U-144

Type

IID

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down10 Jan 1940 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 273)
Launched24 Aug 1940
Commissioned2 Oct 1940Oblt. Friedrich von Hippel
Commanders
2 Oct 1940 - 16 Nov 1940  Oblt. Friedrich von Hippel
17 Nov 1940 - 10 Aug 1941  Kptlt. Gert von Mittelstaedt
Career
3 patrols
2 Oct 1940-19 Dec 1940  1. Flottille (training)
20 Dec 1940-21 Jun 1941  22. Flottille (school boat)
22 Jun 1941-10 Aug 1941  22. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons
Fate

Sunk on 10 Aug, 1941 in Gulf of Finland north of Dagö, in approximate position 59N, 23E, by torpedoes from the Russian submarine SC-307. 28 dead (all hands lost).

See the 1 ships hit by U-144 - View the 3 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-144 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.