List of all U-boats

U-554

Type

VIIC

Ordered

25 Sep 1939

Laid down

1 Dec 1939

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 530)

Launched

7 Nov 1940

Commissioned

15 Jan 1941

Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann

Commanders

15 Jan 1941	-	25 Jun 1941	Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann
26 Jun 1941	-	Mar, 1942	Oblt. Heinz Stein
Mar, 1942	-	Sep, 1942	Oblt. Claus von Trotha (German Cross in Gold)
14 Nov 1942	-	2 Jul 1944	Kptlt. Karl-Hartwig Siebold
Jul, 1944	-	18 Nov 1944	Oblt. (R) Gottfried Stolzenburg
19 Nov 1944	-	22 Mar 1945	Kptlt. Ernst-Wolfgang Rave
Mar, 1945	-	5 May 1945	Oblt. Werner Remus

Career
No patrols

15 Jan 1941	-	30 Jun 1944	24. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1944	-	1 Feb 1945	22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Feb 1945	-	5 May 1945	31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, western entrance to Readerschleuse. Wreck broken up.

Final location

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-554 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.