U-286

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun 1941

Laid down

3 Aug 1942

Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 51)

Launched

21 Apr 1943

Commissioned

5 Jun 1943

Oblt. Willi Dietrich

Commanders

5 Jun 1943

29 Apr 1945

Oblt. Willi Dietrich

Career
4 patrols

5 Jun 1943	-	31 Jul 1944	8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944	-	4 Nov 1944	11. Flottille (active service)
5 Nov 1944	-	28 Feb 1945	13. Flottille (active service)
1 Mar 1945	-	29 Apr 1945	11. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,150 tons

Fate

Sunk on 29 April, 1945 in the Barents Sea north of Murmansk, Russia, in position 69.29N, 33.37E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Loch Insh, HMS Anguilla and HMS Cotton. 51 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

See the 1 ships hit by U-286 - View the 4 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-286 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Stier (28 Nov 1944 - 3 Jan 1945)
   Rasmus (6 Feb 1945 - 13 Feb 1945)
   Faust (16 Apr 1945 - 29 Apr 1945)

Attacks on this boat

18 Jul 1944
On 18 July a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/K) attacked the boat, causing damage and killing 1 man and wounding 7 more. The boat reached Kristiansand, Norway on the same day.

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from the boat

18 Jul 1944
On 18 July a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/K) attacked the boat, causing damages and killing 1 man and wounding 7 more. The boat reached Kristiansand, Norway on the same day.

Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -