U-275

Type

VIIC

Ordered

10 Apr, 1941

Laid down

18 Jan, 1942

Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 40)

Launched

8 Oct, 1942

Commissioned

25 Nov, 1942

Ltnt. Helmut Bork

Commanders

25 Nov, 1942 - Jul, 1944	Oblt. Helmut Bork
Jul, 1944 - 10 Mar, 1945	Oblt. Helmuth Wehrkamp

Career

9 patrols

25 Nov, 1942 - 31 May, 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Jun, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1944  3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct, 1944 - 10 Mar, 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk for a total of 4.934 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.090 tons

Fate

Sunk 10 March, 1945 in the English Channel south of Newhaven, in position 50.36N, 00.04E, by a mine. 48 dead (all hands lost).

See the 2 ships hit by U-275 - View the 9 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

1 Oct, 1943
The boat reported an unsuccessful attack by a Hudson aircraft. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 428)

14 Jun, 1944
At 17.15 hours, U-275 was attacked by 12 British Typhoon aircraft (Sqdn 263) when leaving the harbour of St. Peter Port, Guernesey. The U-boat was not damaged, but two of the escorting patrol vessels were. (Sources: BdU)

22 Jul, 1944
An aircraft discovered the boat when she rose to periscope depth to take bearings and vectored in a British hunter-killer group that pursued the boat for 7 hours before the boat managed to shake them off. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 604)

24 Jul, 1944
When the boat arrived at Bay of Seine she was hunted for 8 hours by a hunter-killer group but managed to elude its pursuers once again. After that each time she raised her periscope the boat was attacked again and finally managed to enter Boulogne on Aug 1. Date is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 604)

4 recorded attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

On 3 January, 1944 U-275 had to return to base because the commander was suffering from appendicitis.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in August 1944 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-275 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.