U-147

Type

IID

 
Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down10 Apr 1940 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 276)
Launched16 Nov 1940
Commissioned11 Dec 1940Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Oak Leaves)
Commanders
11 Dec 1940 - 4 Apr 1941  Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Knights Cross)
5 Apr 1941 - 2 Jun 1941  Oblt. Eberhard Wetjen
Career
3 patrols
11 Dec 1940-19 Dec 1940  1. Flottille (training)
20 Dec 1940-1 Feb 1941  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Feb 1941-2 Jun 1941  3. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 6,145 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,996 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 2,491 GRT
Fate

Sunk on 2 June, 1941 north-west of Ireland, in position 56.38N, 10.24W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the British corvette HMS Periwinkle. 26 dead (all hands lost).

See the 4 ships hit by U-147 - 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-147 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.