U-251
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 23 Sep 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 18 Oct 1940 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 16) | ||||
| Launched | 26 Jul 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 20 Sep 1941 | Kptlt. Heinrich Timm (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 10 patrols | 20 Sep 1941 - 30 Apr 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 May 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul 1942 - 31 May 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1943 - 30 Jun 1943 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul 1943 - 30 Nov 1943 24. Flottille (training) 1 Dec 1943 - 28 Feb 1945 21. Flottille (trial boat) 1 Mar 1945 - 19 Apr 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 11,408 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 19 April, 1945 in the Kattegat south of Göteborg, in position 56.37N, 11.51E, by rockets from 8 British and Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 235 & 248 & 143). 39 dead and 4 survivors. | |||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-251 - View the 10 war patrols
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date. 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-251 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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