U-299
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar, 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Mar, 1943 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 64) | ||||||||
| Launched | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Dec, 1943 | Oblt. Helmuth Heinrich | ||||||||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 15 Dec, 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 - 8 May, 1945 14. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||
Attacks on this boat
16 Jul, 1944
The commander was wounded in an aircraft attack. The boat, part of a defence line off Norway, reached Bergen 4 days later.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
16 Jul, 1944
The commander was wounded in an aircraft attack. The boat, part of a defence line off Norway, reached Bergen 4 days later.
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 |