack , USS Ludlow , USS Woolsey , USS rib and USS Edison and two flying boats of the US cruiser BROOKLYN (CL-40) . It was sunk and afterwards (16 dead) |
| U 74 | VII B | Vegesacker shipyard | Oct. 31, 1940 | May 2, 1942 | May 2, 1942 | † | First attacked by a Consolidated PBY Catalina and sunk in the Mediterranean, east of Cartagena , by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Wishart and HMS Wrestler (47 dead) |
| U 75 | VII B | Vegesacker shipyard | Dec. 19, 1940 | Dec 28, 1941 | Dec 28, 1941 | † | Sunk in the Mediterranean near Marsa Matruh by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Kipling (14 dead) |
| U 76 | VII B | Vegesacker shipyard | December 3, 1940 | Apr 5, 1941 | Apr 5, 1941 | † | Forced to surface south of Iceland by depth charges of the destroyer HMS Wolverine and the sloop HMS Scarborough and the corvette ARBUTUS (K.86) and then sunk by artillery (1 dead) |
| U 77 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | Jan. 18, 1941 | March 29, 1943 | March 29, 1943 | † | Two British Lockheed PBO-1 aircraft sunk by depth charges and an aerial bomb in the Mediterranean Sea, east of Cartagena (38 dead) |
| U 78 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | Feb 15, 1941 | April 16, 1945 | April 16, 1945 | † | The boat served as an electricity supplier in Pillau at the end of the war . Sunk by the Red Army artillery at the pier in Pillau . |
| U 79 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | March 13, 1941 | December 23, 1941 | December 23, 1941 | † | Sunk off Tobruk by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hasty , HMS Hotspur and HMS Heythrop . |
| U 80 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | Apr 8, 1941 | Nov 28, 1944 | Nov 28, 1944 | × | Sunk west of Pillau due to submersion (52 dead) |
| U 81 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | Apr 26, 1941 | Jan. 9, 1944 | Jan. 9, 1944 | † | Sunk in Pola by US aircraft bombs (2 dead). The boat was lifted and scrapped on April 22, 1944. |
| U 82 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | May 14, 1941 | Feb 6, 1942 | Feb 6, 1942 | † | Sunk north of the Azores by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Rochester and the British corvette HMS Tamarisk (45 dead) |
| U 83 | VII B | Flender works | Feb 8, 1941 | March 4, 1943 | March 4, 1943 | † | Sunk southeast of Cartagena by depth charges from a British Lockheed PBO-1 (50 dead) |
| U 84 | VII B | Flender works | Apr 29, 1941 | Aug 7, 1943 | Aug 7, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by an air torpedo a US B-24 Liberator -Bombers sunk (46 dead) |
| U 85 | VII B | Flender works | June 7, 1941 | Apr 14, 1942 | Apr 14, 1942 | † | At Cape Hatteras by artillery from the US destroyer USS Roper (46 dead). It was the first boat that was sunk on the American coast on January 13, 1942 after the start of Operation Paukenschlag . |
| U 86 | VII B | Flender works | July 8, 1941 | Nov 29, 1943 | Nov 29, 1943 | † | East of the Azores , at position 40 ° 52 ′ N , 18 ° 54 ′ W , sunk by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Tumult and HMS Rocket (50 dead) |
| U 87 | VII B | Flender works | Aug 19, 1941 | March 4, 1943 | March 4, 1943 | † | Sunk west of Leixoes ( Portugal ) by depth charges from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix and the Canadian corvette HMCS Shediac (49 dead) |
| U 88 | VII C | Flender works | Oct 15, 1941 | Sep 12 1942 | Sep 12 1942 | † | In the Arctic Ocean south of Spitzbergen by the British destroyer HMS Faulknor sunk (46 dead) |
| U 89 | VII C | Flender works | Nov 19, 1941 | May 12, 1943 | May 12, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by water bombs and Hedgehog the British destroyer HMS Broadway and British frigate HMS Lagan sunk (48 dead) |
| U 90 | VII C | Flender works | December 20, 1941 | July 24, 1942 | July 24, 1942 | † | In the North Atlantic by depth charges from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix and HMS Burnham sunk (44 deaths) |
| U 91 | VII C | Flender works | Jan. 28, 1942 | Feb. 26, 1944 | Feb. 26, 1944 | † | In the North Atlantic by water bombs British destroyer HMS Gore , HMS Affleck and HMS Gould sunk (37 dead) |
| U 92 | VII C | Flender works | March 3, 1942 | Oct 12, 1944 | Oct 12, 1944 | † | Badly damaged in an air raid in Bergen on October 1, 1944 and decommissioned on October 12, 1944. The boat was cannibalized until the end of the war. demolished and scrapped by the Norwegians after the end of the war. |
