U-258
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Dec, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Mar, 1941 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 23) | ||
| Launched | 13 Dec, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Feb, 1942 | Oblt. Wilhelm von Mässenhausen | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 4 Feb, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1942 - 20 May, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.198 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 20 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 55.18N, 27.49W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/P). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-258 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-258 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lachs (15 Aug, 1942 - 27 Sep, 1942)
Pfeil (13 Sep, 1942 - 25 Sep, 1942)
Wotan (8 Oct, 1942 - 16 Oct, 1942)
Rochen (16 Feb, 1943 - 25 Feb, 1943)
Meise (20 Apr, 1943 - 27 Apr, 1943)
Star (28 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)
Attacks on this boat
22 Sep, 1942
The navigator was lost overboard from U-258. [Obersteuermann Heinrich Wittmann]
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
22 Sep, 1942
The navigator was lost overboard from U-258. [Obersteuermann Heinrich Wittmann]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |