U-992
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 May 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Oct 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 192) | ||
| Launched | 24 Jun 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 2 Aug 1943 | Oblt. Hans Falke | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 2 Aug 1943 - 29 Feb 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1944 - 31 May 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,060 tons | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on 9 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, on 19 May and later to Loch Ryan for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-992 - View the 8 war patrols
The U-boats that were in the Narvik area at the end of the war were all moved to the Skjomenfjord upon Allied orders to avoid conflicts with the Norwegians on 12 May. On 15 May, a German convoy of four ships (the fleet tender Grille with the staff of FdU Norwegen aboard, the fleet oiler Kärnten and the depot ships Huascaran and Stella Polaris) and 15 U-boats (U-278, U-294, U-295, U-312, U-313, U-318, U-363, U-427, U-481, U-668, U-716, U-968, U-992, U-997 and U-1165) left for transfer to Trondheim, but was intercepted after two days by the 9th Escort Group off the Norwegian coast and officially capitulated. While the ships were allowed to proceed to Trondheim, the U-boats were escorted to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, arriving on 19 May. All U-boats were later that month transferred to Lisahally or Loch Ryan for Operation Deadlight.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus but the date of fitting or sailing date with the equipment is unknown. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-992 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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