U-987
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 May 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 187) | ||
| Launched | 2 Jun 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 8 Jul 1943 | Oblt. Hilmar-Karl Schreyer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 8 Jul 1943 - 29 Feb 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1944 - 31 May 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1944 - 15 Jun 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 June, 1944 in the North Sea west of Narvik, in position 68.01N, 05.08E by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Satyr. 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-987 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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