U-926
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||||||
| Laid down | 1 Jul, 1942 | Neptun Werft AG, Rostock (werk 513) | ||||||
| Launched | 28 Dec, 1943 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 29 Feb, 1944 | Oblt. Eberhard von der Wenden | ||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 29 Feb, 1944 - 14 Mar, 1945 4. Flottille (training) 15 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Surrendered in Bergen, Norway on 8 May, 1945. | |||||||
Became the Norwegian submarine KNM Kya. Stricken 1962.
General notes on this boat
According to the captain's diary this boat never went to Scotland like many sources claim but was one of only 3 U-boats left in Bergen when over 30 boats were transferred to Scotland in late May and early June 1945. The others were U-324 and U-1202.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-926 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: 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 |