| U 93 | VII C | Germania shipyard | July 30, 1940 | Jan 15, 1942 | Jan 15, 1942 | † | In the North Atlantic by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Hesperus sunk (6 deaths) |
| U 94 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Aug 10, 1940 | Aug 28, 1942 | Aug 28, 1942 | † | In the Caribbean by depth charges an American Catalina - flying boat and ramming by the Canadian corvette HMCS Oakville sunk (19 dead) |
| U 95 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Aug 31, 1940 | Nov 28, 1941 | Nov 28, 1941 | † | Sunk by torpedo from the Dutch submarine O 21 south of Almería (35 dead, 12 survivors) |
| U 96 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Sep 14 1940 | Feb 15, 1945 | March 30, 1945 | † | Sunk by aerial bombs of the 8th US Air Force . The boat was decommissioned on February 15, 1945 (no deaths). It was demolished and scrapped after the end of the war. |
| U 97 | VII C | Germania shipyard | 28 Sep 1940 | June 16, 1943 | June 16, 1943 | † | Sunk in the Mediterranean, west of Haifa by depth charges from an Australian Hudson PBO-1 (27 dead) |
| U 98 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct 12, 1940 | Nov 15, 1942 | Nov 15, 1942 | † | West of Gibraltar by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wrestler (46 dead) |
| U 99 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Apr 18, 1940 | March 17, 1941 | March 17, 1941 | × | Sunk after severe damage by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Walker southeast of Iceland at 60 ° 22 ′ N , 33 ° 12 ′ W (3 dead, 40 survivors) |
| U 100 | VII B | Germania shipyard | May 30, 1940 | March 17, 1941 | March 17, 1941 | † | Forced to surface in southeast Iceland by depth charges of the British destroyers HMS Vanoc and HMS Walker and rammed by HMS Vanoc (38 dead) Ubootarchiv |
U 101 – U 150
| ship | class | shipyard | Commissioning | Decommissioning | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 101 | VII B | Germania shipyard | March 11, 1940 | May 3, 1945 | × | Beached and blown up after damage from rocket attacks near Neustadt in Holstein |
| U 102 | VII B | Germania shipyard | Apr. 27, 1940 | July 1, 1940 | † | Sunk southwest of Ireland at 48 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ W by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vansittart (43 dead) |
| U 103 | IX B | AG Weser | 5th July 1940 | Apr 15, 1945 | † | Sunk in Kiel by aerial bombs (1 dead) |
| U 104 | IX B | AG Weser | Aug 19, 1940 | Nov 28, 1940 | ? | Lost northwest of Ireland since November 28, 1940 |
| U 105 | IX B | AG Weser | Sep 10 1940 | June 2, 1943 | † | 141 Antarés flying boat sunk off Dakar by depth charges from Potez-CAMS (53 dead) |
| U 106 | IX B | AG Weser | Sep 24 1940 | Aug 2, 1943 | † | Sunk northwest of Cape Ortegal by depth charges from a British and an Australian Short Sunderland flying boat (22 dead) |
| U 107 | IX B | AG Weser | Oct 8, 1940 | Aug 18, 1944 | † | Sunk west of La Rochelle by depth charges from a British Short Sunderland flying boat (58 dead) |
| U 108 | IX B | AG Weser | Oct 22, 1940 | Apr. 24, 1945 | × | Sunk in a bombing raid on Szczecin . The boat was then lifted, decommissioned on August 17, 1944 and blown up on April 24, 1945 |
| U 109 | IX B | AG Weser | Dec 5, 1940 | May 7, 1943 | † | Sunk south of Ireland at 60 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 33 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W by depth charges from a British bomber (52 dead) |
| U 110 | IX B | AG Weser | Nov 21, 1940 | May 9, 1941 | § | In the North Atlantic by depth charges of the British corvette HMS Aubretia and the British destroyer HMS Bulldog and HMS Broadway on May 9, 1941 forced the emergence and hijacked. Encryption documents were stolen. Sank at position 60 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 33 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W on May 10, 1941 on the way to Reykjavík (15 dead). |
| U 111 | IX B | AG Weser | Dec. 19, 1940 | Oct. 4, 1941 | † | West of Tenerife due to depth charges and artillery fire from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Lady Shirley (8 dead) |
| U 112 | XI B | AG Weser | Incompletely scrapped, construction contract January 17, 1939 | |||
| U 113 | XI B | AG Weser | Incompletely scrapped, construction contract January 17, 1939 | |||
