List of all U-boats

U-276

Type

VIIC

Ordered

10 Apr 1941

Laid down

24 Feb 1942

Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, 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 (active service)
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 attack 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.