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U-981

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 24 Aug, 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 181)
Launched29 Apr, 1943
Commissioned3 Jun, 1943Oblt. Walter Sitek
Commanders
3 Jun, 1943 - 27 Jun, 1944  Oblt. Walter Sitek
28 Jun, 1944 - 12 Aug, 1944  Oblt. Günther Keller
Career3 patrols 3 Jun, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943  5. Flottille (training)
1 Dec, 1943 - 12 Aug, 1944  6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 12 Aug, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay at La Rochelle, in position 45.41N, 01.25W, by an air-laid mine (field "Cinnamon") and depth charges from a British Handley Page Halifax aircraft (Sqdn. 502/F). 12 dead and 40 survivors.

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-981 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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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