U-281
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 7 May 1942 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 46) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 16 Jan 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 27 Feb 1943 | Oblt. Heinz von Davidson | ||||||||||||
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| Career 4 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Surrendered At Kristiansand-Süd, Norway on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-281 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Schlieffen (16 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943)
Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Siegfried 2 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
Körner (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 3 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 9 (9 Nov 1943 - 11 Nov 1943)
Rügen (14 Jan 1944 - 26 Jan 1944)
Hinein (26 Jan 1944 - 3 Feb 1944)
Igel 2 (3 Feb 1944 - 17 Feb 1944)
Hai 2 (17 Feb 1944 - 22 Feb 1944)
Preussen (22 Feb 1944 - 23 Feb 1944)
Attacks on this boat
17 Oct 1943
At 19.10 hours, the boat was attacked by a Liberator aircraft near convoy ONS-20. U-281 opened fire with the AA guns and the two dropped depth charges fell short, but strafing wounded the II.WO and two other crewmen before the boat escaped by crash-diving. (Sources: Ritschel)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 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-281 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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