List of all U-boats

U-399

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down12 Nov 1942 Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 31)
Launched4 Dec 1943
Commissioned22 Jan 1944Ltnt. Kurt van Meeteren
Commanders
22 Jan 1944 - 2 Jul 1944  Oblt. Kurt van Meteren
3 Jul 1944 - 26 Mar 1945  Oblt. Heinz Buhse
Career
1 patrol
22 Jan 1944-31 Jan 1945  5. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1945-26 Mar 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship sunk, total tonnage 362 GRT
1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 7,176 GRT
Fate

Sunk 26 March, 1945 in the English Channel near Land's End, in position 49.56N, 05.22W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Duckworth. 46 dead and 1 survivor

See the 2 ships hit by U-399 - View the 1 war patrol

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in December 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-399 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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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.