| U 114 | XI B | AG Weser | Incompletely scrapped, construction contract January 17, 1939 | |||
| U 115 | XI B | AG Weser | Incompletely scrapped, construction contract January 17, 1939 | |||
| U 116 | XB | Germania shipyard | July 26, 1941 | Oct 6, 1942 | ? | ♁45 ° 9 ′ N, 4 ° 54 ′ W RAF plane sunk (56 dead) |
| U 117 | XB | Germania shipyard | Oct 25, 1941 | Aug 7, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by depth charges, strafing and shelling a torpedo by US aircraft of the US aircraft carrier USS Card sunk (62 deaths) |
| U 118 | XB | Germania shipyard | Dec 6, 1941 | June 12, 1943 | † | Sunk west of the Canary Islands by depth charges from American aircraft of the US aircraft carrier USS Bogue (43 dead) |
| U 119 | XB | Germania shipyard | Apr 2, 1942 | June 24, 1943 | † | Sunk northwest of Cape Ortegal by depth charges, artillery and ramming from British sloops HMS Starling , HMS Kite , HMS Wild Goose , HMS Woodpecker and HMS Wren (55 dead) |
| U 120 | II B | Flender works | Apr 20, 1940 | May 5, 1945 | × | Sunk in Bremerhaven itself. Lifted and broken up in 1950 |
| U 121 | II B | Flender works | May 28, 1940 | May 5, 1945 | × | Sunk in Bremerhaven itself. Lifted and broken up in 1950 |
| U 122 | IX B | AG Weser | March 30, 1940 | June 22, 1940 | ? | Lost between the North Sea and Biscay since June 22, 1940 . Possibly due to a collision with the steamer San Filipe , which reported a collision on June 22, 1940 (44 dead) |
| U 123 | IX B | AG Weser | May 30, 1940 | Aug 19, 1944 | × | Sunk in Lorient itself. Commissioned by the French Navy in 1945 under the name Blaison and scrapped on August 18, 1959 as the Q 165 |
| U 124 | IX B | AG Weser | June 11, 1940 | Apr 2, 1943 | † | Sunk west of Porto by depth charges of the British sloop HMS Black Swan and the corvette HMS Stonecrop (53 dead) |
| U 125 | IX C | AG Weser | March 3, 1941 | May 6, 1943 | † | East of Newfoundland badly damaged by the ramming of the British destroyer HMS Oribi and then sunk (54 dead) |
| U 126 | IX C | AG Weser | March 22, 1941 | July 3, 1943 | † | Sunk northwest of Cape Ortegal by depth charges from a British Vickers Wellington bomber (55 dead) |
| U 127 | IX C | AG Weser | Apr 24, 1941 | Dec 15, 1941 | † | Sunk west of Gibraltar by depth charges from the Australian destroyer HMAS Nestor (51 dead) |
| U 128 | IX C | AG Weser | May 12, 1941 | May 17, 1943 | † | South of Pernambuco by depth charges from American flying boats and artillery from the US destroyers USS Moffett and USS Jouett (7 dead) |
| U 129 | IX C | AG Weser | May 21, 1941 | Aug 18, 1944 | × | Sunk in Lorient itself and scrapped in 1946 |
| U 130 | IX C | AG Weser | June 11, 1941 | March 12, 1943 | † | Sunk west of the Azores by depth charges from US destroyer USS Champlin (53 dead) |
| U 131 | IX C | AG Weser | July 1, 1941 | December 17, 1941 | × | Forced to surface after severe damage by depth charges of the British destroyers HMS Pentstemon , HMS Blankney , HMS Stanley , HMS Stork , HMS Exmoor northeast of Madeira . Then an air attack by a Martlet from the auxiliary aircraft carrier HMS Audacity . Sunk after the aircraft was shot down |
| U 132 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | May 29, 1941 | Nov 4, 1942 | × | In the North Atlantic lost. After attack on the munition transporter Hatimura (convoy SC-107) three hours later by a torpedo of U 442 causes an explosion of the transporter, in the environment also U 132 fell (47 dead, Position: 55 ° 28 '0 " N , 39 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ W ). |
| U 133 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | July 5, 1941 | March 14, 1942 | × | In front of Salamis got into a German minefield due to a navigation error and sank due to mine detonation (45 dead) |
| U 134 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | July 26, 1941 | Aug 24, 1943 | † | Southwest of Cape Finisterre , near Vigo , sunk by a Vickers Wellington bomber (48 dead) |
| U 135 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | Aug 16, 1941 | July 15, 1943 | † | Sunk near the Canary Islands by depth charges of the British sloop HMS Rochester and the British corvettes HMS Balsam and HMS Mignonette (5 dead) |
| U 136 | VII C | Vegesacker shipyard | Aug 30, 1941 | July 11, 1942 | † | Sunk northwest of Madeira by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Pelican , the British frigate HMS Spey and the French destroyer Leopard (45 dead) |
| U 137 | II D | German works | June 15, 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 138 | II D | German works | June 27, 1940 | June 18, 1941 | † | West of Cape Trafalgar by water bombs British 6. destroyer - flotilla ( HMS Faulknor , HMS Fearless , HMS Forester , HMS Foresight and HMS Foxhound forced) to surface and recessed with artillery |
| U 139 | II D | German works | July 24, 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 140 | II D | German works | Aug 7, 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 141 | II D | German works | Aug 21, 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 142 | II D | German works | 4th Sep 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 143 | II D | German works | Sep 18 1940 | June 30, 1945 | † | In Wilhelmshaven to the Royal Navy ships. After Loch Ryan , Scotland, and transferred as part of Operation Deadlight sunk |
| U 144 | II D | German works | Oct 2, 1940 | Aug 10, 1941 | † | In the Gulf of Finland, off the island of Hiiumaa on Russian submarine SC-307 sunk (28 deaths) |
| U 145 | II D | German works | Oct 16, 1940 | June 30, 1945 | § | In Wilhelmshaven to the Royal Navy ships. After Loch Ryan , Scotland , and transferred as part of Operation Deadlight sunk |
| U 146 | II D | German works | Oct. 30, 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 147 | II D | German works | Dec 11, 1940 | June 2, 1941 | † | Sunk northwest of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the British corvette HMS Periwinkle (26 dead) |
| U 148 | II D | German works | Dec 28, 1940 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 149 | II D | German works | Nov 13, 1940 | June 30, 1945 | § | In Wilhelmshaven to the Royal Navy ships. After Loch Ryan , Scotland , and transferred as part of Operation Deadlight sunk |
| U 150 | II D | German works | Nov. 27, 1940 | June 30, 1945 | § | Delivered to the Royal Navy in Wilhelmshaven. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland, but not as part of Operation Deadlight, but sunk by the RCN on October 22, 1947 during a sea maneuver. |
U 151-U 200
| ship | class | shipyard | Commissioning | Decommissioning | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 151 | II D | German works | Jan 15, 1941 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 152 | II D | German works | Jan. 29, 1941 | May 2, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
| U 153 | IX C | AG Weser | July 19, 1941 | July 13, 1942 | † | Sunk by US destroyer USS Lansdowne off Colon , Panama (52 dead) |
| U 154 | IX C | AG Weser | Aug 2, 1941 | July 3, 1944 | † | Sunk west of Madeira by US destroyers USS Inch and USS Frost (58 dead) |
| U 155 | IX C | AG Weser | 23 Aug 1941 | June 30, 1945 | A. | In Wilhelmshaven to the Royal Navy ships. After Loch Ryan , Scotland , and transferred as part of Operation Deadlight sunk |
| U 156 | IX C | AG Weser | 4th Sep 1941 | March 8, 1943 | † | East of Barbados by air attack of Catalina - flying boat sinks (53 deaths) (see also Laconia Order ) |
| U 157 | IX C | AG Weser | Sep 15 1941 | June 13, 1942 | † | Northeast of Havana by USCG - cutter Thetis sunk (52 dead) |
| U 158 | IX C | AG Weser | 25 Sep 1941 | June 30, 1942 | † | After a very successful patrol in the Gulf of Mexico and the east coast of the United States on the way back, northwest of Bermuda , by a Mariner - flying boat sunk (54 deaths) |
| U 159 | IX C | AG Weser | Oct. 4, 1941 | July 28, 1943 | † | South of Haiti by a Mariner - flying boat sinks (53 dead) |
| U 160 | IX C | AG Weser | Oct 16, 1941 | July 14, 1943 | † | Sunk south of the Azores by air torpedoes from the US aircraft carrier USS Santee (57 dead) |
| U 161 | IX C | Seebeck shipyard | July 8, 1941 | 27 Sep 1943 | † | In the South Atlantic , northeast of Salvador by a Mariner - flying boat sunk (53 deaths) |
| U 162 | IX C | Seebeck shipyard | Sep 9 1941 | 3rd Sep 1942 | † | In Trinidad by the British destroyer HMS Vancouver , HMS Pathfinder and HMS Quentin sunk (2 dead) |
| U 163 | IX C | Seebeck shipyard | Oct 21, 1941 | March 13, 1943 | † | Sunk northwest of Cape Finisterre by the Canadian corvette HMCS Prescott |
| U 164 | IX C | Seebeck shipyard | Nov 28, 1941 | Jan. 6, 1943 | † | In the South Atlantic , northwest of Pernambuco , by Catalina - flying boat sinks (54 dead) |
| U 165 | IX C | Seebeck shipyard | Feb 3, 1942 | 27 Sep 1942 | † | Sunk in the Bay of Biscay by the British Vickers Wellington "Q" with depth charges. (51 dead) |
