U-254
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 23 Sep 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 14 Dec 1940 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 19) | ||||
| Launched | 20 Sep 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1941 | Kptlt. Hans Gilardone | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 8 Nov 1941 - 31 Jul 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 8 Dec 1942 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 18,553 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sank 8 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in approximate position 55.00N, 40.00W, after a collision with the German U-boat U-221. 41 dead and 4 survivors. | |||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-254 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942)
Leopard (8 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942)
Panther (8 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942)
Panzer (29 Nov 1942 - 8 Dec 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-254 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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