U-276

Type

VIIC

Ordered

10 Apr, 1941

Laid down

24 Feb, 1942

Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 41)

Launched

24 Oct, 1942

Commissioned

9 Dec, 1942

Oblt. Jürgen Timme

Commanders

9 Dec, 1942 - 19 Oct, 1943	Oblt. Jürgen Thimme
20 Oct, 1943 - 18 Jul, 1944	Kptlt. Rolf Borchers
19 Jul, 1944 - 29 Sep, 1944	Kptlt. Heinz Zwarg

Career

3 patrols

9 Dec, 1942 - 29 Feb, 1944  8. Flottille (training)
1 Mar, 1944 - 1 Jul, 1944  1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jul, 1944 - 29 Sep, 1944  31. Flottille (-)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Stricken on 29 Sept, 1944 at Neustadt. Used as a floating electricity generating plant. Surrendered in 1945.

View the 3 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

25 May, 1944
An unknown aircraft attacked the boat causing 3 casualties and severely damaging the boat forcing her to return to base. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 578)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-276 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.