U-285
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 7 Jul 1942 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 50) | ||||
| Launched | 3 Apr 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 15 May 1943 | Oblt. Walter Otto | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 15 May 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 15 Apr 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 15 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50.13N, 12.48W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Grindall and HMS Keats. 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in July 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-285 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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