U-149

Type

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Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 25 May 1940 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 278)
Launched19 Oct 1940
Commissioned13 Nov 1940Oblt. 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
Career1 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)
Successes1 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)
Sunk on 21 Dec, 1945 in position 55.40N, 08.00W.

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.



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.