List of all U-boats
U-981
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 24 Aug 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 181) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 29 Apr 1943 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 Jun 1943 | Oblt. Walter Sitek | ||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 12 August 1944 in the Bay of Biscay off La Rochelle, in position 46.09N, 01.35W, by an air-laid mine in the British field Cinnamon and depth charges from a British Halifax aircraft (502 Sqn RAF/F). 12 dead and 40 survivors. | |||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-981 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Coronel 1 (14 Dec 1943 - 17 Dec 1943)
Sylt (18 Dec 1943 - 23 Dec 1943)
Rügen 1 (23 Dec 1943 - 28 Dec 1943)
Rügen 2 (28 Dec 1943 - 7 Jan 1944)
Rügen (7 Jan 1944 - 26 Jan 1944)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-981 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Black Hat |
 Compass Rose |
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