| U 166 | IX C | Seebeck shipyard | Feb 23, 1942 | July 30, 1942 | † | In the Gulf of Mexico by depth charges of American escort boat USS PC-566 sunk (52 dead). The wreck was discovered by accident in 2001 while inspecting a deep-sea pipeline. |
| U 167 | IX C / 40 | Seebeck shipyard | 4th July 1942 | Apr 6, 1943 | × | After sustained irreparable damage from an air raid near the Canary Islands at position 60 ° 22 ' N , 33 ° 12' W, self-sunk |
| U 168 | IX C / 40 | Seebeck shipyard | Sep 10 1942 | Oct 6, 1944 | † | In the Java Sea off Semarang from the Dutch submarine Mr. Ms. Zwaardvisch sunk (23 dead) |
| U 169 | IX C / 40 | Seebeck shipyard | Nov 16, 1942 | March 27, 1943 | † | Sunk south of Iceland by a Boeing B-17 air strike (54 dead) |
| U 170 | IX C / 40 | Seebeck shipyard | Jan. 19, 1943 | May 29, 1945 | § | In Horten (Norway) to the Royal Navy ships. After Loch Ryan , Scotland , and transferred as part of Operation Deadlight sunk |
| U 171 | IX C | AG Weser | Oct 25, 1941 | Oct 9, 1942 | † | Run into a mine in the Bay of Biscay off Lorient and sank (22 dead) |
| U 172 | IX C | AG Weser | Nov 5, 1941 | Dec 13, 1943 | † | West of the Canary Islands from a Avenger - torpedo bomber of the US aircraft carrier USS Bogue attacked. After 27 hours of pursuit with over 200 depth charges, the US destroyers USS Badger , USS George W. Ingram , USS Du Pont , and USS Clemson forced to surface and sunk after a brief artillery duel (13 dead) |
| U 173 | IX C | AG Weser | Nov 15, 1941 | Nov 16, 1942 | † | Sunk off Casablanca by depth charges from US destroyers USS Woolsey , USS Swanson and USS Quick (57 dead) |
| U 174 | IX C | AG Weser | Nov 26, 1941 | Apr. 27, 1943 | † | Sunk south of Newfoundland by a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura air strike (53 dead) |
| U 175 | IX C | AG Weser | Dec 5, 1941 | Apr 17, 1943 | † | Southwest of Ireland by depth charges and gunfire from the American USCG - Cutter Spencer sunk (13 dead) |
| U 176 | IX C | AG Weser | Dec 15, 1941 | May 15, 1943 | † | Sunk northeast of Havana by the Cuban patrol boat CS 13 (53 dead) |
| U 177 | IX D2 | AG Weser | March 14, 1942 | Feb 6, 1944 | † | Sunk west of Ascension by air strike by a B-24 Liberator (50 dead) |
| U 178 | IX D2 | AG Weser | Feb 14, 1942 | Aug 25, 1944 | × | Sunk in Bordeaux itself |
| U 179 | IX D2 | AG Weser | March 7, 1942 | Oct 8, 1942 | † | Sunk west of Cape Town by the British destroyer HMS Active (61 dead) |
| U 180 | IX D1 | AG Weser | May 16, 1942 | 23 Aug 1942 | ? | Missing in the Bay of Biscay , west of Bordeaux since 23 August 1944 (56 dead) |
| U 181 | IX D2 | AG Weser | May 9, 1942 | May 1945 | A. | Taken over by Japan in May 1945 and put into service on July 15, 1945 as the I 501 . Surrendered in Singapore in August 1945 and sunk on February 12, 1946 |
| U 182 | IX D2 | AG Weser | June 30, 1942 | May 16, 1943 | † | Sunk northwest of Madeira by the US destroyer USS MacKenzie (61 dead) |
| U 183 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Apr 1, 1942 | Apr. 23, 1945 | † | Sunk in the Java Sea by the American submarine USS Besugo (54 dead) |
| U 184 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | May 29, 1942 | Nov 21, 1942 | ? | Lost east of Newfoundland (50 dead) |
| U 185 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | June 13, 1942 | Aug 24, 1943 | † | In the mid-Atlantic by Avenger - torpedo bombers and Wildcat airplanes of the US aircraft carrier USS Core sunk (29 dead) |
| U 186 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | July 10, 1942 | May 12, 1943 | † | Sunk north of the Azores by British destroyer HMS Hesperus (53 dead) |
| U 187 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | July 23, 1942 | March 4, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by the British destroyer HMS Vancouver and HMS Beverly sunk (9 dead) |
| U 188 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Aug 5, 1942 | Aug 20, 1944 | × | Sunk in Bordeaux itself |
| U 189 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Aug 15, 1942 | Apr 23, 1943 | † | Sunk east of Cape Farvel , Greenland , by air strike by a B-24 Liberator (54 dead) |
| U 190 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Sep 24 1942 | May 11, 1945 | A. | Surrendered to the RCN on May 11, 1945 off Newfoundland . To St. John's , later brought to Halifax .
On October 21, 1947, it was sunk exactly at the point ( 44 ° 27 ′ N , 63 ° 10 ′ W ) where it had successfully torpedoed HMCS Esquimault on April 16, 1945 (Operation Scuttled). |
| U 191 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Oct. 20, 1942 | Apr 23, 1943 | † | South-east of Cape Farewell , Greenland , by the destroyer HMS Hesperus with water bombs sunk (55 dead) |
| U 192 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Nov 16, 1942 | May 6, 1943 | † | Sunk southeast of Cape Farvel , Greenland , by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Loosestrife (55 dead) |
| U 193 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Dec 10, 1942 | Apr 23, 1944 | ? | Missing in the Bay of Biscay since April 23, 1944 |
| U 194 | IX C / 40 | AG Weser | Jan. 8, 1943 | June 24, 1943 | † | South-west of Iceland by air torpedo a Catalina - flying boat sunk (54 deaths) |
| U 195 | IX D1 | AG Weser | May 5, 1942 | May 8, 1945 | A. | Taken over by Japan and put into service as I 506 on July 15, 1945. Surrendered in Jakarta in August 1945 and scrapped in 1947 |
| U 196 | IX D2 | AG Weser | Sep 11 1942 | Dec. 1, 1944 | ? | Missing in Sunda Strait , south of Java , since December 1, 1944 (65 dead) |
| U 197 | IX D2 | AG Weser | Oct 10, 1942 | Aug 20, 1943 | † | South of Madagascar by two Catalina - flying boats sunk (67 dead) |
| U 198 | IX D2 | AG Weser | Nov 3, 1942 | Aug 12, 1944 | † | Sunk near the Seychelles by the British frigate HMS Findhorn and the Indian sloop HMIS Godavari (66 dead) |
| U 199 | IX D2 | AG Weser | Nov 28, 1942 | July 31, 1943 | † | Sunk by Allied aircraft in the South Atlantic , east of Rio de Janeiro (49 dead) |
| U 200 | IX D2 | AG Weser | Dec 22, 1942 | June 24, 1943 | † | Southwest of Iceland by an RAF Coastal Command B-24 Liberator (H), Squadron 120 under Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) AW Fraser, sunk (68 dead) |
U 201-U 250
| ship | class | shipyard | Commissioning | Decommissioning | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 201 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Feb 25, 1941 | Feb. 17, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Viscount sunk (49 dead) |
| U 202 | VII C | Germania shipyard | March 22, 1941 | June 2, 1943 | † | Sunk southeast of Cape Farvel , Greenland , by depth charges and artillery from the British sloop HMS Starling (18 dead) |
| U 203 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Feb. 18, 1941 | Apr 25, 1943 | † | Sunk southeast of Cape Farvel , Greenland , by depth charges from a Fairey Swordfish of the British aircraft carrier HMS Biter and the British destroyer HMS Pathfinder (10 dead) |
| U 204 | VII C | Germania shipyard | March 8, 1941 | Oct 19, 1941 | † | In Tangier by depth charges the British Corvette HMS Mallow and British Sloop HMS Rochester sunk (46 dead) |
| U 205 | VII C | Germania shipyard | May 3, 1941 | Feb. 17, 1943 | † | Sunk in the Mediterranean, northwest of Derna , by the British destroyer HMS Paladin and by a South African Bristol Blenheim (8 dead) |
| U 206 | VII C | Germania shipyard | May 17, 1941 | Nov 30, 1941 | ? | Missed since November 30, 1941. Probably ran into a mine west of Nantes (46 dead) |
| U 207 | VII C | Germania shipyard | June 17, 1941 | Sep 11 1941 | † | Sunk in the Denmark Strait by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Leamington and HMS Veteran (41 dead) |
| U 208 | VII C | Germania shipyard | July 5, 1941 | December 7, 1941 | † | Sunk west of Gibraltar by depth charges from British destroyers HMS Hesperus and HMS Harvester (45 dead) |
| U 209 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct 11, 1941 | May 7, 1943 | † | According to the last report, with the help of U 954 , it was badly damaged after an air raid by a Catalina on May 6, 1943. No news since then. Diving accident? (46 dead) |
| U 210 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Feb 21, 1942 | Aug 6, 1942 | † | In the North Atlantic , south of Cape Farewell by ramming, depth charges and gunfire of the Canadian destroyer HMCS Assiniboine sunk (6 deaths) |
| U 211 | VII C | Germania shipyard | March 7, 1942 | Nov 19, 1943 | † | Sunk east of the Azores by British Vickers Wellington depth charges (54 dead) |
| U 212 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Apr 25, 1942 | July 21, 1944 | † | In the English Channel , south of Brighton , by depth charges of the British frigates HMS Curzon and HMS Eskins sunk (49 deaths) |
| U 213 | VII D minelayer | Germania shipyard | Aug 30, 1941 | July 31, 1942 | † | In the North Atlantic , east of the Azores , by depth charges of the British sloops HMS Erne , HMS Rochester and HMS Sandwich sunk (50 dead) |
| U 214 | VII D minelayer | Germania shipyard | Nov 1, 1941 | July 26, 1944 | † | In the English Channel before Start Point by depth charges the British frigate HMS Cooke sunk (48 deaths) |
| U 215 | VII D minelayer | Germania shipyard | Nov 22, 1941 | July 3, 1942 | † | Sunk east of Boston by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Le Tiger |
| U 216 | VII D minelayer | Germania shipyard | Dec 15, 1941 | Oct 3, 1942 | † | Sunk southwest of Ireland by a British B-24 Liberator depth charge (45 dead) |
| U 217 | VII D minelayer | Germania shipyard | Jan. 31, 1942 | June 5, 1943 | † | In the mid-Atlantic by Avengers of the US aircraft carrier USS Bogue sunk (50 dead) |
| U 218 | VII D minelayer | Germania shipyard | Jan. 24, 1942 | May 8, 1945 | A. | In mountains of the Royal Navy ships. After Loch Ryan , Scotland , and transferred as part of Operation Deadlight sunk. |
| U 219 | XB minelayer | Germania shipyard | Dec 12, 1942 | May 8, 1945 | A. | In Batavia of Japan adopted and on 15 July 1945 as I 505 put into service. Surrendered in Djakarta in August 1945 and was scrapped in 1948 |
| U 220 | XB minelayer | Germania shipyard | March 27, 1943 | Oct 28, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by Avenger and Wildcat machinery of the US aircraft carrier USS Block Iceland sunk (56 dead) |
| U 221 | VII C | Germania shipyard | May 9, 1942 | 27 Sep 1943 | † | Sunk southwest of Ireland by a British Halifax bomber (50 dead) |
| U 222 | VII C | Germania shipyard | May 23, 1942 | Sep 2 1942 | † | Sunk in the Baltic Sea , west of Pillau , after colliding with U 626 (42 dead) |
| U 223 | VII C | Germania shipyard | June 6, 1942 | March 30, 1944 | † | In the Mediterranean , north of Palermo , by depth charges the British destroyer HMS Laforey , HMS commotion , HMS Hambledon and HMS Blencathra sunk (23 dead) |
| U 224 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Jan. 20, 1942 | Jan. 13, 1943 | † | In the Mediterranean , west of Algiers , by depth charges and ramming of the Canadian corvette HMCS Ville de Quebec sunk (45 deaths) |
| U 225 | VII C | Germania shipyard | July 11, 1942 | Feb 15, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic by a British B-24 Liberator sunk (46 dead) |
| U 226 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Aug 1, 1942 | Nov 6, 1943 | † | In the North Atlantic , east of Newfoundland , by depth charges the British sloop HMS Starling , HMS Woodcock and HMS Kite sunk (51 dead) |
| U 227 | VII C | Germania shipyard | 22 Aug 1942 | Apr 30, 1943 | † | Sunk north of the Faroe Islands by air strike by an Australian Hampden (49 dead) |
| U 228 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Sep 12 1942 | Oct 8, 1944 | A. | Decommissioned in Bergen and canceled in 1945. |
| U 229 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct 3, 1942 | 22 Sep 1943 | † | Sunk southeast of Cape Farvel , Greenland , by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Keppel (50 dead) |
| U 230 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct. 24, 1942 | Aug 21, 1944 | × | Run aground off Toulon . Later, during the Allied invasion of southern France , blown up by the occupation. |
| U 231 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Nov 14, 1942 | Jan. 13, 1944 | † | Sunk northeast of the Azores by air raid by British Vickers Wellington (7 dead) |
| U 232 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Nov 28, 1942 | July 8, 1943 | † | Sunk west of Porto by depth charges from an American B-24 Liberator (46 dead) |
| U 233 | XB | Germania shipyard | 22 Sep 1943 | July 5, 1944 | † | Sunk southeast of Halifax by depth charges, artillery fire and ramming of the US destroyers USS Baker and USS Thomas (32 dead) |
| U 234 | XB | Germania shipyard | March 2, 1944 | May 16, 1945 | A. | Surrendered at Portsmouth , New Hampshire on May 16, 1945 . Sunk by torpedo on November 20, 1947 from the American submarine USS Greenfish northeast of Cape Cod |
