U-248

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun 1941
Laid down19 Dec 1942 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 682)
Launched7 Oct 1943
Commissioned6 Nov 1943Oblt. Bernhard Emde
Commanders
6 Nov 1943 - 31 Oct 1944  Oblt. Bernhard Emde
1 Nov 1944 - 16 Jan 1945  Oblt. Johann-Friedrich Loos
Career
2 patrols
6 Nov 1943-31 Jul 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944-31 Oct 1944  9. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov 1944-16 Jan 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 16 Jan, 1945 in the North Atlantic in position 47.43N, 26.37W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Hayter, USS Otter, USS Varian and USS Hubbard. 47 dead (all hands lost).

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Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in June 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-248 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.