U-147

Type

IID

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 10 Apr 1940 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 276)
Launched16 Nov 1940
Commissioned11 Dec 1940Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Oak Leaves)
Commanders
11 Dec 1940 - 4 Apr 1941  Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Knights Cross)
5 Apr 1941 - 2 Jun 1941  Oblt. Eberhard Wetjen
Career3 patrols 11 Dec 1940 - 19 Dec 1940  1. Flottille (training)
20 Dec 1940 - 1 Feb 1941  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Feb 1941 - 2 Jun 1941  3. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 6,145 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,996 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 2,491 GRT
Fate

Sunk on 2 June, 1941 north-west of Ireland, in position 56.38N, 10.24W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the British corvette HMS Periwinkle. 26 dead (all hands lost).

See the 4 ships hit by U-147 - 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-147 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.
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.