| U 235 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Dec. 19, 1942 | Apr. 14, 1945 | × | In Kattegat erroneously by the German Torpedoboot T 17 sunk with water bombs (47 dead) |
| U 236 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Jan. 9, 1943 | May 5, 1945 | × | Sunk at Schleimünde itself |
| U 237 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Jan. 31, 1943 | Apr 4, 1945 | † | Sunk by bomb hit in British air raid in the German works in Kiel (1 dead) |
| U 238 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Feb 20, 1943 | Feb 9, 1944 | † | Sunk southwest of Ireland by depth charges from British sloops HMS Kite , HMS Magpie and HMS Starling (50 dead) |
| U 239 | VII C | Germania shipyard | March 13, 1943 | Aug 5, 1944 | × | Destroyed in an air raid on July 24, 1944 at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel and scrapped on August 5 (1 dead) |
| U 240 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Apr 3, 1943 | May 17, 1944 | ? | Lost in the North Sea west of Norway (50 dead) |
| U 241 | VII C | Germania shipyard | July 24, 1943 | May 18, 1944 | † | Sunk by air raid northeast of the Faroe Islands , total loss |
| U 242 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Aug 14, 1943 | Apr 5, 1945 | † | Run down mine in the St. Georg Canal , total loss |
| U 243 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct 2, 1943 | July 8, 1944 | † | In the Bay of Biscay 170 nm west of Saint-Nazaire by the Short Sunderland flying boats "H" under Flying Officer WB Tilley and "K" under Flight Lieutenant RE Cargeegder of the 10th Squadron of the RAF sunk with depth charges (11 dead, 18 survivors ). |
| U 244 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct 9, 1943 | May 14, 1945 | § | Captured by the Allies and sunk during Operation Deadlight |
| U 245 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Dec 18, 1943 | May 8, 1945 | § | Transferred by the Allies from Bergen to Scotland on May 30, 1945 , and sunk in Operation Deadlight on December 7, 1945 |
| U 246 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Jan. 11, 1944 | Apr 5, 1945 | ? | Lost in the Irish Sea 53 ° 40 '0 "N, 4 ° 53' 0" W |
| U 247 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Oct 23, 1943 | Sep 1 1944 | † | Sunk by the Canadian frigates HMCS St.John and HMCS Swansea , total loss |
| U 248 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Nov 6, 1943 | Jan 16, 1945 | † | In the North Atlantic and sunk by US escort course Korte, a total loss. Ships involved: USS Hayter , USS Otter , USS Varian , USS Hubbard |
| U 249 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Nov 20, 1943 | May 8, 1945 | § | Sunk on December 13, 1945 as part of Operation Deadlight |
| U 250 | VII C | Germania shipyard | Dec 12, 1943 | July 30, 1944 | † | Sunk by the Soviet patrol boat MO-103 in the Gulf of Finland (46 dead). The boat was lifted by the Soviet Navy on September 25, 1944 . |
literature
- Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 1: The Hunters. 1939-1942. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-12345-X .
- Clay Blair: The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 3: German submarine successes from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 2001, ISBN 3-8132-0513-4 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 5: The knight's cross bearers of the submarine weapon from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .
- Erich Gröner : Die Handelsflotten der Welt 1942 and supplement 1944. JF Lehmanns Verlag, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00552-4 (reprint of the 1942–1943 edition).
- Erich Gröner: Search list for ship names (= The merchant fleets of the world. Supplementary volume). JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00553-2 (reprint of the 1943 edition).
- Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 .
- Lennart Lindberg: U 3503. Documentation - Danzig 1944, Göteborg 1946 (= Marinlitteraturföreningen. 87). Marinlitteraturföreningen, Stockholm 2001, ISBN 91-85944-30-0 (Swedish / English / German).
Individual evidence
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