List of all U-boats
U-288
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1942 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 53) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 May 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 26 Jun 1943 | Oblt. Willy Meyer | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 3 April 1944 in the Barents Sea east of Bear Island, in position 73.44N, 27.12E, by depth charges, rockets and strafing from a British Swordfish aircraft (819 Sqn FAA/C) of the British escort carrier HMS Activity and the British Avenger & Wildcat aircraft (846 Sqn FAA/G & Y) of the British escort carrier HMS Tracker. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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For the following sequence of photographs that show U-288 being attacked shortly before sinking we would like to thank David Tolley who's father Raymond Tolley was an Air Artificer aboard HMS Tracker during that time.
Wolfpack operations
U-288 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Boreas (2 Mar 1944 - 5 Mar 1944)
Orkan (5 Mar 1944 - 10 Mar 1944)
Blitz (24 Mar 1944 - 30 Mar 1944)
Hammer (30 Mar 1944 - 3 Apr 1944)
Attacks on this boat and other events
3 Apr 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Swordfish (Sqdn )
The boat was lost in this attack.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-288 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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