List of German submarines (1935–1945) / U 251 – U 500
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 .
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 | |
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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 | Oct. 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 | Nov 8, 1941 | Dec 8, 1942 | × | Sunk after collision with U 221 , (41 dead) |
U 255 | VII C | Nov 29, 1941 | May 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 | Feb. 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 | Apr 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 | May 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 | June 6, 1942 | Feb 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 | May 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 | 5th 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 | Oct 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 | Nov 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 | Dec 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 | May 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 | May 8, 1945 | A. | Sunk during Operation Deadlight on December 31, 1945 |
U 279 | VII C | Feb 3, 1943 | Oct. 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 | May 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 | June 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 | Apr 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 | May 4, 1945 | × | Sunk in the copper mill bay itself |
U 291 | VII C | Aug 4, 1943 | May 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 | 8 Sep 1943 | May 8, 1945 | A. | Sunk on December 13, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight |
U 294 | VII C41 | Oct. 4, 1943 | May 8, 1945 | A. | In Narvik captured and on 31 December 1945 at the Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 295 | VII C41 | Oct 20, 1943 | May 8, 1945 | A. | In Narvik captured and December 17, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 296 | VII C41 | Nov 3, 1943 | March 12 1945 | ? | In the English Channel , missing probably run on mine |
U 297 | VII C41 | Nov 17, 1943 | Dec 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 | Dec. 1, 1943 | May 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 | May 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 | |
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U 301 | VII C | May 9, 1942 | Jan. 21, 1943 | † | Sunk in the Mediterranean by the British submarine HMS Sahib , total loss |
U 302 | VII C | June 16, 1942 | Apr 6, 1944 | † | Sunk west of the Azores by depth charges from HMS Swale , total loss |
U 303 | VII C | July 7, 1942 | May 21, 1943 | † | Sunk in the Mediterranean by the British submarine HMS Sickle , total loss |
U 304 | VII C | Aug 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 | June 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 | May 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 | May 8, 1945 | § | In Narvik captured and on November 29, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 313 | VII C | May 20, 1943 | May 8, 1945 | § | In Narvik captured and on December 27, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 314 | VII C | June 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 | July 7, 1942 | May 1, 1945 | A. | Badly damaged in Trondheim on May 1, 1945 , demolished in 1947 |
U 316 | VII C | Aug 5, 1942 | May 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 | May 8, 1945 | § | In Narvik captured and on December 21, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 319 | VII C41 | Dec. 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 |
May 10, 1945 |
May 8, 1945 and ( † ) × |
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 | Apr 2, 1945 | † | Sunk southwest of Ireland by depth charges from a Polish plane, total loss |
U 322 | VII C41 | Feb 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 | 2nd Mar 1944 | May 3, 1945 | × | Sunk in Nordenham itself |
U 324 | VII C41 | Apr 5, 1944 | May 8, 1945 | § | Captured in Bergen , demolished in 1947 |
U 325 | VII C41 | May 6, 1944 | Apr 7, 1945 | † | Run into a mine near Newquay (52 dead, total loss), wreck found in 2006 |
U 326 | VII C41 | June 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 | May 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 | June 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 | Oct 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 | Aug 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 | Oct 5, 1943 | † | Sunk southwest of Iceland by a Lockheed Hudson No. 'F' from RAF Squadron 269, total loss |
U 337 | VII C | May 6, 1942 | Jan 15, 1943 | ? | Missing in the North Atlantic since January 3, 1943 |
U 338 | VII C | Apr 4, 1942 | 21 Sep 1943 | ? | Missing in the North Atlantic since September 20, 1943 |
U 339 | VII C | Aug 25, 1942 | May 3, 1945 | × | Sunk in Wilhelmshaven itself |
U 340 | VII C | Oct 16, 1942 | Nov 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 | May 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 | June 7, 1943 | Sep 20 1943 | × | Sunk in diving accident in the Baltic Sea near Hela (37 dead) |
U 347 | VII C | July 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 | 8 Sep 1943 | May 5, 1945 | × | Sunk in the Geltinger Bay itself |
U 350 | VII C | Oct 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 | |
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U 351 | VII C | June 20, 1941 | May 5, 1945 | × | In Höruper Haff scuttled, raised in 1948 and scrapped |
U 352 | VII C | Aug 28, 1941 | May 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 | Apr 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 | 1st 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 | Oct 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 | Apr 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 | Feb. 4, 1943 | 5th 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 | May 8, 1945 | § | In Narvik captured and on 31 December 1945 at the Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 364 | VII C | May 3, 1943 | Jan. 31, 1944 | † | In the Bay of Biscay sunk by depth charges from aircraft, total loss |
U 365 | VII C | June 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 | 5th 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 | Jan. 7, 1944 | May 8, 1945 | § | In Wilhelmshaven captured and December 17, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 369 | VII C | Oct 15, 1943 | May 8, 1945 | § | In Kristiansand captured and on November 30, 1945 on the occasion of Operation Deadlight sunk |
U 370 | VII C | Nov 19, 1943 | May 5, 1945 | × | Sunk in the Geltinger Bay itself. Wreck abandoned in 1948 |
U 371 | VII C | 15th Mar 1941 | May 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 | Aug 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 | June 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 | Oct 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 | Aug 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 | June 6, 1942 | Aug 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 | Dec 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 | Feb 6, 1943 | Oct. 4, 1943 | † | Sunk in southwest Iceland by depth charges from aircraft, total loss |
U 390 | VII C | 13 Mar 1943 | July 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 | June 3, 1943 | May 4, 1945 | † | Sunk in the Baltic Sea in the Geltinger Bay by gunfire from aircraft (2 dead) |
U 394 | VII C | Aug 7, 1943 | Sep 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 | May 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 | |
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U 401 | VII C | Apr 10, 1941 | Aug 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 | Aug 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 | Nov 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 | Nov 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 | Feb 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 | June 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 | July 1, 1942 | May 25, 1943 | † | In the Mediterranean northwest of Tenes by depth charges from HMS Vetch sunk, total loss |
U 415 | VII C | Aug 5, 1942 | July 14, 1944 | † | Walked on acoustic mine when leaving Brest (2 dead) |
U 416 | VII C | Nov 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 | June 1, 1943 | † | In the Bay of Biscay sunk by missiles from aircraft, total loss |
U 419 | VII C | Nov 18, 1942 | Oct 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 | Oct. 4, 1943 | † | Sunk north of the Azores by aircraft of the USS Card , total loss |
U 423 | VII C | 3rd 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 | Jan. 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 | June 2, 1943 | May 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 | May 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 | Aug 4, 1943 | 30th Mar 1945 | † | When air raid on Bremen dropped |
U 431 | VII C | Apr 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 | July 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 | Oct. 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 | May 6, 1943 | † | Sunk northeast of Newfoundland by depth charges from HMS Pelikan , total loss |
U 439 | VII C | December 20, 1941 | May 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 | Aug 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 | May 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 | May 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 | May 7, 1943 | † | West of Gibraltar , sunk by depth charges from 2 British aircraft, total loss |
U 448 | VII C | Aug 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 | May 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 | Aug 1, 1943 | † | In the Bay of Biscay , sunk by depth charges from an Australian plane (32 dead) |
U 455 | VII C | Aug 21, 1941 | Apr 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 | Nov 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 | Oct. 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 | 5th 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 | Apr 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 | May 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 | Oct 7, 1942 | 25th Mar 1943 | † | South of Iceland, sunk by depth charges from a British aircraft, total loss |
U 470 | VII C | Jan. 7, 1943 | Oct 16, 1943 | † | Southwest of Iceland, sunk by depth charges from a British plane (46 dead) |
U 471 | VII C | May 5, 1943 | July 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 | 4th 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 | May 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 | July 7, 1943 | May 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 | June 3, 1944 | † | West of Trondheim , sunk by depth charges from a British plane, total loss |
U 478 | VII C | 8 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 | Oct 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 | Dec. 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 | May 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 | Sep 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 | May 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 | Feb. 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 | March 8 1943 | Aug 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 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Photo of the wreck at Spiegel online
- ↑ In memory of Hasso Stegemann ; accessed on January 16, 2014
- ↑ Diver discovers German submarine off Genoa . Morgenpost.de, October 24, 2005
- ↑ Walter Kennhöfer's memories of his time in the Navy as a radio operator with the U 466 on patrol
- ^ War diary of the submarine U 466 in the memorial workshop in Norderstedt
- ↑ German submarine wreck discovered off Norway. In: orf.at. March 25, 2013, accessed March 26, 2013 .
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