U-151
Type | IID | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Sep, 1939 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 6 Jul, 1940 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 280) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 14 Dec, 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Jan, 1941 | Kptlt. Hans Oestermann | ||||||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 15 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jul, 1941 24. Flottille (training) 22 Jul, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown. | |||||||||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-151 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: 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-151 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Apr, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 12 Jul, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 151 during WWI.