U-555

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 2 Jan 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 531)
Launched7 Dec 1940
Commissioned30 Jan 1941Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Horrer
Commanders
30 Jan 1941 - 25 Aug 1941  Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Horrer
26 Aug 1941 - 4 Feb 1942  Kptlt. Götz von Hartmann
5 Feb 1942 - Aug, 1942   Horst Rendtel
Aug, 1942 - 4 Oct 1942  Ltn. Franz Saar
5 Oct 1942 - 30 Nov 1943  Oblt. Dieter Erdmann
1 Dec 1943 - Mar, 1945  Oblt. Detlev Fritz
CareerNo patrols30 Jan 1941 - 30 Nov 1942  24. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1942 - 1 Mar 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Stricken at Hamburg in March, 1945. Surrendered to Britain. 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-555 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



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.