List of all U-boats

U-149

Type

IID

Ordered

25 Sep 1939

Laid down

25 May 1940

Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 278)

Launched

19 Oct 1940

Commissioned

13 Nov 1940

Oblt. Horst Höltring

Commanders

13 Nov 1940	-	30 Nov 1941	Kptlt. Horst Höltring
1 Dec 1941	-	31 Jul 1942	Kptlt. Rolf Borchers
1 Aug 1942	-	14 May 1944	Oblt. Freiherr Adolf-Wilhelm von Hammerstein-Equord
15 May 1944	-	8 May 1945	Oblt. Helmut Plohr

Career
1 patrol

13 Nov 1940	-	31 Dec 1940	1. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1941	-	21 Jun 1941	22. Flottille (school boat)
22 Jun 1941	-	31 Aug 1941	22. Flottille (active service)
1 Sep 1941	-	8 May 1945	22. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

1 warship sunk, total tonnage 206 tons

Fate

Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Heligoland, Germany.

Transferred from Wilhelmshaven, Germany to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 21 Dec, 1945 in position 55.40N, 08.00W.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-149 - View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-149 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.