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U-141

Type

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Ordered25 Sep, 1939
Laid down 12 Dec, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 270)
Launched27 Jul, 1940
Commissioned21 Aug, 1940Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross)
Commanders
21 Aug, 1940 - 30 Mar, 1941  Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross)
31 Mar, 1941 - 29 Nov, 1941   Philipp Schüler
30 Nov, 1941 - 15 Jun, 1942  Oblt. Jürgen Krüger
16 Jun, 1942 - 15 Feb, 1943  Oblt. Günther Möller
16 Feb, 1943 - 28 Jul, 1943   Dietrich Rauch
29 Jul, 1943 - 6 Nov, 1944  Oblt. Bernhard Luttmann
7 Nov, 1944 - 2 May, 1945  Oblt. Heinrich-Dietrich Hoffmann
Career4 patrols 21 Aug, 1940 - 23 Oct, 1940  1. Flottille (training)
1 May, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941  3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
Successes4 ships sunk for a total of 6.801 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 5.133 GRT
Fate

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

See the 5 ships hit by U-141 - View the 4 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

5 May, 1941
The U-boat was attacked by a Hudson aircraft (RAF Sqdn 269, Sgt C.H. Eatley) about 50 miles behind convoy OB-318. The damage from the three depth charges forced the U-boat to abort the patrol. A Whitley aircraft, HMS Electra (H 27) and HMS Escapade (H 17) were directed to the scene, but did not locate the U-boat. (Sources: Kenneth Wynn)

1 recorded attacks 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-141 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

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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


There was another U-141 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Jan, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 24 Jun, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 141 during WWI.