List of all U-boats

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

Commanders

8 Jul 1943

15 Jun 1944

Oblt. Hilmar-Karl Schreyer

Career
1 patrol

8 Jul 1943	-	29 Feb 1944	5. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1944	-	31 May 1944	1. Flottille (active service)
1 Jun 1944	-	15 Jun 1944	11. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sunk on 15 June 1944 in the Norwegian Sea west of Narvik, in position 68.01N, 05.08E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Satyr. 53 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

View the 1 war patrol

Wolfpack operations

U-987 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Trutz (2 Jun 1944 - 15 Jun 1944)

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.