List of all U-boats

U-555

Type

VIIC

Ordered

25 Sep 1939

Laid down

2 Jan 1940

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 531)

Launched

7 Dec 1940

Commissioned

30 Jan 1941

Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Horrer

Commanders

30 Jan 1941	-	25 Aug 1941	Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Horrer
26 Aug 1941	-	4 Feb 1942	Kptlt. Götz von Hartmann (German Cross in Gold)
5 Feb 1942	-	Aug, 1942	Oblt. 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

Career
No patrols

30 Jan 1941	-	30 Nov 1942	24. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1942	-	Mar 1945	21. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Decommissioned at Hamburg-Finkenwerder in March 1945. The hulk was captured by British forces on 3 May 1945 and probably broken up in 1946.

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.