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Type	IID
Ordered	25 Sep, 1939
Laid down	20 Nov, 1939	Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 268)
Launched	28 Jun, 1940
Commissioned	24 Jul, 1940	Kptlt. Robert Bartels
Commanders	24 Jul, 1940 - 20 Dec, 1940   Oblt. Robert Bartels 21 Dec, 1940 - 5 Oct, 1941   Horst Elfe 6 Oct, 1941 - 17 May, 1942   Oblt. Heinz-Konrad Fenn 18 May, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942   Albert Lauzemis 1 Jul, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942   Kptlt. Helmut Sommer 1 Oct, 1942 - 6 Sep, 1943   Oblt. Richard Böttcher 7 Sep, 1943 - 27 Dec, 1943   Oblt. Hubertus Korndörfer 28 Dec, 1943 - 3 Jul, 1944   Oblt. Günther Lube 4 Jul, 1944 - 2 May, 1945   Oblt. Walter Kimmelmann
Career	2 patrols	24 Jul, 1940 - 3 Oct, 1940  1. Flottille (training) 4 Oct, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1941  21. Flottille (school boat) 1 May, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941  22. Flottille (school boat) 22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941  22. Flottille (front boat) 1 Aug, 1941 - 2 May, 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
Successes	No ships sunk or damaged
Fate	Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.

View the 2 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-139 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers

Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 ... see more Naval books

There was another U-139 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 3 Dec, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 May, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 139 during WWI.