U-140

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Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 16 Nov 1939 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 269)
Launched28 Jun 1940
Commissioned7 Aug 1940Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch
Commanders
7 Aug 1940 - 6 Apr 1941  Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch
7 Apr 1941 - 9 Dec 1941  Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel (Knights Cross)
10 Dec 1941 - 1 Sep 1942  Kptlt. Klaus Popp
2 Sep 1942 - 31 Jul 1944  Oblt. Albrecht Markert
1 Aug 1944 - 19 Nov 1944  Oblt. Herbert Zeissler
20 Nov 1944 - 2 May 1945  Oblt. Wolfgang Scherfling
Career3 patrols 7 Aug 1940 - 30 Nov 1940  1. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1940 - 31 Dec 1940  1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan 1941 - 21 Jun 1941  22. Flottille (school boat)
22 Jun 1941 - 31 Aug 1941  22. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep 1941 - 31 Mar 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Apr 1945 - 2 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 12,410 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons
Fate

Scuttled on 2 May, 1945, in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.

See the 4 ships hit by U-140 - View the 3 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-140 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
Running the Gauntlet. Pearce, Frank, 1989.
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.


There was another U-140 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Nov 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Mar 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 140 during WWI.