U-549
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 28 Sep, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 370) | ||
| Launched | 28 Apr, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 Jul, 1943 | Kptlt. Detlev Krankenhagen | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 14 Jul, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1944 - 29 May, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 9.393 tons 1 warship damaged for a total of 1.300 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 29 May, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic south-west of Madeira, Portugal, in position 31.13N, 23.03W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Eugene E. Elmore and USS Ahrens. 57 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-549 - View the 2 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-549 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |