U-926

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down 1 Jul 1942 Neptun Werft AG, Rostock (werk 513)
Launched28 Dec 1943
Commissioned29 Feb 1944Oblt. Eberhard von der Wenden
Commanders
29 Feb 1944 - 31 Jul 1944  Oblt. Eberhard von Wenden
1 Aug 1944 - 4 Feb 1945  Oblt. Werner Roost
5 Feb 1945 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Hellmut Rehren
CareerNo patrols29 Feb 1944 - 14 Mar 1945  4. Flottille (training)
15 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered in Bergen, Norway on 8 May, 1945.

Became the Norwegian submarine KNM Kya. Stricken 1962.

General notes on this boat

According to the captain's diary this boat never went to Scotland like many sources claim but was one of only 3 U-boats left in Bergen when over 30 boats were transferred to Scotland in late May and early June 1945. The others were U-324 and U-1202.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-926 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.