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 | ||||||||
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| 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 (front boat) 1 Sep 1941 - 8 May 1945 22. Flottille (school boat) | ||||||||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Transferred from Wilhelmshaven, Germany to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||
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.
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