List of all U-boats
U-151
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| Ordered | 25 Sep 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 6 Jul 1940 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 280) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 14 Dec 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1941 | Kptlt. Hans Oestermann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No 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-151 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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There was another U-151 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Apr 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Jul 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 151 during WWI.




