Type | VIIC | ||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | ||||||
| Laid down | 12 Jan 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 625) | |||||
| Launched | 30 Sep 1942 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 19 Nov 1942 | Oblt. Raimund Tiesler | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate | Sank 24 Feb, 1943 in the Baltic Sea, in position 55.15N, 17.15E after a collision with U-232. 35 dead and 11 survivors. | ||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-649 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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