U-88
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Jan, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Jul, 1940 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 292) | ||
| Launched | 16 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Oct, 1941 | Kptlt. Heino Bohmann | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 15 Oct, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul, 1942 - 12 Sep, 1942 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 12.304 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 12 Sept, 1942 in the Arctic Ocean south of Spitzbergen, in position 75.04N, 04.49E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Faulknor. 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-88 - View the 3 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-88 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989 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  U-Boote im Eismeer, Ost, Horst-Gotthard, 1943 |
There was another U-88 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jun, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Apr, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 88 during WWI.