U 244

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Type :	VII C
Shipyard:	Germania shipyard , Kiel
Construction contract:	April 10, 1941
Build number:	678
Keel laying:	May 14, 1942
Launch:	September 2, 1943
Commissioning:	October 9, 1943
Commanders:	October 9, 1943 - April 9, 1945 first lieutenant at sea , later captain lieutenant Ruprecht Fischer April 10, 1945 - May 14, 1945 First Lieutenant Hans-Peter Mackeprang
Flotilla:	October 9, 1943 - August 1, 1944 5th submarine flotilla August 1, 1944 - November 1, 1944 9th submarine flotilla November 1, 1944 - May 14, 1945 11th U-Flotilla
Calls:	4 activities
Sinkings:	no
Whereabouts:	capitulated on May 14, 1945 near Loch Eriboll ( Scotland ) and sunk as part of Operation Deadlight

U 244 was a German submarine from the Type VII C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.

Technical specifications

The order for the boat was on 10 April 1941, the yard Germania Werft , Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on May 14, 1942, the launch on September 2, 1943. The commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Ruprecht Fischer finally took place on October 9, 1943.

history

After its commissioning on October 9, 1943, the submarine belonged to the 5th U-Flotilla until August 1, 1944, to the 9th U-Flotilla until November 1, 1944 and to the 11th U-Flotilla until May 14, 1945. Flotilla .

Whereabouts

U 244 surrendered on May 14, 1945 near Loch Eriboll ( Scotland ) and was sunk as part of Operation Deadlight .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The U-Boat War 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg a. a. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .

literature

• 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 .

Web links

• U 244 on u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)