U-398
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 26 Aug, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 30) | ||||
| Launched | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 18 Dec, 1943 | Korvkpt. Johann Reckhoff | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 18 Dec, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 31 Oct, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov, 1944 - 17 Apr, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Went missing after 17 April, 1945 on the North Sea or in the Arctic, position and cause unknown. 43 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
There is a chance that U-398 was sunk instead of U-1017 by a Liberator of RAF Sqdn. 120 on 29 April, 1945. Both boats disappeared without a trace in the same waters.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in June 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-398 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 |
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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |