U-286
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Aug, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 51) | ||
| Launched | 21 Apr, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Jun, 1943 | Oblt. Willi Dietrich | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 5 Jun, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 4 Nov, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 5 Nov, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 29 Apr, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 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). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-286 - View the 4 war patrols
Attacks on this 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.
1 recorded attacks 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 -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |