U-986
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 May, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Sep, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 186) | ||
| Launched | 20 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Jul, 1943 | Oblt. Karl-Ernst Kaiser | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 1 Jul, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 17 Apr, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 Apr. 1944 south-west of Ireland, in position 50.09N, 12.51W by depth charges from the US minesweeper USS Swift and the US submarine chaser USS PC-619. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
There is some doubt about U-986's loss. The fate listed above is somewhat to the north of its normal return route to its Lorient base. There is no explanation why the boat would return via that northerly route.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-986 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |