U-298
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar, 1942 | |||||||
| Laid down | 23 Feb, 1943 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 63) | ||||||
| Launched | 25 Oct, 1943 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 1 Dec, 1943 | Oblt. Ortwin Hensellek | ||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 1 Dec, 1943 - 17 Jul, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 18 Jul, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 U-Abwehrschule (school boat) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-298 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |