U-150

Type

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Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 25 May 1940 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 279)
Launched19 Oct 1940
Commissioned27 Nov 1940Oblt. Hinrich Kelling
Commanders
27 Nov 1940 - 31 Aug 1942   Hinrich Kelling
9 Jan 1942 - May, 1944  Oblt. Hermann Schultz
May, 1944 - 7 Jun 1944  Oblt. Emil Ranzau
16 Jul 1944 - 21 Dec 1944  Oblt. Hunold Ahlefeld
22 Dec 1944 - 31 Mar 1945  Oblt. Hans-Helmut Anschütz
1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Jürgen Kriegshammer
CareerNo patrols27 Nov 1940 - 31 Dec 1940  1. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Mar 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven, Germany in May, 1945. Taken to Loch Ryan on 30 June, 1945.

General notes on this boat

22 Oct 1947. The boat was scuttled on 22 October, 1947 while on manoeuvres with the Canadian Navy. She was thus spared from Operation Deadlight during 1945-1946.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-150 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.