List of all U-boats

U-49

Type

VIIB

 
Ordered21 Nov 1936
Laid down15 Sep 1938 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 584)
Launched24 Jun 1939
Commissioned12 Aug 1939Kptlt. Kurt von Goßler
Commanders
12 Aug 1939 - 15 Apr 1940   Kurt von Gossler
Career
4 patrols
12 Aug 1939-31 Oct 1939  7. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1939-31 Dec 1939  7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan 1940-15 Apr 1940  7. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship sunk, total tonnage 4,258 GRT
Fate

Sunk 15 April, 1940 near Narvik, Norway in position 68.53N, 16.59E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fearless and HMS Brazen. 1 dead and 41 survivors.

See the 1 ships hit by U-49 - View the 4 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

13 Nov 1939
The boat was attacked by a British aircraft. The boat dived to 160 meters and suffered some damage.

16 Nov 1939
Two British destroyers, HMS Echo and HMS Wanderer. The boat was pushed down to 557 feet, by far the deepest U-boat had ever gone before she escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 119)

2 recorded attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

Update
The wreck was located on 3 March 1993 by the Norwegian submarine Skolpen. The boat is lying at a depth of 300 meters.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-49 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.



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.


There was another U-49 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 26 Nov 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 May 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 49 during WWI.