U-148

Type

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Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 10 Apr 1940 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 277)
Launched16 Nov 1940
Commissioned28 Dec 1940Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke
Commanders
28 Dec 1940 - 14 Sep 1941  Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke
15 Sep 1941 - 15 Jan 1942  Oblt. Eberhard Mohr
16 Jan 1942 - 19 Oct 1942  Oblt. Heinz Franke (Knights Cross)
20 Oct 1942 - 18 Jan 1943   Herbert Brüninghaus
19 Jan 1943 - 15 Dec 1943  Oblt. Goske von Möllendorff
30 Nov 1943 - 15 Dec 1944  Oblt. Heinz Schaeffer
16 Dec 1944 - 2 May 1945  Oblt. Renko Tammen
CareerNo patrols28 Dec 1940 - 30 Sep 1941  24. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1941 - 1 Mar 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945 - 2 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

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

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-148 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.