U-287
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 8 Aug, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 52) | ||
| Launched | 13 Aug, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Sep, 1943 | Ltnt. Heinrich Meyer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 22 Sep, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 24. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 31. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk on 16 May, 1945 by mine in the Elbe estuary. According other sources scuttled on 15/16 May, 1945, in the Attenbruch roadsteads in position 53.50N, 08.50E. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-287 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |