U-239

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered20 Jan 1941
Laid down 14 May 1942 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 669)
Launched28 Jan 1943
Commissioned13 Mar 1943Ltnt. Ullrich Vöge
Commanders
13 Mar 1943 - 24 Jul 1944  Oblt. Ulrich Vöge
CareerNo patrols13 Mar 1943 - 1 Jul 1943  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1943 - 24 Jul 1944  22. Flottille (school boat)
25 Jul 1944 - 5 Aug 1944  5. Flottille (-)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Damaged on 24 July, 1944, at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, by British bombs (RAF Bomber Command). Stricken 5 Aug 1944. Broken up in 1944. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-239 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.