U-3044

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down 21 Dec 1944 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1203)
Launched1 Mar 1945
Commissioned27 Mar 1945Kptlt. Bernhard Jaek
Commanders
27 Mar 1945 - 25 Apr 1945  Kptlt. Bernhard Jaek
26 Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945  Kptlt. Detlef von Lehsten
CareerNo patrols27 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay. Wreck broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3044 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.