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U-554

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Sep, 1939
Laid down 1 Dec, 1939 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 530)
Launched7 Nov, 1940
Commissioned15 Jan, 1941Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann
Commanders
15 Jan, 1941 - 25 Jun, 1941   Dietrich Lohmann
26 Jun, 1941 - Mar, 1942   Heinz Stein
Mar, 1942 - Sep, 1942   Claus von Trotha
14 Nov, 1942 - 2 Jul, 1944  Kptlt. Karl-Hartwig Sieboid
Jul, 1944 - 18 Nov, 1944  Oblt. Gottfried Stolzenburg
19 Nov, 1944 - 22 Mar, 1945  Kptlt. Ernst-Wolfgang Rave
Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  Oblt. Werner Remus
CareerNo patrols15 Jan, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1944  24. Flottille (training)
1 Jul, 1944 - 1 Feb, 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Feb, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 2 May 1945 near Wilhelmshaven, in position 53.51N, 08.10E.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-554 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

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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