U-3044

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down21 Dec 1944 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1203)
Launched1 Mar 1945
Commissioned27 Mar 1945Kptlt. Bernhard Jaek
Commanders
27 Mar 1945 - 25 Apr 1945  Kptlt. Bernhard Jaek
26 Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945  Kptlt. Detlef von Lehsten
Career
No patrols
27 Mar 1945-5 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay. Wreck broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3044 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.