U-858
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 11 Dec 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1064) | ||
| Launched | 17 Jun 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1943 | Kptlt. Thilo Bode | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 30 Sep 1943 - 30 Apr 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 May 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Delaware, USA, on 14 May 1945. Scuttled at the end of 1947 after being used for torpedo trials near New England. | |||
Attacks on this boat
19 Sep 1944
The boat was hit and damaged by an unknown Allied aircraft but reached base at Flensburg on Oct 4. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 643)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
14 May 1945. U-858 was originally docked near Fort Miles, Delaware, where the crew were held, and then she was taken up to the Philadelphia Naval Yard. She was also the first German warship to surrender to U.S. forces.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-858 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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