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U-142

Type

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Ordered25 Sep, 1939
Laid down 12 Dec, 1939 Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 271)
Launched27 Jul, 1940
Commissioned4 Sep, 1940Oblt. Nicolai Clausen
Commanders
4 Sep, 1940 - 13 Oct, 1940  Ltn. Asmus Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
14 Oct, 1940 - 12 Oct, 1941  Kptlt. Paul-Hugo Kettner
21 Oct, 1941 - 17 Mar, 1942   Siegfried Lindke
18 Mar, 1942 - 12 Sep, 1942   Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann
13 Sep, 1942 - 24 Dec, 1942  Oblt. Johann-Otto Krieg (Knights Cross)
25 Dec, 1942 - 4 Mar, 1944   Karl-Heinz Laudahn
5 Mar, 1944 - 6 Feb, 1945  Oblt. Carl Schauroth
7 Feb, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  Oblt. Friedrich Baumgärtel
Career3 patrols 4 Sep, 1940 - 16 Oct, 1940  1. Flottille (training)
17 Oct, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940  24. Flottille (training)
19 Dec, 1940 - 21 Jun, 1941  22. Flottille (school boat)
22 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941  22. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1941 - 1 May, 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
2 May, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-142 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

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German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998


There was another U-142 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Mar, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 10 Nov, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 142 during WWI.