U-292
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 12 Nov 1942 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 57) | ||||||||
| Launched | 20 Jul 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 25 Aug 1943 | Ltnt. Werner Schmidt | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| 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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