U-138
Type | IID | |||||||
| Ordered | 25 Sep 1939 | |||||||
| Laid down | 16 Nov 1939 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 267) | ||||||
| Launched | 18 May 1940 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 27 Jun 1940 | Oblt.Wolfgang Lüth (Knights Cross) | ||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 27 Jun 1940 - 31 Aug 1940 1. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1940 - 31 Dec 1940 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan 1941 - 30 Apr 1941 22. Flottille (school boat) 1 May 1941 - 18 Jun 1941 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | 6 ships sunk for a total of 48,564 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6,993 GRT | |||||||
| Fate | Sunk 18 June, 1941 west of Cadiz, in position 36.04N, 07.29W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Fearless, HMS Forester, HMS Foresight and HMS Foxhound. 27 survivors (No casualties). | |||||||
See the 7 ships hit by U-138 - View the 5 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
26 Sep 1940
A few hours before reaching her base at Lorient, U-138 encountered the British submarine HMS Tribune which fired four torpedoes towards the German sub. None hit the U-boat, which escaped and reached its base.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-138 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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