List of all U-boats
U-299
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1943 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 6 Nov 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Helmuth Heinrich | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career 6 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate |
Surrendered at Kristiansand, Norway on 9 May 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May 1945. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-299 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Stier (25 Nov 1944 - 24 Dec 1944)
Attacks on this boat and other events
16 Jul 1944
The commander was wounded in an aircraft attack. The boat, part of a defence line off Norway, reached Bergen four days later.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
16 Jul 1944
The commander was wounded in an aircraft attack. The boat, part of a defence line off Norway, reached Bergen four days later.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Hammer and Shield |
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