U-249
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 23 Jan 1943 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 683) | ||||
| Launched | 23 Oct 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1943 | Oblt. Rolf Lindschau | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 20 Nov 1943 - 1 Jan 1945 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan 1945 - 8 May 1945 5. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Surrendered on 9 May, 1945 at Portland. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland as the British research vessel N 86. Boat ended up in Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||
Surrender
The boat surfaced on 9 May, 1945 and, flying the required black flag, signalled its surrender to a PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft of the Fleet Air Wing of the USN based at Dunkeswell in Devon. She then sailed to Portland.
Attacks on this boat
24 Mar 1945
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Mosquito (Sqdn 235/Q)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
When the boat shot down the Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 235/Q) on March 24, 1945 they captured the pilot, Lt. Williams, and questioned him it appears. The boat then landed in Bergen to unload wounded members and then headed out again leaving the pilot with the flakship Unitas Vp. 1703.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in December 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-249 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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