U-292
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Nov, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 57) | ||
| Launched | 20 Jul, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 25 Aug, 1943 | Ltnt. Werner Schmidt | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 25 Aug, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1944 - 27 May, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 27 May, 1944 west of Trondheim, in position 62.37N, 00.57E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 59/S). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-292 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 |