U-958
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 10 Mar, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 158) | ||||
| Launched | 21 Nov, 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 14 Jan, 1943 | Oblt. Gerhard Groth | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 14 Jan, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 15 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (front boat) 16 Feb, 1945 - 3 May, 1945 5. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 40 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 40 GRT | |||||
| Fate | In Aug 1944 she was taken out of service in Kiel. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945. Broken up in 1947. | |||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-958 - View the 3 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
26 May, 1944
2 Mosquito aircraft (RAF 333/N/E) attacked the boat killing 1 and wounding 2 men. [Maschinenobergefreiter Herbert Frank]
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
26 May, 1944
2 Mosquito aircraft (RAF 333/N/E) attacked the boat killing 1 and wounding 2 men. [Maschinenobergefreiter Herbert Frank]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 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 |